Azure Stream Analytics comparisons
Azure Stream Analytics is compared head-to-head with Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink, Apache Flink and Google Cloud Dataflow and more: 7 head-to-heads in Stream Processing Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Azure Stream Analytics head-to-head
- Azure Stream Analytics vs Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink
- Azure Stream Analytics vs Apache Flink
- Azure Stream Analytics vs Google Cloud Dataflow
- Azure Stream Analytics vs Kafka Streams
- Azure Stream Analytics vs Confluent Cloud
- Azure Stream Analytics vs Apache Beam
- Azure Stream Analytics vs Apache Spark
Azure Stream Analytics vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | SQL processing | Stateful processing | Event-time windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Azure Stream Analytics | No | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | |
| 1 | Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink | No | $0.11/unit usage-based | Cloud | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 2 | Apache Flink | Yes | Free | Self-hosted | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 4 | Google Cloud Dataflow | No | 9.0 | |||||
| 5 | Kafka Streams | Yes | Free | Self-hosted | No | Yes | Yes | 8.9 |
| 6 | Confluent Cloud | Yes | $385/mo | Cloud | 8.8 | |||
| 7 | Apache Beam | Free | 8.7 | |||||
| 8 | Apache Spark | Yes | Free | 8.6 |
Compare Azure Stream Analytics with any stream processing platform
These are the matchups our editors wrote up. The compare tool pairs Azure Stream Analytics with any other product in Stream Processing Software — and up to four at once — from the same checked specs.
Compare Azure Stream Analytics with any tool side by side →
Every stream processing software head-to-head →
Our full Azure Stream Analytics verdict, pricing and fact sheet →
Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.
Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Last updated · How we research and update