Confluent

Confluent was founded by the original creators of Apache Kafka. It sells a data streaming platform that connects, processes and governs data as it is produced.

What Confluent offers

• Data streaming platform — a single system replacing separate batch and streaming pipelines.
• Confluent Cloud — a managed, cloud-native service.
• Apache Flink processing — stream processing with SQL support.
• Connectors and governance — tools to link systems and keep data clean at the source.
• Real-time data for AI — supplying applications and agents with current data.

Who it works with

Customers are organisations running event-driven applications, including financial services firms, across on-premises and multi-cloud setups.

Key facts

• Headquarters: Palo Alto and London
• Built on: Apache Kafka and Apache Flink