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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $200.00 Per Month
Free
Aiven for Apache Kafka
Star Rating
(235)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $200.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansLenses
Star Rating
(17)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that Lenses excels in "Ease of Use" with a score of 9.8, making it highly intuitive for new users, while Aiven for Apache Kafka, with a score of 8.7, is noted to have a steeper learning curve, particularly in its setup process.
- Reviewers mention that Lenses offers superior "Quality of Support" with a score of 9.2, highlighting responsive customer service and helpful documentation, whereas Aiven for Apache Kafka, scoring 8.5, has received feedback about slower response times during peak hours.
- G2 users indicate that Lenses shines in "Product Direction" with a perfect score of 10.0, suggesting a strong commitment to innovation and user feedback, while Aiven for Apache Kafka's score of 7.7 reflects some concerns about the pace of feature updates.
- Users on G2 report that Lenses provides robust "Real-Time Processing" capabilities with a score of 8.6, which is crucial for businesses needing immediate data insights, while Aiven for Apache Kafka, although competent, has a slightly lower score of 8.4, indicating room for improvement in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Lenses has a more comprehensive "Data Masking" feature set, which includes dynamic and static masking options, making it a preferred choice for organizations with stringent compliance needs, while Aiven for Apache Kafka lacks some of these advanced masking functionalities.
- Users say that Lenses' "Dashboards and Visualizations" are highly customizable and user-friendly, contributing to a better overall user experience, whereas Aiven for Apache Kafka's offerings in this area are considered less flexible, which may hinder user engagement with data insights.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Aiven for Apache Kafka
Startup
Starting at $200.00
Per Month
Aiven’s entry-level managed Kafka plans, equipped with 3 dedicated virtual machines for high-availability.
- 3 dedicated virtual machines (VM)
- 1 CPU per VM
- 2 GB RAM per VM
Lenses
Community Edition
Free
Run it now, for free, forever. Connect it to up to 2 Kafka clusters or your local instance.
- Full observability features
- Supports all kafka vendors
- 2 user accounts
Free Trial
Aiven for Apache Kafka
Free Trial is available
Lenses
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
185
8.2
13
Ease of Use
8.6
188
9.4
14
Ease of Setup
8.5
101
7.6
11
Ease of Admin
8.5
87
8.8
11
Quality of Support
8.5
146
7.4
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
78
8.5
10
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
181
5.5
13
Features by Category
Data Masking
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Data
8.4
101
7.7
5
8.4
101
Not enough data
8.4
105
7.7
5
8.5
112
8.0
5
Analytics
7.9
97
8.3
5
Administration
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Aiven for Apache Kafka and Lenses are categorized as Event Stream Processing
Unique Categories
Aiven for Apache Kafka has no unique categories
Lenses is categorized as DataOps Platforms, Data Governance, Data Masking, Big Data Integration Platforms, Stream Analytics, Data Observability, ETL Tools, AIOps Platforms, and Big Data Processing and Distribution
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Aiven for Apache Kafka
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lenses
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
15.8%
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
Financial Services
11.3%
Retail
5.4%
Gambling & Casinos
3.6%
Other
49.8%
Retail
12.5%
Human Resources
12.5%
Banking
12.5%
Consulting
6.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.3%
Other
50.0%
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Discussions
What are the characteristics of Apache Kafka?
1 Comment
Official Response from Aiven for Apache Kafka
Key characteristics of Apache Kafka are:
- highly scalable
- distributed
- industry leading and highly maintained open-source technology
-...Read more
Aiven for Apache Kafka has no more discussions with answers
Lenses has no discussions with answers
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