WarpStream is NOT Cheaper than Kafka

A cost comparison of a self-hosted Kafka deployment and WarpStream.

WarpStream costs are based on their public pricing for their Fundamentals Tier (no SLA). Kafka costs are computed using tiered storage and fetch-from-follower configurations, based on retail cloud prices (no discounts) in the US-East region. November 2024 prices. All prices are per month.
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