Compare Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose and Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)

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At a Glance
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Star Rating
(24)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Star Rating
(22)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose vs Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose is easier to set up and administer.reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose over Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
No pricing available
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
No pricing available
Free Trial
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
No trial information available
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
17
8.7
14
Ease of Use
8.3
17
8.3
18
Ease of Setup
8.6
7
8.5
9
Ease of Admin
9.2
6
8.7
9
Quality of Support
8.2
17
9.0
18
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
6
8.1
9
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
17
7.9
17
Features by Category
Event Stream ProcessingHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
7.9
10
8.6
17
Data
8.3
8
8.8
16
7.5
8
8.8
15
7.7
5
7.9
15
8.1
8
8.8
16
Analytics
7.7
8
8.8
13
8.6
14
Not enough data
Management
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Functionality
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose and Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) are categorized as Stream Analytics and Event Stream Processing
Unique Categories
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose is categorized as ETL Tools
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
55.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
25.0%
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Computer Software
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
15.0%
Consumer Services
10.0%
Real Estate
5.0%
Online Media
5.0%
Other
45.0%
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)
Computer Software
25.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Financial Services
10.0%
Education Management
10.0%
Wireless
5.0%
Other
30.0%
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Discussions
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Discussions
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