Confluent Cloud
Provider 
Founded 2014
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Public

Confluent Cloud is Confluent's fully managed data streaming platform.
Confluent Cloud is Confluent's fully managed deployment for running Kafka-based data streaming workloads across public clouds. The company positions it as a serverless platform for real-time streaming, governance, integrations, and AI-oriented data workflows.
The product includes multiple service tiers, multicloud deployment, governance, connectors, stream processing, and security features for enterprise teams. Confluent also markets it for analytics, event-driven systems, hybrid data movement, and regulated workloads.
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| Attribute | Confluent Cloud | ClickHouse Cloud | Databricks Platform | DeltaStream Platform | Nstream Stateful Services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||||||
| Founded | 2014 | 2021 | 2013 | 2020 | 2015 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | Enterprise | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring, Software | Recurring, Software | Usage-based | Recurring, Software | Recurring, Software | |
| Ownership | Public | Venture-backed | Venture-backed | Venture-backed | Venture-backed |
Provider 
Founded 2014
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Public
Provider 
Founded 2021
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2013
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Usage-based
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2020
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2015
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Venture-backed


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