Aiven

Aiven is a fully managed, open source data platform offering PostgreSQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, and ClickHouse as a unified, AI-ready service.

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About Aiven

Aiven is a fully managed, AI-ready open source data platform that brings together databases, streaming, and search technologies in a single, scalable service. It offers managed PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, OpenSearch, and ClickHouse across multiple clouds with built-in reliability, high availability, and security. The platform emphasizes automation and developer-first tooling, including Kubernetes operators, Terraform providers, and rich APIs to accelerate AI and data-driven applications.

Key features

  • Fully managed services for PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, OpenSearch, and ClickHouse
  • Automatic failover and 99.99% uptime SLA
  • Point-in-time recovery up to 30 days
  • Distributed read-only replicas and multi-region replication
  • Connection pooling with PgBouncer for high concurrency
  • Integrated Schema Registry (Karapace) for Kafka
  • Tiered storage and cost-efficient scaling for Kafka and ClickHouse
  • Unified data stack: databases, streaming, and search in one platform
  • Vector search and AI-ready features integrated into core services
  • Developer tooling: Aiven Operator for Kubernetes, Aiven Provider for Terraform, Aiven Client, and comprehensive APIs
  • Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) and sovereign/cloud deployment options

Why choose Aiven?

  • Open source-first, fully managed data platform that consolidates databases, streaming, and search
  • Strong reliability with automatic failover, backups, and cross-region replication
  • AI-ready capabilities and built-in vector search to accelerate AI applications
  • Extensive developer tooling (Kubernetes operator, Terraform provider, APIs) for automation and GitOps workflows
  • Flexible cloud strategy (BYOC, multi-cloud, sovereign cloud) with data residency options

Pricing

  • Start for free
  • Includes $300 in free credits to try Aiven services
  • After credits, pricing is usage-based on the Aiven Platform with pay-as-you-go models across regions and clouds