Grow Faster with Enterprise-grade Data Streaming

Bring data streaming to your product or service quickly and confidently with unified Apache Kafka® and Apache Flink®, built and supported by the original creators of open source Kafka.

The data streaming opportunity

According to Confluent's Data Streaming Report, 51% of IT leaders view data streaming as a key priority for IT investments in 2024—up from 44% in 2023. Demand for data streaming presents revenue opportunities for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to launch new Kafka offerings and integrated, real-time products.

Confluent's Data Streaming Report

Monetize data streaming with the industry leader

Unlock more real-time customer use cases on premises, at the edge, and in the cloud with distribution licensing for the best-in-class Kafka offering, Confluent Platform.

Elastic Scalability

Meet any demand with elastically scaling clusters that automate partition rebalances

Infinite Storage

Retain unlimited data on Kafka and decouple storage and compute using Tiered Storage

High Availability

Minimize downtime costs and business disruption with multi-region clusters

Cloud Connectivity

Easily sync on-premise, private cloud, and edge workloads to the cloud with Cluster Linking

Apache Kafka - the de facto standard for data streaming

Maintain engineering focus on your core roadmap

Accelerate time to value with the industry’s most complete, ready-to use data streaming platform.

120+ Connectors

Connect to any data system with pre-built source and sink connectors

Apache Flink®

Filter, join, and enrich data streams on the fly with stream processing

Enterprise-grade Security

Customers launch faster while upholding strict security and compliance requirements

Health+ Monitoring

Prevent cluster outages with intelligent alerting and cloud-based monitoring tools

Non-Java Clients

Work in your language of choice with support for Java, Python, C/C++, Go, and .NET

Kubernetes

Leverage a complete, declarative API for operating Confluent Platform

Maintain engineering focus on your core roadmap

Reduce risks and ensure customer success

Get instant access to everything necessary to build a high-margin business around data streaming.

Design Review and Development Support

Build with architectural guidance and training from the team with 1M Kafka development hours logged

Certification

Launch confidently with publicized backing from the data streaming leader

Flexible Commercial Terms

Package your offering easily with commercial terms that match the way you sell

Expert Support

Bring committer-led Kafka support to your business and easily handle any customer question or issue

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Confluent Cloud versus Apache Kafka total cost of ownership comparison

“Customer demand for data streaming has skyrocketed as businesses strive for a competitive edge through application modernization, real-time analytics, and AI,” said Dongliang Guo, Vice President of International Business, Head of International Products and Solutions, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence “With Confluent, we were able to deliver a complete, enterprise-grade Apache Kafka managed service on Alibaba Cloud with minimal time and engineering effort. Partnering with Confluent, the leading Kafka experts, allowed us to quickly unlock new business potential in Asia Pacific while lessening the costs and complications typically associated with launching a new service."

“Businesses undergoing digital transformations rely on Infosys for technologies that meet rigorous enterprise requirements and ensure long-term success,” said Dinesh Rao, EVP and Co-Head of Delivery, Infosys. “By leveraging Confluent’s advanced data streaming solutions, we can complete customer projects more efficiently, with minimized risk and reduced costs. Our customers benefit from comprehensive platforms that include pre-built connectors, native stream processing, data quality controls, enterprise-grade security, governance, monitoring, and more.”

"Processing over 7 billion real-time payment transactions per month for leading financial institutions worldwide comes with exceptional performance expectations”, said George Sam, Co-founder & Business Head, Mindgate Solutions Pvt. Ltd. “By leveraging Apache Kafka® from Confluent, we ensure our RTP UPI payment platform can handle the increasing demand for real-time transactions with unparalleled efficiency and reliability. Through this partnership, we reaffirm our dedication to delivering innovative, scalable, and resilient payment solutions to clients globally, highlighting our commitment to providing cutting-edge, robust solutions worldwide."