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Best Event Stream Processing Software for Small Business

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Products classified in the overall Event Stream Processing category are similar in many regards and help companies of all sizes solve their business problems. However, small business features, pricing, setup, and installation differ from businesses of other sizes, which is why we match buyers to the right Small Business Event Stream Processing to fit their needs. Compare product ratings based on reviews from enterprise users or connect with one of G2's buying advisors to find the right solutions within the Small Business Event Stream Processing category.

In addition to qualifying for inclusion in the Event Stream Processing Software category, to qualify for inclusion in the Small Business Event Stream Processing Software category, a product must have at least 10 reviews left by a reviewer from a small business.

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(111)4.4 out of 5
6th Easiest To Use in Event Stream Processing software
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Cloud-native service for data in motion built by the original creators of Apache Kafka® Today’s consumers have the world at their fingertips and hold an unforgiving expectation for end-to-end real-ti

    Users
    • Senior Software Engineer
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 36% Enterprise
    • 34% Small-Business
  • Pros and Cons
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  • Confluent Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Performance
    2
    Deployment Ease
    1
    Documentation
    1
    Ease of Use
    1
    Easy Learning
    1
    Cons
    Cost
    1
    Expensive
    1
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    8.5
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.8
    Data Sources
    Average: 8.6
    8.7
    Data Processing
    Average: 8.8
    9.0
    Real-Time Processing
    Average: 9.2
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    Seller
    Confluent
    Year Founded
    2014
    HQ Location
    Mountain View, California
    Twitter
    @ConfluentInc
    43,213 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    3,482 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: CFLT
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Cloud-native service for data in motion built by the original creators of Apache Kafka® Today’s consumers have the world at their fingertips and hold an unforgiving expectation for end-to-end real-ti

Users
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 36% Enterprise
  • 34% Small-Business
Confluent Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Performance
2
Deployment Ease
1
Documentation
1
Ease of Use
1
Easy Learning
1
Cons
Cost
1
Expensive
1
Confluent features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.8
Data Sources
Average: 8.6
8.7
Data Processing
Average: 8.8
9.0
Real-Time Processing
Average: 9.2
Seller Details
Seller
Confluent
Year Founded
2014
HQ Location
Mountain View, California
Twitter
@ConfluentInc
43,213 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
3,482 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: CFLT
(201)4.3 out of 5
5th Easiest To Use in Event Stream Processing software
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Entry Level Price:Starting at $200.00
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    Aiven for Apache Kafka® is a fully managed distributed event streaming service, that can be deployed in the cloud of your choice. Aiven for Apache Kafka is ideal for event-driven applications, near-re

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 47% Mid-Market
    • 23% Small-Business
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  • Aiven for Apache Kafka Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    8
    Customer Support
    3
    Documentation
    3
    Setup Ease
    3
    Open-Source Integration
    2
    Cons
    Integration Issues
    3
    Connection Issues
    1
    Data Management Issues
    1
    Expensive
    1
    Messaging Issues
    1
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    9.0
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.5
    Data Sources
    Average: 8.6
    8.5
    Data Processing
    Average: 8.8
    8.6
    Real-Time Processing
    Average: 9.2
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    Seller
    Aiven
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2016
    HQ Location
    Helsinki, Southern Finland
    Twitter
    @aiven_io
    3,575 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    432 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Aiven for Apache Kafka® is a fully managed distributed event streaming service, that can be deployed in the cloud of your choice. Aiven for Apache Kafka is ideal for event-driven applications, near-re

Users
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 47% Mid-Market
  • 23% Small-Business
Aiven for Apache Kafka Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
8
Customer Support
3
Documentation
3
Setup Ease
3
Open-Source Integration
2
Cons
Integration Issues
3
Connection Issues
1
Data Management Issues
1
Expensive
1
Messaging Issues
1
Aiven for Apache Kafka features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.5
Data Sources
Average: 8.6
8.5
Data Processing
Average: 8.8
8.6
Real-Time Processing
Average: 9.2
Seller Details
Seller
Aiven
Company Website
Year Founded
2016
HQ Location
Helsinki, Southern Finland
Twitter
@aiven_io
3,575 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
432 employees on LinkedIn®

