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We performed a comparison between Aiven for Apache Kafka and Amazon MSK based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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    Also Known As
    Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka
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    Overview

    Aiven provides managed open source data technologies on all major clouds.

    Through Aiven, developers can do what they do best: create applications. Meanwhile, we do what we do best; manage cloud data infrastructure. We enable customers to drive business results from open source that trigger true transformations far beyond their own backyard.

    Currently, we offer Apache Kafka, Apache Cassandra, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, InfluxDB, Grafana, and M3 in more than 80 regions around the world on AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, and UpCloud cloud platforms.

    Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is a fully managed service that enables you to build and run applications that use Apache Kafka to process streaming data. Amazon MSK provides the control-plane operations, such as those for creating, updating, and deleting clusters.

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    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Retailer5%
    Company Size
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise68%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Aiven for Apache Kafka is ranked 18th in Streaming Analytics while Amazon MSK is ranked 6th in Streaming Analytics with 6 reviews. Aiven for Apache Kafka is rated 0.0, while Amazon MSK is rated 7.2. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Amazon MSK writes "Efficient real-time transaction tracking but time-consuming installation". Aiven for Apache Kafka is most compared with Confluent, Instaclustr Managed Apache Kafka, Spring Cloud Data Flow, Apache Pulsar and Google Cloud Dataflow, whereas Amazon MSK is most compared with Confluent, Amazon Kinesis, Azure Stream Analytics, Google Cloud Dataflow and Apache Pulsar.

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