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Confluent KORA: The Apache Kafka® Engine Built for the Cloud
Experience next-level data streaming with our fully managed, truly cloud-native service that delivers 10x better performance.
Supercharge Your Data Streaming With Confluent KORA
Confluent KORA delivers unmatched performance, scalability, and reliability for your Apache Kafka® workloads.
10x Faster Performance
Deliver faster insights and customer experiences with 10x faster tail latencies than Apache Kafka, sustained over time.
Effortless Scaling
Handle GBps+ workloads and peak customer demands 10x faster than Kafka. Meet peak demands without operational burden.
99.99% Uptime SLA
Ensure high availability and offload Kafka ops with 99.99% uptime SLA, multi-AZ clusters, and no-touch Kafka patches. Focus on innovation, not operations.
Infinite Storage
Never worry about Kafka storage again with Intelligent Tiered Storage and infinite retention.
Kora’s Design Awarded “Best Industry Paper”
Check out our award-winning paper about how our technical teams invested five million engineering hours and made Kora the cloud-native Apache Kafka engine with maximum elasticity, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
Boosted Performance
KORA delivers unparalleled speed and efficiency for your data streaming needs.
- Up to 10x lower tail latencies than Apache Kafka
- Efficient CPU usage with Next-Gen Replication Protocol
- Enhanced server-side parallelism with preserved ordering
- Real-time performance monitoring and alerts
Scale with ease
Adapt to changing demands instantly without the operational headaches.
- Scale 30x faster than Apache Kafka
- Pay-per-use pricing for cost efficiency
- Serverless Clusters adapt to demand automatically
- Avoid over-provisioning with dynamic resource allocation
- Bring cloud-like elasticity on-premises with Confluent Platform
Maximize uptime
Ensure your data streaming infrastructure is always available and up-to-date.
- 99.99% uptime SLA with multi-AZ clusters
- Offload Kafka operations to Confluent experts
- Simplify geo-replication with Cluster Linking
- Enable multi-cloud data movement for increased reliability
- Automatic, no-touch patches and upgrades to the latest Kafka version
No Limit Storage
Never worry about storage constraints or complex data management again.
- Infinite data retention without Kafka storage limits
- Independent scaling of compute and storage resources
- Intelligent tiered storage for optimal performance and cost
- Eliminate storage management overhead
What Kora means for your business
Reduce your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) up to 60% by shifting from self-managed Apache Kafka to Confluent KORA.
Additional Resources
How we made Confluent Cloud 10x Faster
Learn about our multi-year journey to making Confluent Cloud 10x faster than Apache Kafka
Webinar: How cluster scaling is made 10x easier with Confluent Cloud
Learn about how Confluent Cloud relieves manual burdens and makes scaling Kafka clusters 10x easier
Customer Story: Singapore Exchange (SGX)
See how SGX modernized their legacy trading platform with Confluent for lower latency and higher throughput.
Webinar: Retain Data Infinitely Without Operational Burdens
Learn about the considerations for storing the right amount of data in Kafka, and how Confluent Cloud relieves these burdens
Customer Stories
Hear firsthand accounts from AO.com, Symphony, and Wix about how their businesses benefited from Kora’s Elastic scaling, Infinite Storage, and Resiliency
Upgrading from Apache Kafka to Confluent is easy.
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