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Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink

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Spec sheet

Purpose
The service runs Apache Flink applications to transform and analyze streaming data in real time.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Integrations
Listed integrations include Amazon S3, Amazon MSK, Amazon OpenSearch Service, DynamoDB, Kinesis Data Streams, Kinesis Data Firehose, CloudWatch, and AWS Glue Schema Registry.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Security
Data at rest and in transit is encrypted in the service, and AWS describes security as a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Compliance
AWS says third-party auditors assess the service under compliance programs including SOC, PCI, and HIPAA; it is also included in AWS’s FedRAMP program.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Availability
The service is architected for high availability, including Availability Zone failover, and the SLA guarantees at least 99.9% monthly uptime.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Connectors
The service includes more than 40 Apache Flink connectors and supports custom integrations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Free Tier
The service is not currently available in the AWS Free Tier.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Languages
Flink applications support Java, Scala, Python, and SQL; Apache Beam applications use Java.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Managed operations
AWS provisions and configures Flink clusters, orchestrates jobs, sets up monitoring and alarms, and offers automatic scaling.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Minimum running charges
A running Flink or Beam application is charged for at least 2 KPUs and 50 GB of running storage; a running Studio notebook is charged for at least 3 KPUs and 50 GB.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Processing guarantees
Applications can provide exactly-once processing when built with sources, operators, and sinks that support Apache Flink’s exactly-once semantics.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
State and recovery
The service provides 50 GB of running application storage per KPU for checkpoints and temporary disk, while optional durable backups support point-in-time recovery.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
VPC limitation
A single application can use subnets from only one VPC, and VPC-connected applications do not have internet access by default.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Who it serves
AWS describes the service for building real-time stream processing applications, including streaming delivery, real-time analytics, and stateful processing use cases.Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com

Plans and prices

Usage-based pricing Price not published Usage-based; charges depend on duration, KPU count, running storage, and optional durable backups. Billed in one-second increments · One additional KPU per streaming application · Two additional KPUs per Studio application in interactive mode · Running storage and optional backups charged per GB/month Read 4 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com

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