--- description: Review of Aiven for Apache Kafka Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Aiven for Apache Kafka | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Database Software](/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) > [Aiven for Apache Kafka](/software/357536/aiven-kafka) # Aiven for Apache Kafka Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/357536/aiven-kafka Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/357536/aiven-kafka?page=2) > Aiven for Apache Kafka is an end-to-end solution for data streaming enabling companies to manage Apache Kafka deployments effortlessly. Aiven for Apache Kafka offers automatic updates and upgrades with zero downtimes include a 99,99% SLA backed by Aiven’s SRE team. Aiven offers super-transparent pricing including networking costs hence making your monthly costs for Kafka deployments predictable and easy to manage. Who is Aiven for Apache Kafka for? - Data Engineers - Software Developers - DevOps Managers - DevOps Engineers - Solution/Product owners Looking to leverage the scalability and power of real time data and Apache Kafka at any scale. Additional features of Aiven for Apache Kafka include: - Data security with VPC peering, dedicated VMs across all Aiven’s plans and enhanced compliance environments for PCI, HIPAA, BAA - Seamless migration from existing services or to multiple cloud providers and availability zones with Aiven for Apache Kafka MirrorMaker - Easy integration to your existing databases and external sources and sinks with fully open source Aiven for Apache Kafka Connect - Scalable data governance for your Apache Kafka topics with Klaw, a fully open source data governance toolkit for your Kafka schemas and topics. - Stream processing with the use of Aiven for Apache Flink for real time queries of data streams in-flight. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 69 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 69 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Aiven - **Location**: Helsinki, Finland - **Founded**: 2016 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 200.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Aiven services are charged by the hour and billed monthly. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Data Connectors - Data Migration - Data Replication - Data Storage Management - Real-Time Data - SSL Security - Third-Party Integrations ## Integrations (4 total) - Aiven for PostgreSQL - Datadog - Prometheus - Terraform ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Database Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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This would be helpful for setting up master/master cross region. ----- ### "Good managed service" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *29 February 2020* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I don't have to manage a Kafka cluster. The terraform provider has also proven to be very useful > > **Cons**: We have experienced some issues with data being lost however this was quickly addressed and was put right by Aiven > > Very positive. It is my first experience with a managed Kafka service and I would recommend it over managing a cluster internally. ----- ### "Good product with some annoying wrinkles" — 4.0/5 > **Christopher** | *4 October 2019* | Utilities | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Aiven Kafka is generally very stable, especially now that Kafka itself is becoming more mature > > **Cons**: The security model has been very broken. Making an API call to get a certificate and being given a list of all the certificates in the project is simply wrong. Also, the UI does not always contain the same information that is output by the standard Kafka command line tooling. > > I enjoy using Aiven Kafka. Hosted Kafka Connect with the option to use custom connectors and transformers would be great. ----- ### "Great service" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *4 September 2018* | Utilities | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Fantastic support who answers questions swiftly. Easy to use and to setup users/ACL's. > > **Cons**: Not reactive UI to monitor the Kafka topic. Logs can be improved as well. ----- ### "Using Kafka as a persistent queue for large amount data" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *12 October 2017* | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Scale well to handle large loads, resilient. Customer support from Aiven is reactive and competent, a pleasure to work with them. > > **Cons**: Configuration is a bit difficult, there's a learning curve. In particular understanding the concepts of Kafka, the impact of configuration parameters, in order to have a setting corresponding to the need take some time. Fortunately, the Aiven team is able to help with helpful advices. > > It helped us build a scalable real-time analytics platform. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/357536/aiven-kafka?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/357536/aiven-kafka) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data