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Confluent Platform

byIBM
in
4.4
Market Presence: Event Stream Processing, Data Integration Tools

Overview

Product Information on Confluent Platform

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Confluent Platform?

Confluent Platform is a software designed to manage and process real-time data streams using Apache Kafka as its core engine. It provides tools and features for data integration, stream processing, and event-driven architecture. The software allows organizations to build, deploy, and operate scalable and reliable distributed event streaming solutions. Confluent Platform includes components such as connectors for data movement, schema management for data consistency, and security features for access control and data protection. Its stream processing capabilities help businesses aggregate, transform, and analyze data as it flows through different systems, addressing challenges related to real-time analytics, operational monitoring, and event-driven applications. Confluent Platform supports integration with cloud and on-premises environments, providing flexibility for diverse infrastructure needs.

Confluent Platform Pricing

Confluent Platform software offers a subscription-based pricing model that is structured by factors such as deployment type, support level, and usage metrics including the number of nodes or cores. Pricing varies based on the selected plan and enterprise features, with options available for both on-premises and cloud deployments.

Overall experience with Confluent Platform

SQUAD TECHNICAL LEAD
500M - 1B USD, Consumer Goods
FAVORABLE

“Enterprise-Grade Event Streaming Platform Built on Apache Kafka Offers Robust Data Tools”

5.0
Jun 17, 2025
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Solutions Architect
30B + USD, Transportation
CRITICAL

“Confluent Platform's Challenges with Implementation & upgrades”

2.0
Apr 11, 2025
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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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Confluent Platform Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(162 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
53%
4 Star
41%
3 Star
5%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • SQUAD TECHNICAL LEAD
    50M-1B USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    Enterprise-Grade Event Streaming Platform Built on Apache Kafka Offers Robust Data Tools

    5.0
    Jun 17, 2025
    It offers a leading-enterprise-grade event streaming platform built around the industry's de-facto standard Apache Kafka. It offers a robust set of tools for real-time data streaming, integration, and processing at scale, and in the latest versions it has incorporated data quality and data contracts with a rule engine to ease the data quality processes.
  • SQUAD TECHNICAL LEAD
    50M-1B USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    Enterprise-Grade Event Streaming Platform Built on Apache Kafka Offers Robust Data Tools

    5.0
    Jun 17, 2025
    It offers a leading-enterprise-grade event streaming platform built around the industry's de-facto standard Apache Kafka. It offers a robust set of tools for real-time data streaming, integration, and processing at scale, and in the latest versions it has incorporated data quality and data contracts with a rule engine to ease the data quality processes.
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Reviewer Insights for: Confluent Platform
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Confluent Platform Likes & Dislikes

Like

The Confluent team helps you out with your case, providing solutions and alternatives to adapt the Confluent services to your business case. In our case, we have implemented alternatives to architectures with other vendors, with very good results for Confluent Platform.

Like

The Confluent team helps you out with your case, providing solutions and alternatives to adapt the Confluent services to your business case. In our case, we have implemented alternatives to architectures with other vendors, with very good results for Confluent Platform.

Like

The Confluent team helps you out with your case, providing solutions and alternatives to adapt the Confluent services to your business case. In our case, we have implemented alternatives to architectures with other vendors, with very good results for Confluent Platform.

Dislike

The premium Splunk connector that simply did not work except for very simple use cases. It required 8 months of confluent support and task force to get it working properly. Many unexpected issues during upgrades, migration from zookeeper to kraft, very time consuming even with professional services.

Dislike

The premium Splunk connector that simply did not work except for very simple use cases. It required 8 months of confluent support and task force to get it working properly. Many unexpected issues during upgrades, migration from zookeeper to kraft, very time consuming even with professional services.

Dislike

The premium Splunk connector that simply did not work except for very simple use cases. It required 8 months of confluent support and task force to get it working properly. Many unexpected issues during upgrades, migration from zookeeper to kraft, very time consuming even with professional services.