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.