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# Amazon Kinesis Data Streams vs IBM Event Streams Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams** [

4.3/5(90)

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/reviews#reviews)

**IBM Event Streams** [

4.3/5(13)

](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-event-streams/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**
No pricing available

**IBM Event Streams**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**
Not enough reviews yet

**IBM Event Streams**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**
Not enough reviews yet

**IBM Event Streams**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**
$$$$$

**IBM Event Streams**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**
Not enough reviews yet

**IBM Event Streams**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**
[
Real-time Data (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2306703&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Real-Time Processing (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2306712&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Setup (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2306736&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2306700&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**IBM Event Streams**
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Ease of Use (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-event-streams/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2241463&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
User Interface (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-event-streams/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2241460&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**
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Amazon Redshift

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/reviews)[

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Amazon S3 Glacier

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-s3-glacier/reviews)[

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AWS Lambda

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/integrations)

**IBM Event Streams**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**
 ![Amazon Kinesis Data Streams screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1249563/HIW-KDS.png)

**IBM Event Streams**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**

9.1

9.153

**IBM Event Streams**

8.3

8.312

Ease of Use

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**

8.4

8.453

**IBM Event Streams**

9.6

9.612

Ease of Setup

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**

8.6

8.620

**IBM Event Streams**
Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**

8.4

8.418

**IBM Event Streams**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**

8.6

8.648

**IBM Event Streams**

8.3

8.311

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**

8.6

8.618

**IBM Event Streams**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams**

8.1

8.144

**IBM Event Streams**

9.0

9.012

Features

Event Stream Processing[Hide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.1

21

9.3

8

Data

Data Processing

9.1

20

9.4(won by 0.3)

8

Data Sources

9.2

18

9.4(won by 0.2)

8

Integration

8.8

20

9.5(won by 0.7)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Real-Time Processing

9.4

20

10.0(won by 0.6)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Analytics

Reporting & Analytics

8.9(won by 0.6)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

8

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Big Data[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Building Reports

Data Transformation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

WYSIWYG Report Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration APIs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Mobile User Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customization 

Not enough data

Not enough data

User, Role, and Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internationalization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sandbox / Test Environments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Breadth of Partner Applications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Amazon Kinesis Data Streams](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5383be31b099738701f86724a8b5cf9a/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams.svg "Amazon Kinesis Data Streams")](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/reviews)

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

27.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

37.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

35.8%

[![IBM Event Streams](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_32ed3d24b93d61880532053231351dc6/ibm-event-streams.png "IBM Event Streams")](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-event-streams/reviews)

IBM Event Streams

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

25.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

25.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

50.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

27.2%

25.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

37.0%

25.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

35.8%

50.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Amazon Kinesis Data Streams](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5383be31b099738701f86724a8b5cf9a/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams.svg "Amazon Kinesis Data Streams")](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/reviews)
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams

Computer Software

14.8%

Information Technology and Services

13.6%

Financial Services

12.3%

Consumer Services

4.9%

Banking

4.9%

Other

49.4%

[![IBM Event Streams](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_32ed3d24b93d61880532053231351dc6/ibm-event-streams.png "IBM Event Streams")](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-event-streams/reviews)
IBM Event Streams

Information Technology and Services

25.0%

Banking

16.7%

Consulting

8.3%

Textiles

8.3%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

8.3%

Other

33.3%

Alternatives

**Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Alternatives**

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Confluent
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[
Apache Kafka
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[
Google Cloud Dataflow
](/products/google-cloud-dataflow/reviews)

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[
Spark Streaming
](/products/spark-streaming/reviews)

**IBM Event Streams Alternatives**

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[
SAS Viya
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Informatica Data Integration and Engineering
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[
Red Hat OpenShift Streams...
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[
Aiven for Apache Kafka
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## Amazon Kinesis Data Streams vs IBM Event Streams

- Reviewers felt that Amazon Kinesis Data Streams meets the needs of their business better than IBM Event Streams.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IBM Event Streams over Amazon Kinesis Data Streams.