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Confluent Kafka for messaging.
May 22, 2023

Confluent Kafka for messaging.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Apache Kafka

Currently consulting and implementing for a bank, we use a cloud-native Kafka solution (Confluent Kafka) for brokering. The solution is well documented, and liked by the developers but lacks certain technical aspects to improve usability and administration.
  • Brokering
  • Topic definition.
  • Private access to a cluster.
  • Visualisation solutions.
  • Brokering & message consumption.
  • Cluster & topic definition.
  • Not yet estimated, the solution is still being developed, but we can already say it lowers time to market.
I used other messaging/queue solutions that are a lot more basic than Confluent Kafka, as well as another solution that is no longer in the market called Xively, which was bought and "buried" by Google. In comparison, these solutions offer way fewer functionalities and respond to other needs.

Do you think Apache Kafka delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Apache Kafka's feature set?

No

Did Apache Kafka live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Apache Kafka go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Apache Kafka again?

No

For brokering messages, Confluent Kafka is well suited since it offers a managed solution ready to use. Scenarios where the solution is not very well suited are for example, where pricing is an issue. The solution costs quite a lot for basic usage (for example: for 3 clusters, pricing is above 100k$ a year).