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With Confluent, you can build fault-tolerant apps and microservices that respond to business events in real time.
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Stream real-time events, setting data in motion across your entire business.
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[H2] The Confluent Difference
Confluent provides a cloud-native and complete data streaming platform that is available everywhere your business needs to be at a cost less than open source Kafka and your favorite hyperscaler with transparent consumption-based pricing.
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Kafka completely re-architected for the cloud to create a 10X better cloud service, eliminating your Kafka ops burden.
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A complete, enterprise-grade data streaming platform with all the essential tools enabling developers to build quickly, reliably, and securely.
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Freedom of choice to deploy Kafka anywhere from on-prem to cloud and across clouds.Confluent vs. Apache KafkaEstimate Your Savings
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[H2] Frequently Asked Questions
What is data streaming?Data streaming is the practice of treating information as a continuous flow of events rather than static batches. Instead of waiting for data to pile up before it’s processed, insights and actions can be triggered the moment new events occur. Apache Kafka® has become the standard technology that makes this possible.How does data streaming work on Confluent?Confluent takes Kafka further, rearchitecting it for the cloud. Both Confluent Cloud and Confluent Platform provide high-performance, enterprise-ready data streaming capabilities—built to scale seamlessly, reduce operations overhead, and deliver faster results. Confluent Cloud is powered by Kora, our cloud-native engine that provides autoscaling and 20-90%+ throughput savings.How is data streaming different from traditional APIs?Traditional APIs follow a request-response model, where apps must ask for data to receive it. Data streaming flips the model: producers continuously publish events to a central log, and consumers subscribe to whatever streams they need in real time. This event-driven approach enables more scalable, decoupled architectures.What is a data streaming platform?A data streaming platform enables organizations to stream data continuously in real time, connect systems across environments, process events as they happen, and govern data for reliability and compliance. It provides the foundation to power analytics, AI, and event-driven applications, all while ensuring trusted, scalable, and secure data flows across the business.Who benefits from Confluent’s cloud-native streaming capabilities?Organizations of all sizes—from startups to global enterprises—use Confluent to modernize their data foundations. It’s especially valuable for teams looking to build event-driven applications, leverage analytics and AI on live data, or replace brittle batch-based ETL pipelines with a more reliable, real-time approach.What kinds of applications thrive on Confluent?Any app that relies on fast, trustworthy data can benefit. Examples include streaming analytics dashboards, fraud detection engines, real-time personalization, cybersecurity systems, and event-driven AI like RAG or multi-agent systems. If your application needs to react instantly and reliably, Confluent provides the foundation.What use cases does Confluent enable?Confluent enables a wide range of industry-agnostic data streaming use cases, including:
Real-time analytics and dashboards to make faster, data-driven decisions.
Event-driven applications that react instantly to business events.
AI and machine learning powered by fresh, contextual, and trustworthy data.
Data integration across hybrid and multi-cloud environments for seamless operations.
Data governance and reliability to ensure compliance and accuracy across systems.
And many more.
Industry-specific use cases that Confluent enables also include:
Financial services: Fraud detection, risk analysis, and real-time payments.
Retail & ecommerce: Inventory visibility, demand forecasting, and personalized recommendations.
Manufacturing & automotive: Predictive maintenance, intelligent production, and supply chain optimization.
Telecommunications: Network monitoring, IoT data integration, and 5G service optimization.
Healthcare: Patient monitoring, real-time clinical analytics, and data integration across systems.
Software & technology: Event-driven applications, SaaS integrations, and operational telemetry.
And many more here as well.
