Confluent
Confluent provides enterprise Kafka with the features that make running it in production manageable.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Enterprise event streaming platform built on Kafka
Who should look elsewhere
Expensive
Pros
- +Managed Kafka
- +Stream processing
- +Schema registry
- +Good support
- +Cloud and self-managed
Cons
- −Expensive
- −Vendor lock-in
- −Complex pricing
- −Learning curve
- −Overkill for simple needs
Key features
- ✓Event streaming
- ✓Kafka managed
- ✓Schema registry
- ✓ksqlDB
- ✓Connectors
- ✓Enterprise
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | — | month | Up to 1GBps throughput; 500 partitions included; Multi-AZ |
| Dedicated | — | month | Beyond 1GBps; Private networking; Custom SLA |
| Enterprise | — | month | Annual commitment discounts; Dedicated support; Enterprise features |
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