Kinesis vs Flink

Compare multiple streaming and messaging technologies

What is the difference between Kinesis and Flink?

Amazon Kinesis is a fully managed AWS service for capturing and storing high-volume streaming data. Apache Flink is a powerful, open-source stream processing engine that can be run on various infrastructures (including AWS Managed Service for Flink) to process data from Kinesis, enabling complex real-time analytics and transformations.

Feature
KINESISKinesis
FLINKFlink
Event Streaming PlatformIs this system fundamentally designed for handling continuous, high-volume streams of events, often for real-time analytics or data pipelines?
Traditional Message QueueIs this system primarily optimized for point-to-point communication, task queues, and ensuring reliable delivery of individual messages?
Message Replay SupportCan consumers re-read or 'rewind' to process messages from any point in history, even if they've been consumed before?
Strict Message OrderingDoes the system guarantee that messages are delivered and processed in the exact order they were sent within a logical partition or queue?
Open SourceIs the core project an open-source technology with its source code publicly available?
Easy to Setup & MaintainHow straightforward is the initial setup, configuration, and ongoing operational management of this system?
Stream Processing EngineIs this a dedicated engine for processing and transforming data streams in real-time?
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