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Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) vs. Google Cloud Dataflow

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAmazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Google Cloud Dataflow

by Google

Overall rating4.04.2
Review count2444
Ease of use8.78.3
Ease of setup8.88.2
Quality of support9.28.6
Meets requirements9.09.1
NPS39.13043542.857143
Small Business47.8%36.4%
Mid-Market34.8%31.8%
Enterprise17.4%31.8%
Total page views123219
Total LLM citations279272

Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)

Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is an AWS streaming data service that manages Apache Kafka infrastructure and operations, making it easy for developers and DevOps managers to run Apache Kafka applications and Kafka Connect connectors on AWS, without the need to become experts in operating Apache Kafka. Amazon MSK operates, maintains, and scales Apache Kafka clusters, provides enterprise-grade security features out of the box, and has built-in AWS integrations that accelerate development of streaming data applications.

Pros

  • Reliability
  • Scalability
  • Cloud Services
  • Scaling
  • Management Ease
  • Maintenance Ease

Google Cloud Dataflow

Cloud Dataflow is a fully-managed service for transforming and enriching data in stream (real time) and batch (historical) modes with equal reliability and expressiveness -- no more complex workarounds or compromises needed. And with its serverless approach to resource provisioning and management, you have access to virtually limitless capacity to solve your biggest data processing challenges, while paying only for what you use.

Pros

  • Features
  • Real-time Analytics
  • Insights
  • Real-Time Processing
  • Easy Management
  • Speed