Sold by: Aiven
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Aiven's Platform provides AWS users a comprehensive set of popular open source data technologies, such as PostgreSQL®, Apache Kafka®, ClickHouse® and OpenSearch®, as a fully managed service.
Overview
Aiven enables organizations to leverage the best open source data technologies, including PostgreSQL®, Apache Kafka®, OpenSearch®, and ClickHouse® across multiple clouds including AWS.
According to the 2025 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey, only 48% of digital initiatives meet or exceed their business outcome targets. Aiven's platform helps accelerate implementation by eliminating complexities of infrastructure management and streamline data operations.
Focus on Building, Not Managing:
With Aiven, you can focus on building your applications while we take care of managing and maintaining your data infrastructure. This means:
Faster time to value: G2 reports show Aiven for Kafka delivers 26% faster implementation compared to the industry average. Reduced operational burden: Offload the complexities of database management, freeing up your team to focus on innovation. Enhanced productivity: IDC research shows Aiven delivers 81% faster database creation and deployment, 95% more databases per DBA, and 13% higher development team productivity.
Seamless AWS Integration:
Aiven is designed to integrate seamlessly with your AWS environment. As an AWS Partner with achieved AWS Retail Competency and AWS Data and Analytics Competency, Aiven provides solutions that adhere to AWS best practices for security, performance, and efficiency. This means:
Deep AWS service integrations: Connect with essential services like Amazon S3 for storage and Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring. Flexible deployment options: Deploy Aiven using VPC Peering, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS PrivateLink, and AWS Outposts to meet your specific needs. Enhanced observability and control: Leverage Aiven's platform tools for AI-driven workload optimization, observability, and centralized security and governance.
With Aiven's robust integration and management capabilities, you can focus on driving business outcomes instead of managing complex infrastructure. Launch a fully managed, scalable cluster of your chosen service, in your preferred AWS region, with just a few clicks.
Key Benefits of Aiven:
Robust Disaster Recovery: Implement multicloud or hybrid cloud disaster recovery solutions for business continuity. GenAI Ready: Leverage Aiven's vector database capabilities across PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, and Opensearch to power your generative AI strategies. Streamline Data Operations: Manage your entire data infrastructure from a single, easy-to-use console and spin up Kafka clusters with a couple clicks. Multicloud Flexibility: Extend your data infrastructure to other cloud providers with secure, low-latency connections for optimized performance.
The Aiven Platform supports the following managed data technologies:
Aiven for Apache Kafka® Aiven for Apache Kafka® Connect Aiven for Apache Kafka® MirrorMaker 2 Aiven for ClickHouse® Aiven for Grafana® Aiven for MySQL® Aiven for OpenSearch® Aiven for PostgreSQL® Aiven for Valkey® Aiven for Dragonfly
Aiven Platform features:
Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) - Deploy into your own AWS account Highly available self-healing platform with 99.99% uptime SLA Near-zero downtime during scaling and upgrading A single, easy-to-use console for all services Use your favorite infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA compliant Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) peering Data encrypted in transit and at rest Dedicated VMs Support from Aiven open-source experts Cross cloud disaster recovery for high compliance industries Launch your first workloads with the Aiven today via Aiven Console, CLI, REST API or Terraform provider!
Apache, Apache Kafka, Kafka, Apache Cassandra, and Cassandra are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation in the United States and/or other countries. ClickHouse is a registered trademark of ClickHouse, Inc. https://clickhouse.com . OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Grafana, Terraform, and Kubernetes are trademarks and property of their respective owners. *Redis is a registered trademark of Redis Ltd. and the Redis box logo is a mark of Redis Ltd. Any rights therein are reserved to Redis Ltd. Any use by Aiven is for referential purposes only and does not indicate any sponsorship, endorsement or affiliation between Redis and Aiven. All product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only and do not imply endorsement. Aiven terms of service: https://aiven.io/terms
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Highlights
- One integrated platform for popular open source data technologies for streaming, storing and analyzing data
- Highly available, resilient and secure - 99.99% uptime SLA, data encrypted in transit and at rest, VPC peering
- Integrates with many Amazon services, e.g. Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudWatch
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Aiven enhanced service charges | Aiven enhanced service charges | $0.001 |
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pro_platform | Pro Platform charges | $0.001 |
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Refund policy described in: https://aiven.io/sla
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Multi-Cloud Data Infrastructure
Supports multiple open source data technologies including PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, ClickHouse, and OpenSearch across different cloud environments
Security Compliance
Meets ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance standards with data encryption in transit and at rest
Infrastructure Management
Provides highly available self-healing platform with near-zero downtime during scaling and upgrading, supporting infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
Cloud Service Integration
Deep integration with AWS services including Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, VPC Peering, AWS Transit Gateway, and AWS PrivateLink
Deployment Flexibility
Supports deployment options including Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC), dedicated VMs, and cross-cloud disaster recovery configurations
Stream Processing Framework
Native integration of Apache Flink for real-time data filtering, joining, and enrichment without operational overhead
Data Streaming Architecture
Cloud-native platform built on Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and Apache Iceberg for event streaming and data processing
Connector Ecosystem
Supports 120+ pre-built connectors for seamless data integration with AWS services like S3, Redshift, DynamoDB, and Lambda
High Availability Infrastructure
Enterprise-grade service with 99.99% uptime SLA and autoscaling capabilities for resilient data streaming
Real-Time Analytics Transformation
Capability to convert Kafka topics to Apache Iceberg tables for downstream analytics across multiple AWS data services
Open Source Database Support
Comprehensive support for multiple open source databases including Apache Cassandra, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Apache Kafka, Kafka Connect, Apache ZooKeeper, OpenSearch, and Cadence
Security Capabilities
Advanced security features including encryption at rest and in transit, access controls, vulnerability assessments, and compliance with industry standards like GDPR, SOC2, ISO27001, and PCI
Cluster Management
Automated operations with continuous backups, live patching, node replacements, version upgrades, and seamless background maintenance
Deployment Flexibility
Multi-data center and cross-cloud deployment capabilities with live migration between regions and cloud providers without downtime
Monitoring and Support
Comprehensive 24x7 proactive monitoring, alerting, and expert support with insights into cluster health and performance
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Nikos R.
