Canal
6.5#8 in change data capture softwareFree planFree planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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Google Cloud Datastream
6.8#4 in database replication softwareFrom $0.40 a monthFree planWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Canal | Google Cloud Datastream |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | Canal Admin provides web based dynamic management, including online configuration, task, and log operations. | Datastream can be administered through the Google Cloud console, Google Cloud CLI, and REST API. |
| Purpose | Canal parses MySQL database incremental logs and provides incremental data subscription and consumption. | Datastream is a serverless change data capture and replication service for synchronizing data with minimal latency. |
| Use cases | Listed uses include database mirroring, real-time database backup, index building and maintenance, business cache refresh, and incremental data processing. | Google identifies analytics, database replication, migration, synchronization, and event-driven architectures as Datastream use cases. |
Canal plans
- CanalFree
Google Cloud Datastream plans
- Datastream Free TierFree
- Datastream backfill$0.40 a month
- Datastream CDC$2 a month
Pick Canal if…
Canal suits teams that need to consume MySQL changes for mirroring, backup, cache refresh, indexing, or business processing. It is aimed at organizations able to run and manage self-hosted software.
Pick Google Cloud Datastream if…
Datastream suits teams that need cloud-based one-way change capture, replication, migration, or synchronization across its supported sources and destinations. It can also serve analytics and event-driven use cases.