Data streaming platform
Stream data without the complexity or cost of traditional Kafka systems
Powering real-time data at
Built for performance.
Engineered for simplicity.
Event-driven applications demand fresher context and lower latency than legacy streaming systems can deliver. Redpanda Streaming is a Kafka-compatible platform purpose-built for today's workloads.
No bolt-ons, no external dependencies, deploy anywhere.
Simple
Streaming that just works
Single binary deployment
No external dependencies, no operational complexity.
Self-healing clusters
Auto-tuning workloads eliminate the need for specialized Kafka expertise.
Unified platform
Handles operational, analytical, and lakehouse workloads in one system.
Efficient
UNBEATABLE PRICE PERFORMANCE
Native C++ architecture
Delivers 10x lower tail latencies than open-source Kafka.
Thread-per-core design
With continuous balancing maximizes hardware efficiency.
Cost-optimized ingress/egress
With follower fetching reduces data transfer costs by up to 80%.
Interoperable
Integrate seamlessly, build anywhere
Drop-in Kafka compatibility
No app rewrites, no tool changes, no vendor lock-in.
300+ connectors
Plus native Apache Iceberg support for seamless data lakehouse integration.
Deploy your way
BYOC, self-hosted, or serverless to fit any security or compliance requirement.
Safe
Enterprise-grade governance
VPC-isolated by default
Your data never leaves your environment with BYOC.
Raft-powered consistency
Ensures zero data loss with multi-AZ, multi-region self-healing.
One-click disaster recovery
With automated backups and rapid cluster restore.
Built to connect data from any source and handle any Kafka workload
Just 10X faster and 6X more cost-effectively. That’s why data teams at the world’s largest companies trust Redpanda to stream mission-critical data.
Connect
Go from humdrum data pipelines to composable data products. Redpanda Connect comes prebuilt with 300+ connectors, processors and more.
Explore our connectorsStream
Redpanda Streaming is a modern Kafka alternative that handles any workload with 10X performance and none of the overhead.
Try nowProtect
Keep revenue streaming when regions go dark. Shadowing provides native, offset-preserving disaster recovery that recovers in minutes.
Learn moreAdapt
Stop the sprawl of niche clusters. Redpanda Cloud Topics provide diskless-like efficiency, allowing a single engine to adapt performance modes to any workload.
See how it worksLearn how top teams use Redpanda
Redpanda gives data teams the foundation for intelligent, responsive, and scalable systems—whether they’re building personalized experiences or powering AI models.
View all customer storiesThe Redpanda One (R1) Adaptable Engine
The R1 architecture provides a single, multi-modal engine that allows you to toggle and combine different features at the topic level. Adapt to your unique workloads, and get more out of your Redpanda Streaming cluster.
Accelerate
Write Caching
Use Write Caching for ultra-low latency and an extreme speed boost for your most performance-critical applications. →
Balance
Standard Topics
The enterprise default for high-speed data safety and predictable, Raft-consistent performance using local NVMe storage. →
Scale
Tiered Storage
Spans local disk and object storage to balance performance and cost like a slider, according to your precise preferences. →
Economize
Cloud Topics
Bypass expensive inter-node replication and write directly to object storage, slashing cross-AZ networking and infrastructure fees by 90%. →
Analyze
Iceberg Topics
A zero-ETL approach that materializes data streams into Apache Iceberg™ tables for instant, lakehouse-ready analytics. →
Process
Data Transforms
Shape and enrich data in-flight with inline Wasm functions, eliminating the need for separate stream processing clusters. →
The perfect edition, built just for you
On Demand
Serverless
The easiest way to start with event-based streaming. No infrastructure to deploy, no systems to configure. Get running in seconds and scale seamlessly.
Fully Managed
Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC)
Fully managed on AWS, GCP, and Azure with automated ops, 24x7 support, and marketplace availability.
Self Managed
Enterprise
Kafka-compatible event streaming platform built for data-intensive applications.