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PROS

Confluent provides exceptional technical support both on-site and off-site.
The Kafka Connect framework is valuable for connecting various source systems without needing additional code.
Confluent Cloud removes the need for handling infrastructure, providing shared data access across portfolios.
Confluent's implementation of the schema registry significantly enhances data quality assurance.
Confluent's messaging tasks with Kafka streamline processes effectively.

CONS

Confluent could benefit from eliminating Zookeeper due to security issues.
There is a recognized need for stronger server version improvements as most companies transition to the cloud.
Confluent faces challenges with governance and access control in Kafka topics, especially with a limit of 10,000 rules per cluster.
The absence of application-specific connectors is noted, which affects functionality.
Frequent issues exist, such as Kafka downtimes and slow responses from the support team.
 

Confluent Pros review quotes

reviewer1439427 - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Head IT & IS at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 13, 2021
Their tech support is amazing; they are very good, both on and off-site.
it_user1582965 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Management Officer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
May 21, 2021
A person with a good IT background and HTML will not have any trouble with Confluent.
RB
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 29, 2021
Kafka Connect framework is valuable for connecting to the various source systems where code doesn't need to be written.
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AS
Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Nov 3, 2021
The design of the product is extremely well built and it is highly configurable.
reviewer1712133 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Distributed Platform Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Nov 9, 2021
The most valuable feature that we are using is the data replication between the data centers allowing us to configure a disaster recovery or software. However, is it's not mandatory to use and because most of the features that we use are from Apache Kafka, such as end-to-end encryption. Internally, we can develop our own kind of product or service from Apache Kafka.
reviewer1752198 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Dec 24, 2021
With Confluent Cloud we no longer need to handle the infrastructure and the plumbing, which is a concern for Confluent. The other advantage is that all portfolios have access to the data that is being shared.
Cengiz Celik - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at TUBITAK
Jul 22, 2022
It is also good for knowledge base management.
NK
Human Resources Executive at Sticky IO
Aug 22, 2022
The most valuable feature of Confluent is the wide range of features provided. They're leading the market in this category.
AbhishekSingh11 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Solutions Architect at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 11, 2022
The solution can handle a high volume of data because it works and scales well.
VolodymyrPantelus - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst at Infor
Apr 4, 2023
The documentation process is fast with the tool.
 

Confluent Cons review quotes

reviewer1439427 - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Head IT & IS at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 13, 2021
It could have more themes. They should also have more reporting-oriented plugins as well. It would be great to have free custom reports that can be dispatched directly from Jira.
it_user1582965 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Management Officer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
May 21, 2021
In Confluent, there could be a few more VPN options.
RB
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 29, 2021
there is room for improvement in the visualization.
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AS
Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Nov 3, 2021
It would help if the knowledge based documents in the support portal could be available for public use as well.
reviewer1712133 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Distributed Platform Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Nov 9, 2021
They should remove Zookeeper because of security issues.
reviewer1752198 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Dec 24, 2021
Currently, in the early stages, I see a gap on the security side. If you are using the SaaS version, we would like to get a fuller, more secure solution that can be adopted right out of the box. Confluence could do a better job sharing best practices or a reusable pattern that others have used, especially for companies that can not afford to hire professional services from Confluent.
Cengiz Celik - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at TUBITAK
Jul 22, 2022
It could have more integration with different platforms.
NK
Human Resources Executive at Sticky IO
Aug 22, 2022
The pricing model should include the ability to pick features and be charged for them only.
AbhishekSingh11 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Solutions Architect at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 11, 2022
It could be improved by including a feature that automatically creates a new topic and puts failed messages.
VolodymyrPantelus - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst at Infor
Apr 4, 2023
The product should integrate tools for incorporating diagrams like Lucidchart. It also needs to improve its formatting features. We also faced issues while granting permissions.