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Service and feature releases

New services and features follow a release lifecycle that promotes quality by giving customers the chance to test them and provide feedback.

The release stages and labels for new services and features vary across the Aiven Console and other interfaces like the Aiven API and Aiven Terraform Provider.

Aiven Console​

The release stages for features in the Aiven Console are:

  1. Limited availability
  2. Early availability
  3. General availability

Limited availability Limited availability​

The limited availability stage is an initial release of a new feature or service that you can try out by invitation only.

To try a service or feature in this stage, contact the sales team.

Early availability Early availability​

Features and services in the early availability stage are released to all users for testing and feedback. There are some restrictions on the functionality and service level agreement.

They are intended for use in non-production environments, but you can test them with production-like workloads to gauge their behavior under heavy load. Support tickets for these services and features are considered low severity.

You can enable most early availability features yourself on the feature preview page in the user profile.

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Using an early availability means that you consent to Aiven contacting you to request feedback that helps shape the products.

General availability​

New services and features become generally available once they are ready for production use at scale. The duration of the early and limited availability stages depends on customer adoption and the time it takes to address any issues discovered during testing.

Billing for limited and early availability services​

Aiven provides credits for customers to try out limited and early availability services. After the credit code expires or after you have used the credits, you are charged for the service at the usual rate.

Aiven API​

Some new API endpoints are marked experimental, but the feature is stable and functional. The API specification for experimental endpoints can be adjusted based on feedback or evolving requirements. Any such changes are communicated to ensure a smooth transition.

Aiven Provider for Terraform​

Resources and data sources can be beta or deprecated.

Beta​

Resources and data sources that are in development have the beta label. You can use these by setting the beta environment variable.

Deprecated​

Deprecated resources and data sources have warnings in the documentation and when you plan or apply changes. Warnings include details on which resources to use as replacements and the migration guide provides instructions on moving to the new resources.

Feature roadmap​

You can see Aiven's public roadmap, track the progress of specific features, submit your own suggestions, and vote on other suggestions on Aiven Ideas.