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Confluent

Confluent

Founded by Jay Kreps in 2014

Stream data in real time across systems using Apache Kafka

Pricing model

Free trial, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Confluent to build real-time data streaming applications, connect databases and apps with 120+ pre-built connectors, process events as they happen, and govern data streams for compliance. It provides a cloud-native Apache Kafka service that automatically scales and handles enterprise workloads, letting you create event-driven applications, real-time analytics dashboards, fraud detection systems, and AI applications that need fresh data continuously flowing between systems.

What Confluent does

Set up Kafka clusters in minutesConnect databases using pre-built connectorsStream events between microservicesProcess real-time data with SQL queriesMonitor data quality and schema changesScale throughput automatically based on demandReplicate data across multiple regionsGovern data streams with security policiesCloud-native Kafka engine with 10x better performance120+ pre-built connectors for databases and appsSchema Registry for data format managementReal-time stream processing with ksqlDB99.99% uptime SLA for production workloadsAutomatic scaling and throughput optimizationEnterprise security with SOC 2 complianceCluster Linking for data replication

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free trial, Paid

PlanList price
Confluent Cloud$400 / mo
Standard$385 / mo
Enterprise$895 / mo
Freight$2,300 / mo

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