What data formats and integrations does Confluent support?Confluent supports common formats like Avro, Protobuf, and JSON Schema through its Schema Registry, which is part of Stream Quality in Stream Governance (Confluent’s fully managed governance suite). With Confluent’s portfolio of 120+ pre-built connectors you can quickly connect to databases, data warehouses, SaaS apps, and cloud services—making it easy to integrate data across your entire ecosystem.Can I use Confluent with my existing Kafka topics?Yes. Confluent is fully compatible with Apache Kafka®. With features like Cluster Linking, you can mirror topics in real time, replicate data and metadata, or migrate existing workloads to Confluent—all without downtime.Is Confluent secure and scalable?Absolutely. Confluent Cloud’s Kora engine delivers massive scalability and reliability, backed by a 99.99% uptime SLA for production workloads. It can handle GBps+ workloads while scaling 10x faster than traditional Kafka. Confluent Platform also runs on a cloud-native distribution of Kafka and provides features for easier self-managed scaling, including Confluent for Kubernetes and Ansible playbooks. Security is built in, with enterprise-grade features and compliance certifications including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.How do I get started with Confluent?Sign up for Confluent Cloud and you’ll receive $400 in credits to start building right away. We’ll walk you through how to launch a cluster, connect a data source, and start using Schema Registry in minutes. Our Demo Center and Confluent Developer site also provide guided resources to help you build quickly and confidently.Wait, I thought Confluent and Confluence were the same thing?It’s a common mix-up! Confluent is all about real-time data streaming, helping businesses move, connect, process, and govern data at scale. Confluence, on the other hand, is a web-based workspace for team collaboration and documentation. So while they both help teams work smarter, only Confluent powers the data that drives modern applications, AI, and analytics.

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With Confluent's cloud-native and complete data streaming platform, you can take the following to the next level.Stream:Reimagine Apache Kafka, the de facto standard for data streaming, everywhere - on-prem, in every major public cloud and on the edge.Connect:Easily on-ramp and off-ramp data, converting even your static data into a network of event streams, with a rich connector ecosystem.Process:Perform stateful and stateless processing, powered by Apache Flink®, the de facto industry standard for stream processing.Govern:Make data in motion self-service, secure, compliant and trustworthy with the industry's only data streaming governance suite.Stream:Reimagine Apache Kafka, the de facto standard for data streaming, everywhere - on-prem, in every major public cloud and on the edge.Connect:Easily on-ramp and off-ramp data, converting even your static data into a network of event streams, with a rich connector ecosystem.Process:Perform stateful and stateless processing, powered by Apache Flink®, the de facto industry standard for stream processing.Govern:Make data in motion self-service, secure, compliant and trustworthy with the industry's only data streaming governance suite.Stream data and connect systems and applications with just a few clicks.Scale Apache Kafka® workloads without the burden of self-managing operations in the cloud.Process and govern data streams to power real-time apps, migrate to event-driven architectures, and unlock new use cases.Stream:Reimagine Apache Kafka, the de facto standard for data streaming, everywhere - on-prem, in every major public cloud and on the edge.Connect:Easily on-ramp and off-ramp data, converting even your static data into a network of event streams, with a rich connector ecosystem.Process:Perform stateful and stateless processing, powered by Apache Flink®, the de facto industry standard for stream processing.Govern:Make data in motion self-service, secure, compliant and trustworthy with the industry's only data streaming governance suite.Use your cloud marketplace account to get started with Confluent Cloud.Available on all major cloud providers:
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By clicking “START FREE” above, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.With Confluent's cloud-native and complete data streaming platform, you can take the following to the next level.Stream:Reimagine Apache Kafka, the de facto standard for data streaming, everywhere - on-prem, in every major public cloud and on the edge.Connect:Easily on-ramp and off-ramp data, converting even your static data into a network of event streams, with a rich connector ecosystem.Process:Perform stateful and stateless processing, powered by Apache Flink®, the de facto industry standard for stream processing.Govern:Make data in motion self-service, secure, compliant and trustworthy with the industry's only data streaming governance suite.Stream:Reimagine Apache Kafka, the de facto standard for data streaming, everywhere - on-prem, in every major public cloud and on the edge.Connect:Easily on-ramp and off-ramp data, converting even your static data into a network of event streams, with a rich connector ecosystem.Process:Perform stateful and stateless processing, powered by Apache Flink®, the de facto industry standard for stream processing.Govern:Make data in motion self-service, secure, compliant and trustworthy with the industry's only data streaming governance suite.Stream data and connect systems and applications with just a few clicks.Scale Apache Kafka® workloads without the burden of self-managing operations in the cloud.Process and govern data streams to power real-time apps, migrate to event-driven architectures, and unlock new use cases.Stream:Reimagine Apache Kafka, the de facto standard for data streaming, everywhere - on-prem, in every major public cloud and on the edge.Connect:Easily on-ramp and off-ramp data, converting even your static data into a network of event streams, with a rich connector ecosystem.Process:Perform stateful and stateless processing, powered by Apache Flink®, the de facto industry standard for stream processing.Govern:Make data in motion self-service, secure, compliant and trustworthy with the industry's only data streaming governance suite.Use your cloud marketplace account to get started with Confluent Cloud.Available on all major cloud providers:

[H1] Turn Data Mess to Data Products
Meet the Confluent Data Streaming Platform. Connect and transform all your data into real-time, contextual, trustworthy and reusable universal data products so you can bring applications to market faster.Download the E-bookContact a sales specialist
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of Fortune 500 rely on data streaming for mission critical use casesOVERVIEW
[H2] A Central Nervous System for your Entire Organization
Making the most of your data doesn’t have to be complicated, expensive, and risky. With Confluent, you can finally manage data as a product, making it instantly accessible, usable and valuable for any use case.
