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At a Glance
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Star Rating
(21)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Confluent
Confluent
Star Rating
(111)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (35.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Confluent
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Confluent excels in real-time processing with a score of 9.0, which reviewers mention is crucial for applications requiring immediate data insights, while Amazon MSK scores slightly lower at 8.7.
  • Reviewers mention that Confluent's integration capabilities are superior, scoring 8.8 compared to Amazon MSK's 7.7, highlighting that Confluent offers a more seamless experience with various data sources and tools.
  • G2 users note that the quality of support for Amazon MSK is rated higher at 8.9, with users saying that they appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team, while Confluent's support is rated at 8.3.
  • Users on G2 report that Confluent's product direction is viewed positively at 8.9, indicating a strong commitment to innovation, whereas Amazon MSK's score of 7.8 suggests some concerns about its future development.
  • Reviewers mention that Confluent shines in real-time analytics with a score of 8.9, which is essential for businesses needing to make quick decisions based on live data, while Amazon MSK's analytics capabilities are rated at 8.8.
  • Users say that Confluent's ease of setup is rated at 8.2, which some find less intuitive compared to Amazon MSK's higher score of 8.5, indicating that users may find Amazon MSK easier to implement in their environments.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
13
8.7
86
Ease of Use
8.3
17
8.4
87
Ease of Setup
8.5
8
8.2
37
Ease of Admin
8.8
8
8.1
37
Quality of Support
8.9
17
8.3
80
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
8
8.5
34
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
16
8.9
87
Features by Category
Event Stream ProcessingHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
8.5
16
8.7
66
Data
8.7
15
8.7
62
8.8
15
8.8
58
7.7
14
8.8
62
8.7
15
9.0
62
Analytics
8.8
13
8.3
56
Big Data Processing and DistributionHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.3
23
Database
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.3
15
Integrations
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.2
14
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
8.2
14
Processing
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.3
26
Data Transformation
Not enough data
8.9
22
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Not enough data
8.4
20
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Connectivity
Not enough data
8.2
17
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
19
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Not enough data
8.3
22
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Verified
Not enough data
8.1
19
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Verified
Operations
Not enough data
8.3
22
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Not enough data
7.9
21
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
18
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Verified
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Building Reports
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Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Confluent
Confluent
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) and Confluent are categorized as Event Stream Processing and Stream Analytics
Unique Categories
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
47.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.5%
Confluent
Confluent
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
35.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Computer Software
26.3%
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Financial Services
10.5%
Education Management
10.5%
Wireless
5.3%
Other
31.6%
Confluent
Confluent
Computer Software
21.3%
Information Technology and Services
15.7%
Financial Services
13.9%
Retail
5.6%
Banking
5.6%
Other
38.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

It gave peace of mind and ease of use and implementation in upstreaming the domains and clusters. Deployment procedure is excellent where minimal or no code changes are required. As we know, the customer support is excellent from amazon. We have...

Most Helpful Critical Review
MUHAMMAD W.
MW
MUHAMMAD W.
Verified User in Computer Software

Nothing yet but some little bit dead log conditions managing is very tough as compared to others.

Confluent
Confluent
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Environmental Services
GE
Verified User in Environmental Services

Confluent provides a platform to easily develop an event driven applications using Apache Kakfa. I like how it also allows for data seamless data integration between on prem and cloud data and how I can either join or transform my data quite easily.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Nicolas E.
NE
Nicolas E.
Verified User in Higher Education

The cost is a bit prohibitive for the pay per use cluster since ksqldb creates so many internal topics (changelogs, repartitions) and the pricing for managed ksqldb is very constraining, and UDFs are not supported.

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Discussions
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