Confluent Cloud
by Confluent · Event streaming, Data integration
Compare Event streaming prices · Compare Data integration prices
| Plan | Usage-based |
|---|---|
| Basicfirst eCKU free, then billed by use | $0.14 above the included amount[1] per eCKU / hour $0 first tier · $0.05 data transfer · $0.08 data stored |
| Standard | $0.75 ecku[1] per eCKU / hour $0.035 data transfer · $0.08 data stored |
| Enterprise | $1.75 ecku[1] per eCKU / hour $0.02 data transfer · $0.08 data stored |
| Freightminimum 2 eCKUs; for high-volume logging and observability | $2.25 ecku[1] per eCKU / hour $0.014 data transfer · $0.03 data stored |
| Dedicatedcapacity reserved in advance; price on request | Contact sales[1] |
USD. List prices from the vendor's own page.
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Checked today 23 Oct 2026
Prices last checked 23 Oct 2026.
- First read
- 28 Sep 2026
- Prices tracked
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- 3 captured, hashed
What each plan includes
| Basic | Standard | Enterprise | Freight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partition limit | 1,500 | 2,500 | 96,000 | 50,000 |
| Storage limit | 5 TB | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Throughput (ingress/egress) | 250 / 750 MBps | 250 / 750 MBps | 1,920 / 5,760 MBps | 9,120 / 27,360 MBps |
| Uptime SLA | 99.5% | 99.9% (1 eCKU); 99.99% (2+ eCKUs) | 99.9% (1 eCKU); 99.99% (2+ eCKUs) | 99.99% |
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Basic
| Price | Where | Billing | Type | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freefirst eCKU at no charge | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.14 per eCKU / houreach eCKU after the first | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.05 per GBdata in and out | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.08 per GB / month | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
Standard
| Price | Where | Billing | Type | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.75 per eCKU / hour | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.035 per GBfrom 0.035 up to 0.050 per GB, by region and volume; data in and out | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.08 per GB / month | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
Enterprise
| Price | Where | Billing | Type | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.75 per eCKU / hourfrom 1.75 up to 2.25 per eCKU-hour, by region and volume | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.02 per GBfrom 0.020 up to 0.050 per GB, by region and volume; data in and out | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.08 per GB / month | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
Freight
| Price | Where | Billing | Type | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.25 per eCKU / hourminimum 2 eCKUs | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.014 per GBfrom 0.014 up to 0.030 per GB, by region and volume; data in and out | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
| $0.03 per GB / month | Global | usage-based | List price | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
Dedicated
| Price | Where | Billing | Type | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact salesfree trial available | – | – | Contact sales | Vendor's own site | source [1] |
About
Confluent Cloud is Confluent's fully managed, serverless distribution of Apache Kafka, available across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and billed on a usage basis.[1] It offers a range of serverless cluster tiers together with managed connectors, stream processing and governance, and includes a free entry tier.[1] The serverless tiers — Basic, Standard, Enterprise and Freight — are billed per eCKU-hour, per GB of data transferred and per GB-month of storage, with Dedicated clusters available only through sales.[1] Storage prices are quoted before replication.[1] New sign-ups get a 30-day free trial with usage credit.[3]
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Sources
- Confluent Pricing Vendor page.
- [1] Captured 28 Sep 2026.
- Confluent Connector Portfolio Vendor page.
- [2] Captured 28 Sep 2026.
- Try Free Confluent: Managed Kafka on Any Cloud Vendor page.
- [3] Captured 16 Oct 2026.