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(67)4.8 out of 5
3rd Easiest To Use in Event Stream Processing software
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Entry Level Price:Free
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Ably is the definitive realtime experience platform. We power more WebSocket connections than any other pub/sub platform, serving over a billion devices monthly. Businesses like HubSpot, NASCAR and We

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 45% Small-Business
    • 28% Mid-Market
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  • Ably Realtime Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Customer Support
    21
    Ease of Use
    21
    Reliability
    18
    Easy Integrations
    15
    Fast Communication
    12
    Cons
    Expensive
    6
    Poor Documentation
    5
    Missing Features
    4
    Pricing Issues
    4
    Learning Curve
    2
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    9.4
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.1
    Data Sources
    Average: 8.6
    9.0
    Data Processing
    Average: 8.8
    9.2
    Real-Time Processing
    Average: 9.2
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    Year Founded
    2016
    HQ Location
    London, GB
    Twitter
    @ablyrealtime
    1,854 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    117 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Ably is the definitive realtime experience platform. We power more WebSocket connections than any other pub/sub platform, serving over a billion devices monthly. Businesses like HubSpot, NASCAR and We

Users
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 45% Small-Business
  • 28% Mid-Market
Ably Realtime Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Customer Support
21
Ease of Use
21
Reliability
18
Easy Integrations
15
Fast Communication
12
Cons
Expensive
6
Poor Documentation
5
Missing Features
4
Pricing Issues
4
Learning Curve
2
Ably Realtime features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.4
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.1
Data Sources
Average: 8.6
9.0
Data Processing
Average: 8.8
9.2
Real-Time Processing
Average: 9.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
2016
HQ Location
London, GB
Twitter
@ablyrealtime
1,854 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
117 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is a massively scalable, durable, and low-cost streaming data service. Kinesis Data Streams can continuously capture gigabytes of data per second from hundreds of thousands

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 36% Mid-Market
    • 36% Enterprise
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  • Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Real-Time Processing
    1
    Real-time Streaming
    1
    Streaming
    1
    Cons
    Complexity
    1
    Data Management
    1
    Data Management Issues
    1
    Poor Documentation
    1
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    8.6
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    9.1
    Data Sources
    Average: 8.6
    9.0
    Data Processing
    Average: 8.8
    9.4
    Real-Time Processing
    Average: 9.2
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    Year Founded
    2006
    HQ Location
    Seattle, WA
    Twitter
    @awscloud
    2,229,471 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    143,150 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: AMZN
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is a massively scalable, durable, and low-cost streaming data service. Kinesis Data Streams can continuously capture gigabytes of data per second from hundreds of thousands

Users
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 36% Mid-Market
  • 36% Enterprise
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Real-Time Processing
1
Real-time Streaming
1
Streaming
1
Cons
Complexity
1
Data Management
1
Data Management Issues
1
Poor Documentation
1
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
9.1
Data Sources
Average: 8.6
9.0
Data Processing
Average: 8.8
9.4
Real-Time Processing
Average: 9.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
2006
HQ Location
Seattle, WA
Twitter
@awscloud
2,229,471 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
143,150 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: AMZN
(122)4.5 out of 5
7th Easiest To Use in Event Stream Processing software
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Apache Kafka is an open-source stream processing platform developed by the Apache Software Foundation written in Scala and Java.

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    • Senior Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 48% Enterprise
    • 33% Mid-Market
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  • Apache Kafka Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Ease of Use
    4
    Easy Integrations
    3
    Integrations
    3
    Reliability
    3
    Data Management
    2
    Cons
    Dependency Issues
    2
    Learning Curve
    2
    Learning Difficulty
    2
    Resource Intensive Learning
    2
    Steep Learning Curve
    2
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    8.3
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.7
    Data Sources
    Average: 8.6
    8.9
    Data Processing
    Average: 8.8
    9.1
    Real-Time Processing
    Average: 9.2
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    Year Founded
    1999
    HQ Location
    Wakefield, MA
    Twitter
    @TheASF
    65,927 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2,298 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Apache Kafka is an open-source stream processing platform developed by the Apache Software Foundation written in Scala and Java.

