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Apache Flink
Lenses
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Apache Flink
(16)
4.3
out of
5
Apache Flink
By
The Apache Software Foundation
Lenses
(17)
4.2
out of
5
Lenses
By
Lenses.io Ltd
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Star Rating
(16)
4.3
out of
5
(17)
4.2
out of
5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
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Not enough data
Ease of Use
(7)
User Interface
(6)
Feature Limitations
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(5)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Apache Flink
Star Rating
(16)
4.3
out of
5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Lenses
Star Rating
(17)
4.2
out of
5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Ease of Use
(7)
User Interface
(6)
Feature Limitations
(5)
Limitations
(5)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Apache Flink vs Lenses
Reviewers felt that Apache Flink meets the needs of their business better than Lenses.
When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Apache Flink is the preferred option.
For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Apache Flink over Lenses.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apache Flink
No pricing available
Lenses
Community Edition
Free
Run it now, for free, forever. Connect it to up to 2 Kafka clusters or your local instance.
Full observability features
Supports all kafka vendors
2 user accounts
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Free Trial
Apache Flink
No trial information available
Lenses
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.6
12
8.2
13
Ease of Use
8.6
12
9.4
14
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
7.6
11
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.8
11
Quality of Support
8.3
11
7.4
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
13
5.5
13
Features by Category
Data Masking
Hide 5 Features
Show 5 Features
Not enough data
9.0
6
Data Masking
Sensitive Fields
Not enough data
8.6
(won by default)
6
Dynamic Masking
Not enough data
8.3
(won by default)
5
Static Masking
Not enough data
8.6
(won by default)
6
Consistent Masking
Not enough data
8.6
(won by default)
6
Random Masking
Not enough data
7.7
(won by default)
5
Event Stream Processing
Hide 5 Features
Show 5 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Data Processing
Not enough data
7.7
(won by default)
5
Data Sources
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
7.7
(won by default)
5
Real-Time Processing
Not enough data
8.0
(won by default)
5
Analytics
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
(won by default)
5
Data Governance
Hide 29 Features
Show 29 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Data Modelling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recommendations
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Workflow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Dashboards and Visualizations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Business Glossary
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Discovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Profililng
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Visualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Lineage
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Sensitive Data Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training and Guidelines
Not enough data
Not enough data
Policy Enforcement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Access Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Roles Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Quality
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Unification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Maintainence
Data Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Policy Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
AI Text Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Text Summarization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
Autonomous Task Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Adaptive Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
ETL Tools
Hide 7 Features
Show 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Auditing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Extraction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transformation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Loading
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability
Not enough data
Not enough data
AIOps Platforms
Hide 18 Features
Show 18 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Systems Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Root Cause Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proactive Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resolution Guidance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
System Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
AI Text Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Text Summarization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Autonomous Task Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Adaptive Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proactive Assistance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
DataOps Platforms
Hide 17 Features
Show 17 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Data Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metadata
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self-service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automated workflows
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
Autonomous Task Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Adaptive Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Analytics capabilities
Not enough data
Not enough data
Dasboard visualizations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Data Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Testing capabilities
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
Hybrid cloud support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud migration capabilities
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
AI Text Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Text Summarization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Observability
Hide 15 Features
Show 15 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Real-time Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data quality monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
End to End visiblity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Anomaly identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Single pane view
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time alerts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data lineage
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
AI Text Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Observability
Autonomous Task Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proactive Assistance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Security
Hide 12 Features
Show 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Access Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
At-Risk Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
DLP Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sensitive Data Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Database Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deduplication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
API / integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Multi-Factor Authentication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Transport
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Types
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Big Data Processing and Distribution
Hide 10 Features
Show 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
Real-Time Data Collection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Lake
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Hadoop Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Spark Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Machine Scaling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Spark Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Processing
Cloud Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workload Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Big Data
Hide 11 Features
Show 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Data Transformation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling
Not enough data
Not enough data
WYSIWYG Report Design
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration APIs
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Mobile User Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
User, Role, and Access Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Internationalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sandbox / Test Environments
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance and Reliability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Breadth of Partner Applications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
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Apache Flink
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Apache Flink and Lenses are categorized as
Stream Analytics
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Apache Flink is categorized as
Java Web Frameworks
Lenses is categorized as
DataOps Platforms
,
Data Governance
,
Event Stream Processing
,
Data Masking
,
Big Data Integration Platforms
,
Data Observability
,
ETL Tools
,
AIOps Platforms
, and
Big Data Processing and Distribution
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Reviewers' Company Size
Apache Flink
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
31.3%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
18.8%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
50.0%
Lenses
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
12.5%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
37.5%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
50.0%
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
31.3%
12.5%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
18.8%
37.5%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
50.0%
50.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Apache Flink
Computer Software
25.0%
Telecommunications
12.5%
Financial Services
12.5%
Utilities
6.3%
Sports
6.3%
Other
37.5%
Lenses
Retail
12.5%
Human Resources
12.5%
Banking
12.5%
Consulting
6.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.3%
Other
50.0%
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