Speed
Reviewed on Sep 23, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Great for hassle free deployments, easy to deploy, manage and deploy Kafka clusters. So, you can save hours and simplifying operations by using the Aiven.
What do you dislike about the product?
Lacks of advanced Kafka customization that are not available in Aiven and cost can be higher than a self-managed solutions, especially if your system expects large workload
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Like i said, solve the complexity that you may encounter to deploy a Kafka cluster, the scaling and securing clusters. So, it's beneficial for businesses by saving time and focus more on building data driven services with high reliability
Kirubel F.
Reliable managed Kafka with minimal operational overhead
Reviewed on Sep 18, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Aiven makes managing Kafka incredibly easy, removing the complexity of setup, scaling, and monitoring. The UI and automation tools are intuitive, and the integration with multiple clouds is seamless. I especially like that upgrades and patches are handled automatically, which lets me focus on building applications instead of managing infrastructure.
What do you dislike about the product?
While the platform works very smoothly, the pricing can feel high compared to running Kafka manually, especially at scale. Also, some advanced configuration options are limited compared to a self-managed setup, which might be frustrating for teams that need very fine-grained control. Documentation is good but sometimes a bit complex, and I’d like to see more examples and best practices for complex use cases.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Aiven for Apache Kafka is helping us avoid the heavy lifting of managing and scaling Kafka clusters ourselves. Instead of worrying about cluster setup, broker configuration, or downtime during upgrades, we get a fully managed solution that just works. This has saved our team significant time and reduced operational complexity. We can now focus on building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications, knowing the infrastructure is reliable, secure, and always up to date. The multi-cloud support is also a huge benefit because it gives us flexibility and avoids vendor lockin.
Computer Software
Solid managed Kafka service with strong reliability at a cost
Reviewed on Sep 16, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Aiven for Kafka is very easy to set-up and getting started, however, it comes at quite a steep pricing. Don't want to worry about setting up and managing Kafka, then this is great. No direct Zookeeper access is available though, which in some scenarios could be a downside. Schema registry with Karapace is a big plus, which allows for compatibility with Confluent's registry.
However, for bootstrapping a Kafka project, I'd recommend starting with open source first, to build your project and only start using this for a production scenario.
What is nice, is that all the complex logic of Kafka regarding SASL and jaas config is abstracted away. It just works.
However, for bootstrapping a Kafka project, I'd recommend starting with open source first, to build your project and only start using this for a production scenario.
What is nice, is that all the complex logic of Kafka regarding SASL and jaas config is abstracted away. It just works.
What do you dislike about the product?
Like mentioned before, using a managed service such as Aiven for Kafka is a trade-off between ease of use and customizability. You cannot tweak Zookeeper unfortunately.
Furthermore, web console often lags behind and is eventually consistent. The interaction speed with the cluster is slow and provisioning new resources in the cluster (i.e. topics, users, etc).
Furthermore, web console often lags behind and is eventually consistent. The interaction speed with the cluster is slow and provisioning new resources in the cluster (i.e. topics, users, etc).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Messaging as a service, and since Kafka is a de facto standard, it is great to use a service such as Aiven. All maintenance, support are taken out of hands and as a software engineer I can focus on building a product instead of maintaining infra.
Franckie R.
Cluster System School Project
Reviewed on Sep 16, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It is a helpful tool that gave value on Project. As a conceptor of Distributed Sytem during my School project, Aiven for Apache Kafka provides dynamic and performed environement to give life of the whole infrastructure of the Distributed system.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes, it may lack rigidity and documentation. However, as far as you go deep into the available infrormation about Aiven, there are complex process but useful content about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Performance that is to be implemented into the system embeding Apache Kafka was the main solution I found to store data in the cloud while benefitting the mai purpose of Aiven.
Naima T.
Dedicated and Easy-to-Use Managed Kafka Service
Reviewed on Sep 16, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I love how Aiven for Apache Kafka makes deployment and management so easy. The solution takes the pain of using Kafka clusters away, and I can just enjoy tapping into the data streams without worrying about infrastructure. Scaling is smooth, connectivity is simple, and the monitoring tools give me confidence in stability and performance. Access to customer support available 24/7 that is quick to respond is also a big plus.
What do you dislike about the product?
One downside is that the cost can appear a bit high for small projects, especially when scaling clusters. The learning curve for newcomers without prior experience using Kafka concepts can be steep as well. In some cases, advanced customization options are limited compared to hosting Kafka fully on-premises.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Aiven for Apache Kafka helps us handle real-time data streaming without the burden of managing complex infrastructure. It solves the challenges of scalability, availability, and monitoring by providing a fully managed service. This has saved our team a lot of time and reduced operational overhead. We can integrate data pipelines more efficiently, improve system reliability, and focus on building features instead of maintaining servers.