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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.

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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How we made Confluent Cloud 10x Faster

Learn about our multi-year journey to making Confluent Cloud 10x faster than Apache Kafka

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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

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Customer Story: Singapore Exchange (SGX)

See how SGX modernized their legacy trading platform with Confluent for lower latency and higher throughput.

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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

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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

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Easier elastic scaling

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Infinite storage

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Offloading resiliency responsibilities

Upgrading from Apache Kafka to Confluent is easy.

Deploy in minutes. Pay as you go. Available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.