Confluent
The Complete Data Streaming Platform for an Event-Driven World.
Uptime SLA
99.99% for Confluent Cloud
Core Technology
Apache Kafka
Pre-built Connectors
120+
Founders
Original creators of Kafka
About Confluent
Founded by the original creators of Apache Kafka, Confluent offers a more complete, enterprise-ready data streaming platform. It enhances Kafka with additional tools and services that simplify development and operations. Confluent's offerings include Confluent Cloud, a fully managed, cloud-native service, and Confluent Platform, a self-managed, enterprise-grade distribution for on-premises or private cloud environments. The platform includes key features like Schema Registry for data governance, ksqlDB for stream processing with SQL, and a large library of pre-built connectors for seamless integration with hundreds of data sources and sinks. It's designed to power use cases such as real-time analytics, fraud detection, customer experience personalization, and modern, event-driven microservices.
Platform Offerings
Confluent Cloud
A fully-managed, cloud-native data streaming service available on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
Confluent Platform
An enterprise-grade, self-managed software for deploying and managing Kafka in on-premises and private cloud environments.
Stream Governance
A suite of tools for ensuring data quality, trust, and compliance, including Schema Registry and Data Catalog.
Key Features
Ksqldb
An event streaming database that allows developers to build data streaming applications using SQL.
Connectors
A library of 120+ pre-built connectors to integrate with popular databases, cloud services, and SaaS applications.
Schema Registry
Provides centralized schema management and compatibility checks for Avro, Protobuf, and JSON Schema.
Cluster Linking
Simplifies data replication and migration between Kafka clusters across different environments and regions.