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# Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Reviews
**Vendor:** Amazon Web Services (AWS)  
**Category:** [Stream Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/stream-analytics)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 90
## About Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is a massively scalable, durable, and low-cost streaming data service. Kinesis Data Streams can continuously capture gigabytes of data per second from hundreds of thousands of sources, such as website clickstreams, database event streams, financial transactions, social media feeds, IT logs, and location-tracking events. The collected data is available in milliseconds to allow real-time analytics use cases, such as real-time dashboards, real-time anomaly detection, dynamic pricing. Customers run more than two million unique streams and process tens of PB of data per day with Amazon Kinesis Data Streams.



## Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Pros & Cons
**What users like:**

- Users value the **real-time data processing** capabilities of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams for its low latency and robustness. (2 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **real-time data processing capability** of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, ensuring efficient handling of large data volumes. (2 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **real-time data processing capabilities** of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, ensuring seamless and reliable performance. (2 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **real-time data processing capability** of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, enabling effective handling of large data volumes. (2 reviews)
- Users value the **seamless API integration** of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams with other AWS services for enhanced convenience. (1 reviews)
- Documentation (1 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **fast processing** of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, consistently enjoying low-latency and reliable performance. (1 reviews)
- Users value the **seamless integration with AWS services** , enhancing the efficiency of their data streaming infrastructure. (1 reviews)
- Performance (1 reviews)
- Real-time Analytics (1 reviews)

**What users dislike:**

- Users find the **difficult setup** of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams confusing, especially regarding shards and cost management. (2 reviews)
- Users find the service **expensive** , particularly when not closely monitoring usage and managing costs effectively. (2 reviews)
- Users find the **resource-intensive learning** curve steep, particularly for beginners navigating AWS streaming architectures. (2 reviews)
- Users find the **complexity** of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams challenging, particularly for newcomers to streaming and AWS. (1 reviews)
- Integration Issues (1 reviews)
- Learning Curve (1 reviews)
- Learning Difficulty (1 reviews)
- Limitations (1 reviews)
- Limited Resources (1 reviews)
- Pricing Issues (1 reviews)


## Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Discussions
  - [How do I connect to Amazon Kinesis?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-connect-to-amazon-kinesis)
  - [How do you use Kinesis?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-use-kinesis)
  - [What is a Kinesis?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-kinesis)
  - [What does Amazon Kinesis do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-amazon-kinesis-do)

- [View Amazon Kinesis Data Streams pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amazon-kinesis-data-streams/reviews?page=9&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-01+05%3A55%3A25+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=32687ebd-77ff-4814-95ca-ee8618ef7b5e&secure%5Btoken%5D=23db163d3512f1d153557e847cbd03b9ce2b5f82c6d8430601e81752c1784f3d&format=llm_user)
## Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Integrations
  - [Amazon Redshift](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/reviews)
  - [Amazon S3 Glacier](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-s3-glacier/reviews)
  - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews)

## Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Features
**Data**
- Data Processing
- Data Sources
- Integration
- Real-Time Processing

**Analytics**
- Reporting & Analytics

**Building Reports**
- Data Transformation
- Data Modeling
- WYSIWYG Report Design
- Integration APIs

**Platform**
- Mobile User Support
- Customization 
- User, Role, and Access Management
- Internationalization
- Sandbox / Test Environments
- Performance and Reliability
- Breadth of Partner Applications

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