Instead of moving data in batches or fire-and-forget messaging systems, Confluent democratizes data streams. We deliver uninterrupted, contextual, trustworthy and event-driven data flow everywhere and at any scale, connecting your teams, systems and applications with a shared view of the most up-to-date data.
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[H5] Recognized as a category leader with the strongest strategy
Learn why multiple independent analysts have recognized the Confluent Data Streaming Platform as a “streaming force to be reckoned with.”View ReportPut your data monster to work
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The Platform
[H2] All the Controls You Need to Set Data in Motion, in One Platform
Decoupled ArchitectureEvent-Centric DesignIn-Stream ProcessingStreaming GovernanceShared EverywhereEliminate point-to-point connections and dependenciesSeparate data producers and consumers, allowing them to evolve independently and enable your data-dependent systems and applications to consume exactly the data they want, when they want it.Act and react to every event as it occurs, for timely decisionsEmpower domain owners to be data stewards, capturing and sharing events as they occur. Store data for as long as you need it and replay and reprocess historical data like a time machine, ensuring resilience to failures.Process data as it arrives for greater portability and reuseShape data into multiple contexts as it’s created. Derive new streams from existing ones on the fly and power applications, microservices, and data pipelines in real time. Create curated streams of data for a company-wide shared data product.Increase compliance, data trustworthiness, and engineering productivityEnsure observability, compliance, and confidentiality of data that’s on the move. Maintain data contracts, manage schemas, track lineage and ownership and build faster with self-service discovery and access to trustworthy data products.Mobilize streaming data products wherever you need themGet your data from wherever it lives to wherever it needs to go in real time—whether your data-driven applications are on-premises, in the cloud or at the edge.How We Do It
[H2] Build Universal Data Products with Data Streaming
Confluent builds on the heritage of Apache Kafka® and Apache Flink® and provides a one-stop shop to continuously stream, connect, govern and process data at any scale.
