Confluent Cloud vs Kafka Streams
| Confluent Cloud | Kafka Streams | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | $385/mo | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, Web | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | 385 /mo | — |
| Deployment model | cloud | self-hosted |
| SQL processing | — | No |
| Stateful processing | — | Yes |
| Event-time windows | — | Yes |
| Supported languages | — | Java, Scala |
Both are listed in Best Stream Processing Software. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Kafka Streams scores higher on our published basis.