Users
  • Software Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 48% Enterprise
  • 33% Mid-Market
Apache Kafka Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
4
Easy Integrations
3
Integrations
3
Reliability
3
Data Management
2
Cons
Dependency Issues
2
Learning Curve
2
Learning Difficulty
2
Resource Intensive Learning
2
Steep Learning Curve
2
Apache Kafka features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.7
Data Sources
Average: 8.6
8.9
Data Processing
Average: 8.8
9.1
Real-Time Processing
Average: 9.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
1999
HQ Location
Wakefield, MA
Twitter
@TheASF
65,927 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2,298 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Red Hat® OpenShift® Streams for Apache Kafka is a managed cloud service that provides a streamlined developer experience for building, deploying, and scaling new cloud-native applications or modernizi

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 42% Small-Business
    • 38% Enterprise
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    9.2
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.6
    Data Sources
    Average: 8.6
    8.3
    Data Processing
    Average: 8.8
    8.5
    Real-Time Processing
    Average: 9.2
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    Seller
    Red Hat
    Year Founded
    1993
    HQ Location
    Raleigh, NC
    Twitter
    @RedHat
    295,491 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    19,596 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Red Hat® OpenShift® Streams for Apache Kafka is a managed cloud service that provides a streamlined developer experience for building, deploying, and scaling new cloud-native applications or modernizi

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 42% Small-Business
  • 38% Enterprise
Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.2
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.6
Data Sources
Average: 8.6
8.3
Data Processing
Average: 8.8
8.5
Real-Time Processing
Average: 9.2
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Seller
Red Hat
Year Founded
1993
HQ Location
Raleigh, NC
Twitter
@RedHat
295,491 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
19,596 employees on LinkedIn®
(40)4.2 out of 5
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    Spark Streaming brings Apache Spark's language-integrated API to stream processing, letting you write streaming jobs the same way you write batch jobs. It supports Java, Scala and Python. Spark Stream

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 43% Mid-Market
    • 30% Small-Business
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    8.5
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    9.0
    Data Sources
    Average: 8.6
    9.2
    Data Processing
    Average: 8.8
    9.0
    Real-Time Processing
    Average: 9.2
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    Year Founded
    1999
    HQ Location
    Wakefield, MA
    Twitter
    @TheASF
    65,927 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2,298 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Spark Streaming brings Apache Spark's language-integrated API to stream processing, letting you write streaming jobs the same way you write batch jobs. It supports Java, Scala and Python. Spark Stream

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 43% Mid-Market
  • 30% Small-Business
Spark Streaming features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
9.0
Data Sources
Average: 8.6
9.2
Data Processing
Average: 8.8
9.0
Real-Time Processing
Average: 9.2
Seller Details
Year Founded
1999
HQ Location
Wakefield, MA
Twitter
@TheASF
65,927 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2,298 employees on LinkedIn®
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    InfinyOn, a real-time data streaming company, has architected a programmable platform for data in motion that is built on Rust and enables continuous intelligence for connected apps. SmartModules enab

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 73% Small-Business
    • 20% Mid-Market
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    9.2
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 9.0
    8.3
    Data Sources
    Average: 8.6
    8.6
    Data Processing
    Average: 8.8
    9.2
    Real-Time Processing
    Average: 9.2
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    Seller
    InfinyOn
    Year Founded
    2019
    HQ Location
    Santa Clara, US
    Twitter
    @infinyon
    429 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    14 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

InfinyOn, a real-time data streaming company, has architected a programmable platform for data in motion that is built on Rust and enables continuous intelligence for connected apps. SmartModules enab

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 73% Small-Business
  • 20% Mid-Market
InfinyOn Cloud features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.2
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 9.0
8.3
Data Sources
Average: 8.6
8.6
Data Processing
Average: 8.8
9.2
Real-Time Processing
Average: 9.2
Seller Details
Seller
InfinyOn
Year Founded
2019
HQ Location
Santa Clara, US
Twitter
@infinyon
429 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
14 employees on LinkedIn®