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Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka vs. Confluent

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

MetricRed Hat OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka

by Red Hat

Confluent

by IBM

Overall rating4.44.4
Review count26117
Ease of use8.68.6
Ease of setup8.78.3
Quality of support9.18.5
Meets requirements8.88.9
NPS53.84615459.292035
Small Business42.3%34.2%
Mid-Market19.2%29.9%
Enterprise38.5%35.9%
Total page views66757
Total LLM citations1417,445

Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka

Red Hat® OpenShift® Streams for Apache Kafka is a managed cloud service that provides a streamlined developer experience for building, deploying, and scaling new cloud-native applications or modernizing existing systems.

Pros

    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.

    Pros

    • Streaming
    • Scaling
    • Data Integration
    • Easy Integrations
    • Features
    • User Interface