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What is materialized aggregation vs runtime aggregation?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Materialized aggregation precomputes results; runtime aggregation computes on demand.

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Materialized aggregation stores computed summaries (like totals), reducing query time but requiring updates. Runtime aggregation calculates results at query time, ensuring freshness but increasing computation cost.

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