Confluent Cloud pricing
4 plans read from confluent.io
BasicFree Starting at $0/MonthServerless, fully managed clusters · Autoscaling Kafka resources · 80+ fully managed connectors · Security and governance essentials · AWS, Azure, and GCP support Read 20 Sep 2026 · confluent.io
Standard$385 a month Starting at ~$385/MonthEverything in Basic · 99.99% uptime SLA · Infinite storage · Audit logs · Throughput savings that scale with usage Read 20 Sep 2026 · confluent.io
Enterprise$895 a month Starting at ~$895/MonthEverything in Basic and Standard · Private networking · GBps+ autoscaling · Mission-critical workload support Read 20 Sep 2026 · confluent.io
Confluent CloudFree New signups receive $400 to spend during their first 30 days; usage-based pricing applies after credits.$400 in credits · first 30 days · consumption-based billing Read 29 Sep 2026 · confluent.io
In short
- Confluent Cloud has a free plan (Basic).
- A free trial is offered.
- Paid plans published: 2, from $385 a month.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Beam | — | Yes | No |
| Apache Druid | — | Yes | No |
| Apache Pinot | — | Yes | No |
| Apache Spark | — | Yes | No |
| RisingWave | $0.23/mo | No | Yes |
| Apache Flink | — | Yes | No |
| Apache Storm | — | Yes | No |
| Materialize | $0.13/mo | Yes | Yes |