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Use Aiven for Apache Kafka?
Prashast Tripathi
A robust solution that is configurable based on one's requirements with features like checkpointing and API
Before the introduction of Apache Spark Streaming, we primarily relied on cloud-related tools. Apache Spark Streaming is a robust solution... Read more →
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  • "People pay for Apache Spark Streaming as a service."
  • "I was using the open-source community version, which was self-hosted."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive, or not cost-effective, and ten is cheap, I rate the price a seven."
  • "Spark is an affordable solution, especially considering its open-source nature."

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    Top Answer:Apache Spark Streaming is versatile. You can use it for competitive intelligence, gathering data from competitors, or for internal tasks like monitoring workflows.
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    Top Answer:In terms of improvement, the UI could be better. Additionally, Spark Streaming works well for various use cases, but improvements could be made for ultra-fast scenarios where seconds matter. While… more »
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    Top Answer:As a data engineer, I use Apache Spark Streaming to process real-time data for web page analytics and integrate diverse data sources into centralized data warehouses.
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    8th
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    Overview

    Aiven for Apache Kafka is a robust data streaming platform utilized for real-time analytics, event-driven architectures, and message brokering, enhancing data processing across systems. It features scalable operations, excellent data replication, and comprehensive monitoring, significantly improving organizational efficiency and decision-making processes through high-level data management capabilities.

    Spark Streaming makes it easy to build scalable fault-tolerant streaming applications.

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    UC Berkeley AMPLab, Amazon, Alibaba Taobao, Kenshoo, eBay Inc.
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Government6%
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    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Retailer5%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business60%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Aiven for Apache Kafka is ranked 19th in Streaming Analytics while Apache Spark Streaming is ranked 8th in Streaming Analytics with 9 reviews. Aiven for Apache Kafka is rated 0.0, while Apache Spark Streaming is rated 8.0. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Apache Spark Streaming writes "Easy integration, beneficial auto-scaling, and good open-sourced support community". Aiven for Apache Kafka is most compared with Confluent, Amazon MSK, Instaclustr Managed Apache Kafka and Apache Pulsar, whereas Apache Spark Streaming is most compared with Amazon Kinesis, Spring Cloud Data Flow, Azure Stream Analytics and Apache Pulsar.

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