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Anyscale Platform vs Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud comparison

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Anyscale Platform
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AI Infrastructure (11th)
Apache Kafka on Confluent C...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Streaming Analytics (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Anyscale Platform and Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Anyscale Platform is designed for AI Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 1.2%.
Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Streaming Analytics, holds 0.5% mindshare.
AI Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Anyscale Platform1.2%
Amazon Bedrock15.1%
NVIDIA DGX Cloud13.5%
Other70.2%
AI Infrastructure
Streaming Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud0.5%
Apache Flink10.9%
Databricks9.0%
Other79.6%
Streaming Analytics
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2788458 - PeerSpot reviewer
Programmer analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Fraud prevention has improved and security strengthens while monitoring and CI workflows still need work
Anyscale Platform provides top features including AI and ML workflows which are reliable and scalable, along with management capabilities. The integration with services like AWS and GCP is beneficial, and we also have a built-in monitor. The monitoring feature of Anyscale Platform, particularly the metrics dashboard, stands out because it shows GPU memory usage and visualizations that simplify our experience with the entire dashboard along with a well-prepared debugging and logging system. Since adopting Anyscale Platform, we have observed a drastic improvement in overall security, and it is cost-efficient. The performance and productivity boost have led to a reduction in the number of people needed for operations, and scalability has also improved significantly.
AF
Lead Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Has unified log streams from multiple systems and accelerated issue tracking through streamlined setup
I think Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud can be improved by probably working more around Confluent or the tool. In my opinion, it should utilize the response structures in a better way or be able to detect if there is any variable or if there is any data structure that is mismatched, as it would be easier than us manually having to put in the exact name in order for it to match the response. Regarding additional improvements, I would say probably around error handling, where when we encounter errors specific to our response structures and everything, or the tables or anything of that nature, it would be better if we were prompted with better error handling mechanisms. I do not think there are any other improvements Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud needs, aside from error handling and response structures.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Since adopting Anyscale Platform, we have observed a drastic improvement in overall security, and it is cost-efficient."
"Overall, I think it's a good experience. Apache Kafka can be quite complex and difficult to maintain on your own, so using Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud makes it much easier to use it without worrying about setup and maintenance."
"The benefits that I have seen from having a real-time architecture include better velocity for developers; instead of developing many of those capabilities in each team, we can rely on Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud to provide those functionalities we want, and the teams can focus on their own business instead of providing all sorts of APIs and dependencies to other domains, allowing everyone to run faster."
"Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud is more reliable and frequent to use compared to Apache Kafka."
"The state-saving feature is very much appreciated. It allows me to rewind a certain process if I see an error and then reprocess it."
"The benefits that I have seen from having a real-time architecture include better velocity for developers; instead of developing many of those capabilities in each team, we can rely on Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud to provide those functionalities we want, and the teams can focus on their own business instead of providing all sorts of APIs and dependencies to other domains, allowing everyone to run faster."
"Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud is critical infrastructure for us; without it, our infrastructure costs would increase significantly, potentially amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, and its real-time capabilities accelerate speed to value and enable new use cases, providing significant business value."
"Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud is critical infrastructure for us; without it, our infrastructure costs would increase significantly, potentially amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, and its real-time capabilities accelerate speed to value and enable new use cases, providing significant business value."
"The product's installation phase is pretty straightforward for us since we know how to use it."
 

Cons

"Anyscale Platform sometimes lags and there is no response, which happens rarely but is noted."
"I thought Confluent would stop me when I crossed the credits, but it did not, and then I got charged."
"In terms of improvements, observability and monitoring are areas that could be enhanced. They are lacking in terms of observability and monitoring compared to other products."
"The administration port could be more extensive."
"Maybe in terms of Apache Kafka's integration with other Microsoft tools, our company faced some challenges."
"The solution is expensive."
"Improvement can be made by making it easier to build applications on the real-time stream, focusing on real-time pre-processing and anomaly detection."
"There's one thing that's a common use case, but I don't know why it's not covered in Kafka. When a message comes in, and another message with the same key arrives, the first version should be deleted automatically."
"Some areas for improvement in Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud include issues faced during migration with Kubernetes pods."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I consider that the product's price falls under the middle range category."
"Regarding pricing, Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud is not a cheap tool. The right use case would justify the cost. It might make sense if you have a high volume of data that you can leverage to generate value for the business. But if you don't have those requirements, there are likely cheaper solutions you could use instead."
"I think the pricing is fair, but Confluent requires a little bit more thinking because the price can go up really quickly when it comes to premium connectors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
53%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Insurance Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
5%
Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Anyscale Platform?
The entire process with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was smooth, with the costing sheet metrics provided and approval received, which seemed reasonable.
What needs improvement with Anyscale Platform?
Anyscale Platform sometimes lags and there is no response, which happens rarely but is noted. Additionally, a built-in CI/CD integration could be a useful addition. That was just a suggestion from ...
What is your primary use case for Anyscale Platform?
In my field, which is a FinTech company, Anyscale Platform is mainly used for security purposes, protecting data and everything by applying all the basic features from the platform. For us, we are ...
What needs improvement with Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud?
I think Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud can be improved by probably working more around Confluent or the tool. In my opinion, it should utilize the response structures in a better way or be able to...
What is your primary use case for Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud?
I have used Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud for one of my projects with regard to log monitoring. My main use case for Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud in that project was mainly streaming of the lo...
What advice do you have for others considering Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud?
My advice to others looking into using Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud is that it is easier and has a low learning curve. If there is any use case regarding streaming, I would suggest starting off ...
 

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