TL;DR - Epsio is a Materialize alternative that also offers incremental views, but without the need to query a separate endpoint, and while using significantly fewer resources.
Primary use case
Instant results for complex SQL queries.
Replacing stream processors with SQL.
Freshness/Cost Tradeoff
Data is saved over disk, leading to lower "freshness" of data and lower infrastructure costs.
Data is saved over memory, leading to higher "freshness" of data and higher infrastructure costs.
Database integration method
Writes back results to your existing database; no need to query another endpoint.
Requires to query Materialize to fetch query results.
Deployment method
Deployed in your own environment.
Deployed in Materialize’s cloud.
Primary use case
Instant results for complex SQL queries.
Replacing stream processors with SQL.
Freshness/Cost Tradeoff
Data is saved over disk, leading to lower "freshness" of data and lower infrastructure costs.
Data is saved over memory, leading to higher "freshness" of data and higher infrastructure costs.
Database integration method
Writes back results to your existing database; no need to query another endpoint.
Requires to query Materialize to fetch query results.
