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At a Glance
Confluent
Confluent
Star Rating
(113)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (35.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Spark Streaming
Spark Streaming
Star Rating
(40)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Spark Streaming

Confluent vs Spark Streaming

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Confluent easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Spark Streaming meets the needs of their business better than Confluent.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Spark Streaming is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Spark Streaming over Confluent.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Confluent
No pricing available
Spark Streaming
No pricing available
Free Trial
Confluent
Free Trial is available
Spark Streaming
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
88
9.0
29
Ease of Use
8.4
89
8.2
29
Ease of Setup
8.2
39
7.6
9
Ease of Admin
8.1
39
8.0
9
Quality of Support
8.3
82
8.7
26
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
36
8.5
9
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
89
9.3
32
Features by Category
Event Stream ProcessingHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
8.7
68
9.0
30
Data
8.8
63
9.2
28
8.8
59
9.0
27
8.8
63
8.8
27
9.0
64
9.0
28
Analytics
8.3
57
8.8
28
Big Data Processing and DistributionHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.3
23
Not enough data
Database
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
Processing
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.9
22
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Not enough data
8.4
20
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Verified
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.2
17
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
19
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
22
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Verified
Not enough data
8.1
19
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Verified
Not enough data
Operations
8.3
22
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
21
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
18
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Confluent
Confluent
Spark Streaming
Spark Streaming
Confluent and Spark Streaming are categorized as Event Stream Processing
Unique Categories
Spark Streaming
Spark Streaming has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Confluent
Confluent
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
35.5%
Spark Streaming
Spark Streaming
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
32.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Confluent
Confluent
Computer Software
21.8%
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Financial Services
13.6%
Retail
5.5%
Banking
5.5%
Other
38.2%
Spark Streaming
Spark Streaming
Information Technology and Services
21.6%
Computer Software
18.9%
Telecommunications
8.1%
Financial Services
8.1%
Education Management
8.1%
Other
35.1%
Alternatives
Confluent
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
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Cloudera
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Spark Streaming
Spark Streaming Alternatives
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Google Cloud Dataflow
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Aiven for Apache Kafka
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Discussions
Confluent
Confluent Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Confluent has no discussions with answers
Spark Streaming
Spark Streaming Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Spark Streaming has no discussions with answers