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Confluent Cloud

byIBM
in
4.6
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

IT Engineer & Support Technician
3B - 10B USD, Manufacturing
FAVORABLE

“Easy to roll out implementation and very reliable in streaming all data without any issue”

5.0
Jul 10, 2024
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Director Of User & Information Services
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
CRITICAL

“Confluence Cloud has less features than Confluence Server.”

3.0
Dec 21, 2021
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 15th January 2024

IBM is a well-established entity focused on technology and development. The primary mission revolves around fostering technological growth and enhancing infrastructure, achieved through focused developments and consulting services. By encouraging inventiveness and innovation, it is geared towards facilitating the transition of theoretical ideas into practical realities, thus improving global functionalities. IBM brings about transformation by creating advanced solutions that reshape and redefine the world.

Company Details

Updated 15th January 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1911
Head office location
Armonk, New York, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
http://www.ibm.com

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Peer Discussions

Confluent Cloud Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(46 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
54%
4 Star
37%
3 Star
9%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • IT Engineer & Support Technician
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Easy to roll out implementation and very reliable in streaming all data without any issue

    5.0
    Jul 10, 2024
    Confluent Cloud is efficient and provides immense data computing power and it has also done well integrating with our different services. Having the effective and easily accessible operational support in the background of this tool truly makes it work for our needs.
  • IT Engineer & Support Technician
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Easy to roll out implementation and very reliable in streaming all data without any issue

    5.0
    Jul 10, 2024
    Confluent Cloud is efficient and provides immense data computing power and it has also done well integrating with our different services. Having the effective and easily accessible operational support in the background of this tool truly makes it work for our needs.
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Reviewer Insights for: Confluent Cloud
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Confluent Cloud Likes & Dislikes

Like

It made our event processing smooth with millions of events fired and all got processed quickly and easily. The tool redefined our architecture with event-driven micro-services and stream processing pipelines which ensures we effectively process and analyze real time streaming data.

Like

It made our event processing smooth with millions of events fired and all got processed quickly and easily. The tool redefined our architecture with event-driven micro-services and stream processing pipelines which ensures we effectively process and analyze real time streaming data.

Like

It made our event processing smooth with millions of events fired and all got processed quickly and easily. The tool redefined our architecture with event-driven micro-services and stream processing pipelines which ensures we effectively process and analyze real time streaming data.

Dislike

Functionality is limited

Dislike

Functionality is limited

Dislike

Functionality is limited