[H5] Stream
Reimagine Apache Kafka, the de facto standard for data streaming, everywhere - on-prem, in every major public cloud and on the edge
[H5] Connect
Easily on-ramp and off-ramp data, converting even your static data into a network of event streams, with a rich connector ecosystem
[H5] Process
Perform stateful and stateless processing, powered by Apache Flink, without the operational burden of managing the open source solution
[H5] Govern
Make data in motion self-service, secure, compliant and trustworthy with the industry’s only data streaming governance suiteUse Cases
[H2] Expand Your Streaming Dataverse
Whether you’re looking to migrate from legacy data architectures, accelerate GenAI success, build engaging customer experiences or extract data insights from analytical systems, the Confluent Data Streaming Platform redefines what’s possible with your data.Learn more
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[H4] Upscaled Its Data Pipelines to Handle 10 Years of Growth in Six Weeks
Instacart gained half a million customers in weeks and used Confluent’s data streaming platform to ensure accurate inventory at 59,000 U.S. locations, so customers get what they need when they need it.Learn more
[H4] Revs Up IoT Use Cases With a Hybrid Cloud Data Architecture
BMW Group uses Confluent as a central hub for real-time data streaming across 30+ production sites and its global sales network, integrating edge IoT data from production plants with cloud apps and services.Learn more
[H4] Drives Real-Time Banking Experiences for 100M Customers
Capital One's tech-first strategy uses data streaming to power innovation, delivering personalized, secure, real-time experiences for millions of customers, including fraud detection and cybersecurity.Learn more
[H4] Upscaled Its Data Pipelines to Handle 10 Years of Growth in Six Weeks
Instacart gained half a million customers in weeks and used Confluent’s data streaming platform to ensure accurate inventory at 59,000 U.S. locations, so customers get what they need when they need it.Learn moreInstacart
[H4] Revs Up IoT Use Cases With a Hybrid Cloud Data Architecture
BMW Group uses Confluent as a central hub for real-time data streaming across 30+ production sites and its global sales network, integrating edge IoT data from production plants with cloud apps and services.Learn moreBMW Group
[H4] Drives Real-Time Banking Experiences for 100M Customers
Capital One's tech-first strategy uses data streaming to power innovation, delivering personalized, secure, real-time experiences for millions of customers, including fraud detection and cybersecurity.Learn moreCapital OneResources
[H2] Featured Insights For Some More Knowledge
4,000+ tech leaders weigh in on the top trends and tactics driving real-world business value and innovations.View Report
[H5] A Leader in Data Streaming
Discovery why Forrester recognized Confluent as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2023.
[H5] A Leader in Cloud Data Pipelines
Learn why Forrester named Confluent a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Data Pipelines, Q4 2023.
[H5] Shift-left Processing and Governance
Learn how to bring better, faster and trustworthy data to your Data Warehouses and Data Lakes.
[H5] Next-Gen AI Apps Are Here
Discover how data streaming fuels real-time artificial intelligence and RAG use cases.

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[H5] What is a Data Streaming Plaform (DSP)?
A DSP is composed of six major inter-related components, covered in detail in this video. Each component has evolved over time to serve specific needs in the data streaming platform, but together form a whole that is greater than its sum.Watch NowAdditional Demos
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Serverless Kafka DemoLearn how to quickly get start with real-time data streaming on Confluent Cloud.Watch now
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TableflowRepresent Kafka topics as Apache Iceberg® or Delta Lake tables in a few clicksWatch now
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What is Shift Left?Shift left to write data once, read as tables or streamsWatch now
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Start with the basics on the de facto standard in data streaming—Apache Kafka—and how Confluent can elevate any Kafka use case to the next level.
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Showcase your specialized knowledge with Data Streaming Engineering certification exams and earn a badge to use on your professional profiles.Learn more
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[H4] Need help migrating from Apache Kafka®?
Through our partner ecosystem and programs, you can cost-effectively get 10X more out of Apache Kafka while securely connecting your data infrastructure to build products faster and meet your customers' evolving needs.Learn More
[H3] Learn Apache Flink® Fundamentals
Easily build high-quality, reusable data streams with the industry’s only serverless Apache Flink® service, fully integrated with Apache Kafka® on Confluent Cloud across all three major clouds.
[H2] Hands On Tutorials
In these interactive tutorials you can roll up your sleeves and get your hands on real-life coding scenarios
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[H4] Database Modernization
Today’s organizations need scalable, cloud-native databases with real-time data. This demo walks you through building streaming data pipelines with Confluent Cloud.Try now
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[H4] Flink for Online Retailers
This repository showcases a demo for an online retailer that leverages Confluent Cloud to process sales orders in real-time, compute sales trends, and pre-process data for advanced analytics.Try now
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[H4] Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink
During the workshop, you'll use Confluent Cloud for Apache Flink to clean, transform, and join the data, ultimately creating several data products.Try nowGet started with Confluent, for freeNew signups receive $400 to spend during their first 30 days.
You’re minutes away from connecting, processing, and governing your streaming data on the only fully managed Apache Kafka® service reinvented for the hybrid cloud enterprise. Start your 30-day trial of Confluent Cloud today.CloudSelf Managed
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