Apache Flink vs Confluent Cloud

Apache Flink

6.3 #6 in Streaming Analytics Software

About Apache Flink

Confluent Cloud

6.3 #4 in Message Queue (MQ) Software

About Confluent Cloud
Apache FlinkConfluent Cloud
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoYes
Paid fromFree$385/mo
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, self-hostedapi, Linux, Web
Free planYesYes
Stateful processingYes—
Supported languagesJava, Python, Scala—
Paid from—385 /mo

Both are listed in Best Streaming Analytics Software, Best Stream Processing Software. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Apache Flink scores higher on our published basis.