Apache Spark vs Apache NiFi

Side-by-side comparison of Apache Spark and Apache NiFi to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	Apache Spark	Apache NiFi
Pricing	Free (open source)	Free (open source)
Rating	⭐ 4.4/5	⭐ 4.2/5
Categories	etl-elt, data-science, ml-platforms	etl-elt, streaming
SQL engine	✅	❌
Streaming	✅	❌
MLlib	✅	❌
GraphX	✅	❌
Python/Scala/Java/R	✅	❌
In-memory processing	✅	❌
Visual flow designer	❌	✅
Data provenance	❌	✅
Back-pressure handling	❌	✅
300+ processors	❌	✅
Clustering	❌	✅
Security	❌	✅

Unified analytics engine for large-scale data

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