Apache Kafka® for Free

Aiven is the Apache Kafka® development platform. Start your free cloud Apache Kafka cluster with fully managed Schema registry and REST proxy.

Service benefits

What’s included in your free Aiven for Apache Kafka?

With Aiven's free Apache Kafka® plan, we've set healthy limits that protect the ecosystem while giving you enough room to build real applications.

Managed Apache Kafka®, now free

Get the stability and automation trusted by our enterprise customers, scaled for your prototyping needs.

Master Event-Driven architectures

Build expertise using the exact Kafka implementation trusted by Fortune 500 companies, completely free of charge.

Validate complex architectural concepts instantly

Skip approvals and resource provisioning to test mission-critical designs right away with a fully functional, reliable Kafka cluster.

Launch your next microservice today

Deploy a dependable, low-latency Kafka cluster for side projects without any infrastructure overhead or cost commitments.

Enterprise-grade infrastructure

Experience the stability, security, and automation our largest customers rely on.

Ready to build?

Get started in three steps

Sign up for Aiven & create your project

No credit card needed.

Create your free service

Your cluster provisions in under two minutes.

Connect & start building

Use Sample Data Generator or Quick Connect in the Aiven console to start producing messages in as little as 30 seconds.

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Create your free Aiven for Apache Kafka® Service

Set up your fully managed Apache Kafka service in less than 5 minutes. It's easy and quick — simply access our web console or use our API, CLI, or Terraform.