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Head-to-head · Data Lakehouse Platforms

Dremio vs Apache Hudi

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Dremio #2 in Data Lakehouse Platforms 9.1/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Dremio
Apache Hudi #5 in Data Lakehouse Platforms 8.6/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Apache Hudi

Dremio leads on 0 checks, Apache Hudi on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDremio · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly Dremio
  • Free trialonly Dremio

Dremio scores higher on our rubric for data lakehouse platforms: 9.1 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

On storage model, Dremio gives you Both where Apache Hudi offers External. On table format support, Apache Hudi gives you Both where Dremio offers Open.

Dremio is the better fit for federated SQL across diverse data estates. Apache Hudi is the better fit for open-source streaming and CDC lakehouses.

  • Dremio fits best

    Federated SQL across diverse data estates

  • Apache Hudi fits best

    Open-source streaming and CDC lakehouses

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Side by side

Feature Dremio 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Apache Hudi 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.6
Ranking #2 in Data Lakehouse Platforms #5 in Data Lakehouse Platforms
Best for Federated SQL across diverse data estates Open-source streaming and CDC lakehouses
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price — Open source
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Support Email, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 Community, Docs
Integrations 15 integrations 20 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Dremio 4/4 · Apache Hudi 4/4
SQL analytics ✓ ✓
ACID transactions ✓ ✓
Streaming ingestion ✓ ✓
Governance catalog ✓ ✓
Specs
Storage model Both External
Table format support Open Both
Our review
Pros
  • Federated queries across databases, warehouses, object storage, and NoSQL
  • Native Apache Iceberg support with Polaris-powered Open Catalog
  • Cloud, self-managed, Kubernetes, on-premises, and API deployment options
  • ACID tables with upserts, deletes, CDC, and time travel
  • Supports Spark SQL, Flink SQL, streaming, and batch pipelines
  • Integrates with Kafka, databases, cloud storage, and catalogs
Cons
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • Cloud usage is consumption-based and measured in DCUs
  • Customer cloud infrastructure costs may still apply on the free tier
  • Requires self-hosted deployment and operational ownership
  • External storage architecture adds infrastructure decisions
  • Copy-on-Write and Merge-on-Read require table design choices
Our verdict

Dremio is an open data lakehouse platform for organizations that need governed analytics across object storage, databases, and lakehouse catalogs. Its distributed SQL engine supports federated queries across databases, warehouses, object…

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Apache Hudi is an open-source, self-hosted data lakehouse platform for teams building streaming, CDC, incremental, and batch data pipelines. It adds transactional tables with ACID guarantees, updates, deletes, change capture, indexing, and…

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  1. DremioData Lakehouse Platforms 9.1Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. Apache HudiData Lakehouse Platforms 8.6Open source

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Dremio — where it wins

    • Federated queries across databases, warehouses, object storage, and NoSQL
    • Native Apache Iceberg support with Polaris-powered Open Catalog
    • Cloud, self-managed, Kubernetes, on-premises, and API deployment options

    Where it doesn't

    • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
    • Cloud usage is consumption-based and measured in DCUs
    • Customer cloud infrastructure costs may still apply on the free tier

  • Apache Hudi — where it wins

    • ACID tables with upserts, deletes, CDC, and time travel
    • Supports Spark SQL, Flink SQL, streaming, and batch pipelines
    • Integrates with Kafka, databases, cloud storage, and catalogs

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires self-hosted deployment and operational ownership
    • External storage architecture adds infrastructure decisions
    • Copy-on-Write and Merge-on-Read require table design choices
  • Dremio9.1/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A flexible lakehouse for querying diverse data estates across cloud and self-hosted environments.

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  • Apache Hudi8.6/10 · Open source

    A strong self-hosted choice for streaming, CDC, and mutable lakehouse tables.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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