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Confluent Platform

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4.5
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
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.
IT architect
30B + USD, Transportation
CRITICAL

“Robust and but complex”

3.0
Jan 23, 2024
The solution is very robust but lacks some observability module and development is not simple

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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Reviewer Insights for: Confluent Platform
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Performance of Confluent Platform Across Market Features

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 robustness of the solution and it's reputation on the market. The premium connectors

Like

1. Real-Time Streaming Analytics: great capabilities for analyzing data in motion. 2. Scalability: Conflunet's platform effortlessly handles high volumes of data. 3. Comprehensive Ecosystem: Connectors and tools that simplify integration with other system.

Dislike

Pricing, when compared to solutions based on other cloud-vendor components. Confluent could be perceived as expensive, particularly for small to mid-sized organizations. Web UI Experience can sometimes be slow or lacking in customization, especially for large-scale operations.

Dislike

the product lacks some security features. Premium connectors are good, but not perfect.

Dislike

1. Support Responsiveness: support can sometimes be slow addressing complex issues. 2. Steep Learning Curve: for team unfamiliar with kafka onboarding can be time intensive. 3. Price Model: can be challenging for small team

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Confluent Platform Reviews and Ratings

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4.5

(158 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
54%
4 Star
41%
3 Star
4%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.6

Product Capabilities

4.5

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  • 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.
  • Software developer
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Streamlined Real-Time Data Analysis Experience with Robust Platforms

    5.0
    Dec 9, 2024
    It improved ability to handle real time data streams with robust and scalable platform. overall positive experience.
  • IT architect
    10B+ USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Robust and but complex

    3.0
    Jan 23, 2024
    The solution is very robust but lacks some observability module and development is not simple
  • DIRECTOR OF IT
    1B-10B USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    Great tool for managing and monitoring Kafka

    4.0
    Nov 8, 2023
    Great for building applications and scales extremely well. Handles and processes events well. Very stable platform. Can manage and monitor Kafka with a straightforward approach.
  • Senior Information Technology Specialist
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Powerful data streaming platform that expands the benefits of Kafka

    5.0
    Oct 11, 2023
    I was impressed by the Python Library support that Confluent provides that help validate that the integrations between our existing Python libraries and Confluent worked seammlessly. The migration from self-managed Kafka to Confluent Platform allowed us to shed the operational burden and costs associated with running Kafka.
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