Aiven for Apache Kafka pricing
4 plans read from aiven.io
FreeFree billed monthly250 KiB/s throughput · 3 days retention · 5 topics · 2 partitions per topic Read 20 Sep 2026 · aiven.io
FreeFree $0/month250 KiB/s throughput · retention up to 3 days · 5 topics with two partitions each · Schema Registry and REST proxy Read 15 Oct 2026 · aiven.io
Developer$35 a month $35/month ($0.04/hour)1 MB/s throughput · retention up to 3 days · 20 topics and 100 partitions maximum · Kafka Connect compatible · 99% SLA Read 15 Oct 2026 · aiven.io
Professional$180 a month Starting from $180/month ($3.84/hour)Unlimited throughput, connections, partitions and retention · Kafka Connect and MirrorMaker 2 compatible · diskless topics · multicloud · 99.99% SLA Read 15 Oct 2026 · aiven.io
In short
- Aiven for Apache Kafka has a free plan (Free).
- A free trial is offered.
- Paid plans published: 2, from $35 a month.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMQX | $234/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Apache ActiveMQ | — | Yes | No |
| Apache RocketMQ | — | Yes | No |
| Amazon SQS | — | Yes | No |
| RabbitMQ | — | Yes | No |
| Confluent Cloud | $385/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Redpanda | — | Yes | Yes |
| Apache Qpid Broker-J | — | Yes | No |