Amazon Kinesis Data Streams vs Apache Kafka
| Amazon Kinesis Data Streams | Apache Kafka | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Web | — |
| Free plan | No | — |
| Deployment model | cloud | self-hosted |
| Maximum retention | 365 days | — |
| Stream processing | Yes | Yes |
| Schema registry | Yes | — |
| Delivery guarantee | at-least-once | both |
| Supported client languages | Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, PHP, Python, Ruby, C++, Kotlin, Rust, SAP ABAP, Swift | Java, Scala, Go, Python, C, C++, REST APIs |
Both are listed in Best Event Streaming Platforms. On Inferse, Amazon Kinesis Data Streams scores higher on our published basis.