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Confluent Cloud

byConfluent
in
4.3
Market Presence: Event Stream Processing, Event Brokers

Overview

Product Information on Confluent Cloud

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Confluent Cloud?

Confluent Cloud is a software designed to manage and process real-time data streams using Apache Kafka as its underpinning technology. The software offers fully managed capabilities for streaming data integration, enabling users to connect applications, services, and systems in real time. It facilitates data ingestion, transformation, and routing from various sources to destinations without the need for manual infrastructure management. Confluent Cloud supports scalability, monitoring, and data governance features, allowing organizations to address challenges related to building event-driven architectures and integrating disparate data systems. The software is utilized by businesses that require reliable and efficient handling of large volumes of streaming data for analytics, application development, and operational systems.

Confluent Cloud Pricing

Confluent Cloud is a software offering usage-based pricing, where charges are determined by factors such as data streaming throughput, storage, and the number of connectors used. The software provides tiered plans with different feature sets, including a free trial with limited usage and paid options that scale according to data volume and additional services selected.

Overall experience with Confluent Cloud

pre sales solutions architect
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“Simplicity, Scalability and Availability , SC solutions deliver on all these points ”

4.0
Jun 5, 2024
A good cloud native offering over the experience of Confluent has been positive to date.
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
30B + USD, Construction
CRITICAL

“Highly scalable real-time streaming software”

3.0
Aug 8, 2022
Confluent has a scalable and real-time storage which is similar as Kafka. The best part about using Confluent is it provides out of the box connectors to many popular data sources in Kafka ecosystem.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Confluent operates as a data infrastructure entity with a distinct emphasis on data in motion. Offering a cloud-native platform, the company works to support continuous streaming of real-time data from various sources across organizations. Confluent assists businesses to meet the demand of delivering digital customer experiences and immediate operational proceedings. The company's primary objective is to aid all organizations in leveraging data in motion, providing them with competitive edge to flourish in today's fast-paced environment.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2014
Head office location
Mountain View, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
http://confluent.io/

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Performance of Confluent Cloud Across Market Features

Confluent Cloud Likes & Dislikes

Like

Confluent Cloud offers excellent support from a technical perspective and very good levels of after care customer support. It has multi cloud be default

Like

Confluent provides infinite data storage and retention for Kafka topics. It is simple to scale mission critical apps on the platform. It provides a best platform to scripting and workflow automation.

Like

It can easily be integrated with third party solutions and has secure gateway to keep data encrypted and secure

Dislike

Some aspects of the management tools are not as intuitive, performance of certain modules can be improved from response perspective.

Dislike

The integration of this product with others is challenging task. It could be automated to remove some burden from developers. User interface needs to be updated as per expectations from customer.

Dislike

It has a heavy license cost for each team member logins

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Peer Discussions

Confluent Cloud Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 23 ratings and reviews for Event Brokers market. View all 80 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.3

(23 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
39%
4 Star
43%
3 Star
17%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.6

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  • pre sales solutions architect
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Simplicity, Scalability and Availability , SC solutions deliver on all these points

    4.0
    Jun 5, 2024
    A good cloud native offering over the experience of Confluent has been positive to date.
  • ANIMATOR
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Facilitating Seamless Cloud Migration and Resource Management

    4.0
    May 13, 2024
    It can help you with end to end cloud migration and management of resources
  • Data and Analytics Manager
    10B+ USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    Harnessing the Power of Apache Kafka with Confluent Cloud Service

    5.0
    Apr 5, 2024
    Confluent is for us a great Apache Kafka provider. Especially as a Cloud Service.
  • GLOBAL TRANSPARENCY LEAD
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Great command line interface

    5.0
    Dec 5, 2022
    Great plataform that provides scalable, CLI, graphical interface and pre built connectors. you can simply use it to integrate other accounts or to manage your business one.
  • MANAGER
    10B+ USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Confluent Cloud:-Complete Event driven data solution

    5.0
    Sep 12, 2022
    We are using Confluent cloud more than a year now , it must say this is one of best solution for event driven and streaming data analysis .It contains many latest features which can be used in simplified way
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