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Awesome Platform
What do you like best about the product?
Powerful, Cheaper, Great user interface, there are a lot of connectors, multi cloud support, easy documentation, technical support is really helpful and supportive and
What do you dislike about the product?
Community still not much bigger, so if you faced any technical issues you must search on the documentation first, if it's not solved you have to reach out one of the support team.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm trying to do some POCs to test the platform and see if it's capable for production usage or not, also I have tested the performance of the platform.
mixed experience
What do you like best about the product?
Using Aiven for Kafka has been very helpful for our team. The best part is that Aiven takes care of all the updates, backups, and monitoring. This saves us a lot of time and work.
We did have one issue. A while ago, our messages were sending very slowly. We asked their support team for help, and they were great. They helped us find the problem, which was a mistake on our side. They were very helpful and we fixed it fast.
This gave me an idea for them. It would be useful if their website had a tool to help find common mistakes like ours. It could save developers time.
We did have one issue. A while ago, our messages were sending very slowly. We asked their support team for help, and they were great. They helped us find the problem, which was a mistake on our side. They were very helpful and we fixed it fast.
This gave me an idea for them. It would be useful if their website had a tool to help find common mistakes like ours. It could save developers time.
What do you dislike about the product?
The service can be expensive, and the user interface is a bit too simple for complex jobs. But overall, it is worth the price. It lets us focus on building our application, not on managing servers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The biggest problem Aiven solved for me is how difficult and time-consuming it is to run Kafka myself. I no longer have to worry about the complex setup, the constant updates, or what to do when something breaks, because Aiven handles all of that. The main benefit is that my team and I save a huge amount of time and avoid so much stress. We can trust that our system is stable and our data is safe, which lets us focus on our real job: building our own applications.
Reliable Managed Kafka Service with Easy Setup
What do you like best about the product?
I’ve been using Aiven for Apache Kafka to manage our event streaming needs, and overall it has been a very positive experience. The biggest benefit for me is how quick and simple it was to get a production-ready Kafka cluster running without having to deal with servers or complicated configurations. The platform takes care of scaling, monitoring, and updates, which saves a lot of time for our team.
I also like the integrations with tools like Prometheus and Grafana, since they give us good visibility into performance and metrics. The reliability has been solid so far, and their support team has been responsive whenever I had questions.
On the downside, the cost can be higher than running Kafka on our own infrastructure, and sometimes I wish there were more advanced configuration options available. Still, for most use cases, the trade-off is worth it because it lets us focus on development rather than infrastructure management.
Overall, I would recommend Aiven for anyone who wants a stable, fully managed Kafka service and doesn’t want the hassle of maintaining it themselves.
I also like the integrations with tools like Prometheus and Grafana, since they give us good visibility into performance and metrics. The reliability has been solid so far, and their support team has been responsive whenever I had questions.
On the downside, the cost can be higher than running Kafka on our own infrastructure, and sometimes I wish there were more advanced configuration options available. Still, for most use cases, the trade-off is worth it because it lets us focus on development rather than infrastructure management.
Overall, I would recommend Aiven for anyone who wants a stable, fully managed Kafka service and doesn’t want the hassle of maintaining it themselves.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don’t have problem with anything by using it . Everything was easy ,clear and good . I recommend it for everyone and iam sure they will love it so much
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Aiven for Apache Kafka solves the problem of managing and maintaining Kafka infrastructure. Normally, setting up and operating Kafka clusters requires a lot of time, effort, and expertise, but with Aiven it’s handled automatically. This has benefited me by giving my team a stable, production-ready Kafka service without the headaches of server management. It also makes scaling much easier as data traffic grows, and the built-in monitoring helps us identify and fix issues quickly. Overall, it lets us focus more on building applications instead of spending resources on infrastructure.
Speed
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
Reliable managed Kafka with minimal operational overhead
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.
Solid managed Kafka service with strong reliability at a cost
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.
Cluster System School Project
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.
Dedicated and Easy-to-Use Managed Kafka Service
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.
Aiven for Apache Kafka
What do you like best about the product?
Its deployment is fast and friendly use
It has built in monitoring tools, backups, upgrades and others
it has 24/7 support and also documentation to put you through
It also streamline data in Realtime
It has built in monitoring tools, backups, upgrades and others
it has 24/7 support and also documentation to put you through
It also streamline data in Realtime
What do you dislike about the product?
Premium prices but non the less I still Love it
if possible to give customers 30 days trial prior to purchase
less cost for frequency of users if possible
if possible to give customers 30 days trial prior to purchase
less cost for frequency of users if possible
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Zero maintenance
One click deployment
High availability
Auto scaling
Like I said before in built monitoring, backups and upgrade
All the features helped me in building real time data apps and not managing it
One click deployment
High availability
Auto scaling
Like I said before in built monitoring, backups and upgrade
All the features helped me in building real time data apps and not managing it
Easy to use Kafka hosting, saves time
What do you like best about the product?
It’s pretty easy to get Kafka clusters running without needing to worry about infrastructure. The dashboard is simple and I can scale resources or create topics quickly. I also like that backups and monitoring are already included, so I don’t need to set them up myself.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the pricing feels a bit high, especially if you need bigger clusters for production. Also, the documentation is good but can be a little confusing for new users, it takes some time to figure out the small details.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Aiven for Kafka to manage real-time data streaming between our services. It helps us send events and logs without delay and keep the system more reliable. The benefit is that we don’t need to spend time setting up servers, doing upgrades, or fixing issues, so we can focus more on building features instead of managing infrastructure.
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