TL;DR - Confluent
- Confluent is the enterprise platform for Apache Kafka, providing managed streaming infrastructure
- It handles Kafka deployment, management, and adds enterprise features like schema registry and ksqlDB
- Cloud pricing from $0.00 for basic usage, scaling with throughput
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Score: 88/100
Pricing Plans
free trialMost Popular
Standard
Production teams
- Up to 1GBps throughput
- 500 partitions included
- Multi-AZ
- Pay-as-you-go
Dedicated
Enterprise
- Beyond 1GBps
- Private networking
- Custom SLA
- CKU-based pricing
Enterprise
Large scale
- Annual commitment discounts
- Dedicated support
- Enterprise features
About Confluent
Confluent provides enterprise Kafka with the features that make running it in production manageable. Managed cloud service, schema registry, stream processing—everything around Kafka that you'd otherwise build yourself.
ksqlDB enables stream processing with SQL. The cloud service handles operations. Enterprise support backs production deployments.
Organizations running Kafka in production choose Confluent for the ecosystem and support that makes event streaming reliable at scale.
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Confluent FAQ
Free trial and free tier available. Pay-as-you-go pricing. Enterprise licenses vary.
Confluent is a streaming data platform based on Apache Kafka. Managed Kafka with additional tools. Founded by Kafka creators.
Confluent handles operations and adds features. Self-hosted is cheaper but needs expertise. Confluent for convenience.
Fully managed Kafka service. No infrastructure to manage. Available on AWS, GCP, and Azure.