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• Dec 11, 2025

  • New
  • Aiven Terraform provider

  Aiven Provider for Terraform version 4.48.0 now available

  This version of the Aiven Terraform Provider adds write-only password support to service user resources, including aiven_kafka_user, aiven_mysql_user, aiven_opensearch_user, aiven_pg_user, and aiven_valkey_user. You can now manage passwords for these service users securely without storing them in your state file by using the new password_wo and password_wo_version fields.

  Additionally, a new aiven_organization_user_group_member_list data source has been added. It lists all members of a specific user group, making group and permission management easier.

  This release also includes regular updates to service configurations, integrations, and endpoints. For more details on fixes and updates, view the complete Aiven Provider for Terraform changelog.

• Dec 10, 2025

  • New
  • Aiven for Apache Kafka®

  Aiven for Apache Kafka Free Tier now available

  Aiven for Apache Kafka Free Tier now available

  A free tier is now available for Aiven for Apache Kafka. No credit card is required.
  Use it for learning, prototyping, small-scale development, and workloads that fit within the free tier limits.

  Key features

  • Managed Kafka cluster with Karapace Schema Registry and REST Proxy
  • Throughput limits of up to 125 KiB/s for produce traffic and 125 KiB/s for consume traffic
  • Up to 5 topics, each with two partitions
  • Sample data generation and basic monitoring
  • One free Kafka service per organization

  Limitations

  • Free tier services are automatically powered off during extended periods of inactivity and can be reactivated at any time.
  • Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, service integrations, and tiered storage are not available.
  • Data retention is fixed, and no SLA coverage is included.

  You can upgrade to a paid plan at any time to remove limits and enable additional features. To learn more, see the Kafka free tier documentation.

• Dec 5, 2025

  • New
  • Aiven for Valkey™

  Aiven for Valkey™ clustering: out now in limited availability

  We are excited to announce the launch of Aiven for Valkey™ clustering in limited availability. This managed solution provides scalable, distributed in-memory data storage with built-in high availability.

  Aiven for Valkey clustering automatically partitions your data across multiple nodes (shards), enabling you to handle larger datasets and higher traffic loads than a single-node deployment.

  Key benefits:

  • High availability: Automatic failover, minimal downtime, and replica promotion to maintain service continuity during unexpected failures or maintenance.
  • Scalability & performance: Distribute read and write operations across multiple shards for significantly higher throughput, lower latency, and better load distribution.
  • Compatibility: Fully compatible with existing Valkey cluster-aware client libraries for seamless integration with current applications.
  • Flexible sizing: Supports various instance sizes, including smaller 4 GB RAM instances, allowing for better cost optimization.

  Learn more in the Aiven for Valkey™ clustering documentation.

• Dec 5, 2025

  • New
  • Aiven for PostgreSQL®

  Aiven for PostgreSQL^® reads failover to primary

  Aiven for PostgreSQL® now supports automatic failover for read-only workloads. When all standby nodes are unavailable, read traffic routed to the HA replica DNS endpoint is automatically redirected to the healthy primary node, ensuring uninterrupted access and minimizing downtime.

  Key highlights:

  • Seamless failover for read-only queries when standbys are unavailable
  • No application-side routing changes required
  • Single, stable connection endpoint for read traffic
  • Easy enable/disable via Console, CLI, API, Terraform, or Kubernetes

  This is a limited availability feature. To learn more, see the feature documentation.

• Dec 4, 2025

  • Improved
  • Aiven for Apache Kafka®

  Support public CA for SASL authentication in Aiven for Apache Kafka

  You can now configure Aiven for Apache Kafka to use a public certificate authority (Let’s Encrypt) for SASL authentication instead of a project-specific CA. This eliminates the need for clients to install and manage certificates when authenticating with username and password.

  When you enable this option, the connection details display the appropriate SASL port for your access route. Public CA support is available for all connection types, including PrivateLink.

  To enable Public CA, use the Aiven Console, Aiven CLI, API, or Terraform. For more information, see Enable public CA for SASL authentication.

• Nov 19, 2025

  • New
  • Aiven for PostgreSQL®

  Aiven for PostgreSQL^® upgraded to 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, and 14.20

  Aiven for PostgreSQL® has been upgraded to latest minor versions 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, and 14.20, which contain a variety of fixes to previous versions. Removing bugs and security vulnerabilities increases database performance, improves service availability, and helps ensure business continuity.

  See PostgreSQL release notes for more details about the PostgreSQL® minor releases.

• Nov 19, 2025

  • Improved
  • Aiven for Apache Kafka®

  Karapace version 5.0.3

  Karapace has been updated to version 5.0.3 with fixes that improve protobuf handling and message consumption.

  Improved

  • Protobuf schemas now use absolute runtime paths when compiled, ensuring that generated *_pb2.py modules load correctly across different runtime environments.

  Fixed

  • Fixed protobuf decoding failures that caused messages to appear empty or not load in the Kafka Topic Catalog and REST API.
  • Fixed an error where protobuf keys that could not be decoded resulted in an Unprocessable Entity response. Karapace now falls back to binary decoding for the key.
  • Fixed errors that caused protobuf-formatted messages to fail when fetched through the API or the Aiven Console.

  For more information, see the Karapace 5.0.3 release notes.

• Nov 18, 2025

  • New
  • Aiven for Valkey™

  Aiven for Valkey™ version 8.1

  Aiven for Valkey™ version 8.1 is now available on the Aiven Platform. It introduces multiple improvements on top of version 8.0, including:

  Performance improvements

  • New hashtable implementation: Reduces the average memory needed for key-value pairs and the number of random memory accesses. It also improves throughput by approximately 10% on pipeline workloads when not using I/O threads.
  • Iterator prefetching: Up to 3.5x faster when iterating over the key set by using prefetching techniques.
  • Various command optimizations: Commands such as ZRANK, ZADD, PFMERGE, PFCOUNT, and BITCOUNT were optimized to execute faster.

  Observability improvements

  • Extending the slowlog to commandlog: The new COMMANDLOG feature gives you better visibility into end-to-end latency.
  • Improved latency insights: The new LATENCY LATEST command reports on the latest collected latency events.

  Other improvements

  • Conditional updates: The introduction of conditional updates using the SET IFEQ semantics.

  Upgrade to version 8.1 at your earliest convenience to ensure you use the most robust and secure version available.

  See the Valkey 8.1 release notes for more details.

• Nov 17, 2025

  • New
  • Aiven for PostgreSQL®

  TimescaleDB 2.21.4, 2.22.0, 2.22.1 for Aiven for PostgreSQL^® released

  TimescaleDB extension versions 2.21.4, 2.22.0, and 2.22.1 are now available for Aiven for PostgreSQL®. These release introduce performance improvements and bug fixes. Upgrade to 2.21.4, 2.22.0, and 2.22.1 at your earliest convenience to make sure you use the most robust and secure version available.

  For details on all TimescaleDB releases, see the release notes.