Confluent vs. PubNub
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Confluent | PubNub |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 117 | 25 |
| Ease of use | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Quality of support | 8.5 | 9.3 |
| Meets requirements | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| NPS | 59.292035 | 60.869565 |
| Small Business | 34.2% | 52.0% |
| Mid-Market | 29.9% | 20.0% |
| Enterprise | 35.9% | 28.0% |
| Total page views | 757 | 197 |
| Total LLM citations | 7,445 | 731 |
Confluent
Today’s customers expect every digital experience to be immediate, connected, and personalized. That takes more than data at rest - it takes trusted data in motion. Confluent is the complete Data Streaming Platform for keeping data in motion from the moment business change occurs through processing, governance, and serving. Built by the original creators of Apache Kafka®, Confluent connects applications, services, and systems; processes streams in real time with Apache Flink®; and serves trusted, always-current data wherever it is needed across cloud, hybrid, and self-managed environments.
- Streaming
- Scaling
- Data Integration
- Easy Integrations
- Features
- User Interface
PubNub
PubNub is a real-time platform for developers who build in-app chat and live features. The Chat SDK includes typing indicators, presence, message history, read receipts, reactions, and threads. PubNub supports unlimited subscribers per channel. PubNub assigns each message a server-side timetoken. Messages on a channel form one ordered sequence. End-to-end delivery latency is sub-100ms. DAZN uses PubNub to power chat and Watch Party experiences for 10 million users. PubNub charges by Monthly Active Users or transactions, depending on the plan.
- Customer Support
- Chat Functionality
- Ease of Use
- Data Security
- Real-time Streaming
- API Integration