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Apache Spark vs Pentaho Data Integration: catalog facts
Apache Spark	Pentaho Data Integration
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Freemium The community edition is free; a paid Enterprise Edition is available with a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Same code runs on a laptop or a large cluster Batch and streaming processing in one engine	Graphical pipeline designer with no coding required Connectors for cloud, big data, streaming and CRM sources
Heavy for small datasets that fit in memory Running and tuning clusters takes significant expertise	Aimed at business data work, with a learning curve for casual users Some features are reserved for the paid Enterprise Edition
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.0, MPL-1.1
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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