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title: "Meridian vs Feast vs Tecton | Feature Store Comparison"
description: "Compare Meridian with Feast and Tecton. See which feature store is best for your team size and infrastructure."
keywords: meridian vs feast, tecton alternative, feature store comparison, mlops tools
---

# Feature Store Comparison: Meridian vs The World

## Quick Comparison Table

| Feature | **Meridian** | **Feast** | **Tecton** |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Best For** | **Startups & Scale-ups** (Series A-C) | **Enterprises** with Platform Teams | **Large Enterprises** with Budget |
| **Open Source** | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Proprietary) |
| **Infrastructure** | **Lightweight** (Postgres + Redis) | **Heavy** (Kubernetes + Spark) | **Managed** (SaaS) |
| **Configuration** | Python Decorators (`@feature`) | YAML Files | Python SDK |
| **Data Lineage** | Explicit | Implicit (via tags) | Automated |
| **Processing** | DuckDB (Local) / Async Postgres (Prod) | Spark / Flink | Spark / Rift (Proprietary) |
| **Cost** | Free (OSS) | Free (OSS) | $$$$ |

## Detailed Breakdown

### Meridian vs Feast
**Feast** is the gold standard for open-source feature stores, but it was designed for "big tech" scale. It assumes you have a team to manage Kubernetes and Spark.
**Meridian** is designed for the "99%". It runs on the infrastructure you likely already have (Postgres and Redis) and prioritizes developer velocity over theoretical unlimited scale.

### Meridian vs Tecton
**Tecton** is an enterprise SaaS product built by the team that created Uber Michelangelo. It is powerful but expensive and closed-source.
**Meridian** is a free, open-source alternative that provides 80% of the value for 0% of the cost.

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