Stream with Apache Kafka
Basic
$0/Month
- Serverless, fully managed clusters with zero ops
- Autoscaling Kafka resources
- 80+ fully managed connectors
- Security and governance essentials
- Multicloud across AWS, Azure, and GCP
Standard
~$385/Month
- Everything in Basic
- High availability with 99.99% uptime SLA
- Infinite storage
- Audit logs to detect security threats
Enterprise
~$1,150/Month
- Everything in Basic and Standard
- Private networking
- GBps+ autoscaling
- Enhanced partition limits
Tier | Basic | Standard | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
eCKU $/eCKU-hour eCKUs or Elastic CKUs are units of horizontal scalability in Confluent Cloud which autoscale to meet demand. eCKU limits vary by cluster type. Learn more. | First eCKU free, then $0.14 | $0.75 | $2.25 | |
Data In/Out (Ingress/Egress) $/GB | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | |
Data Stored $/GB-month | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | |
Estimated Monthly Starting Cost Assumes 70% utilization, i.e., clusters are active ~70% of the time. | $0/Month | $385/Month | $1,150/Month | |
| Features | Basic |
|---|---|
eCKU $/eCKU-hour | First eCKU free, then $0.14 |
Data In/Out (Ingress/Egress) $/GB | $0.05 |
Data Stored $/GB-month | $0.08 |
Estimated Monthly Starting Cost | $0/Month |
| Features | Standard |
|---|---|
eCKU $/eCKU-hour | $0.75 |
Data In/Out (Ingress/Egress) $/GB | $0.05 |
Data Stored $/GB-month | $0.08 |
Estimated Monthly Starting Cost | $385/Month |
| Features | Enterprise |
|---|---|
eCKU $/eCKU-hour | $2.25 |
Data In/Out (Ingress/Egress) $/GB | $0.05 |
Data Stored $/GB-month | $0.08 |
Estimated Monthly Starting Cost | $1,150/Month |
Features
Tiers | Basic | Standard | Enterprise | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | |||||
Uptime SLA SLAs cover both infrastructure and software including Apache Kafka bug fixes on-demand. | 99.5% | 99.9% 1 eCKU 99.99% Min 2 eCKUs | 99.9% 1 eCKU 99.99% Min 2 eCKUs | ||
| Scale | |||||
Scaling | Autoscaling | Autoscaling | Autoscaling | ||
Throughput limit (ingress/egress) Click here for a more detailed cluster limit comparison. | 250/750 MBps | 250/750 MBps | 600/1,800 MBps | ||
Partition limit Click here for a more detailed cluster limit comparison. | 4,096 | 4,096 | 30,000 | ||
Storage limit Click here for a more detailed cluster limit comparison. | 5 TB | Infinite Storage | Infinite Storage | ||
Self-balancing clusters Optimize resource utilization through a rack-aware algorithm that rebalances partitions across a Kafka cluster. | |||||
| Managed Components | |||||
Connectors Easily stream data from/to common apps & data systems. View list of fully managed connectors. | |||||
Apache Flink Filter, join, and enrich data streams with simple, serverless stream processing | |||||
ksqlDB Build event streaming applications that use stream processing with a lightweight SQL syntax. | - | ||||
Stream Governance Industry's only governance suite purpose-built for data in motion, including Schema Registry, Stream Catalog, and Stream Lineage. | |||||
| Network Connectivity | |||||
Secure public endpoints | Private networking only | ||||
Private Link/Private Service Connect | - | - | |||
VPC/VNet peering Connect up to 5 VPCs/VNets to Confluent Cloud. | |||||
AWS Transit Gateway | |||||
| Monitoring & Visibility | |||||
Metrics API Consume pre-aggregated Kafka cluster and topic level metrics through an API interface. | |||||
| Security | |||||
Data encryption TLS v1.2 for in-transit data & native cloud provider disk encryption for data at-rest. | |||||
Kafka ACLs Enforce granular controls over Kafka topic access. | |||||
SAML/SSO Leverage existing Identity Provider (e.g. Okta, OneLogin, AD, Ping) for managing user authentication. | |||||
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Granular, resource-level authorization of access across user groups. | |||||
Audit logs User action logs to detect security threats & anomalies. | - | ||||
Customer managed keys (BYOK) Bring your own key (BYOK) for an additional layer of security for at-rest data with support for cloud provider’s native key management service. | |||||
| Compliance | |||||
SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 | |||||
ISO 27001, ISO 27701 | |||||
PCI | |||||
GDPR readiness | |||||
HITRUST CSF certified, HIPAA-ready | |||||
| Features | Basic |
|---|---|
| Service | |
Uptime SLA | 99.5% |
| Scale | |
Scaling | Autoscaling |
Throughput limit (ingress/egress) | 250/750 MBps |
Partition limit | 4,096 |
Storage limit | 5 TB |
Self-balancing clusters | |
| Managed Components | |
Connectors | |
Apache Flink | |
ksqlDB | |
Stream Governance | |
| Network Connectivity | |
Secure public endpoints | |
Private Link/Private Service Connect | - |
VPC/VNet peering | |
AWS Transit Gateway | |
| Monitoring & Visibility | |
Metrics API | |
| Security | |
Data encryption | |
Kafka ACLs | |
SAML/SSO | |
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | |
Audit logs | - |
Customer managed keys (BYOK) | |
| Compliance | |
SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 | |
ISO 27001, ISO 27701 | |
PCI | |
GDPR readiness | |
HITRUST CSF certified, HIPAA-ready | |
| Features | Standard |
|---|---|
| Service | |
Uptime SLA | 99.9% 1 eCKU 99.99% Min 2 eCKUs |
| Scale | |
Scaling | Autoscaling |
Throughput limit (ingress/egress) | 250/750 MBps |
Partition limit | 4,096 |
Storage limit | Infinite Storage |
Self-balancing clusters | |
| Managed Components | |
Connectors | |
Apache Flink | |
ksqlDB | |
Stream Governance | |
| Network Connectivity | |
Secure public endpoints | |
Private Link/Private Service Connect | - |
VPC/VNet peering | |
AWS Transit Gateway | |
| Monitoring & Visibility | |
Metrics API | |
| Security | |
Data encryption | |
Kafka ACLs | |
SAML/SSO | |
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | |
Audit logs | |
Customer managed keys (BYOK) | |
| Compliance | |
SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 | |
ISO 27001, ISO 27701 | |
PCI | |
GDPR readiness | |
HITRUST CSF certified, HIPAA-ready | |
| Features | Enterprise |
|---|---|
| Service | |
Uptime SLA | 99.9% 1 eCKU 99.99% Min 2 eCKUs |
| Scale | |
Scaling | Autoscaling |
Throughput limit (ingress/egress) | 600/1,800 MBps |
Partition limit | 30,000 |
Storage limit | Infinite Storage |
Self-balancing clusters | |
| Managed Components | |
Connectors | |
Apache Flink | |
ksqlDB | - |
Stream Governance | |
| Network Connectivity | |
Secure public endpoints | Private networking only |
Private Link/Private Service Connect | |
VPC/VNet peering | |
AWS Transit Gateway | |
| Monitoring & Visibility | |
Metrics API | |
| Security | |
Data encryption | |
Kafka ACLs | |
SAML/SSO | |