Kafka is an open-source distributed event and stream-processing platform built to process demanding real-time data feeds. It is inherently scalable, with high throughput and availability.
You can create up to fifteen-node Kafka clusters. We support the following Basic and General Purpose Droplets for use in Kafka clusters:
| Droplet Type | CPU | 3-Node Cluster Cost | vCPUs | RAM | Disk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Shared | $147.00 per month | 3 | 6 GiB | |
| Basic | Shared | $294.00 per month | 6 | 12 GiB | |
| General Purpose | Dedicated | $597.00 per month | 6 | 24 GiB | |
| General Purpose | Dedicated | $1197.00 per month | 12 | 48 GiB |
The three-node cluster cost applies to each multiple of 3 nodes in your cluster. For example, a three-node cluster of 6 vCPU Droplets costs $597.00 per month, so a six-node cluster would cost $1194.00 per month.
Additional storage you add to the cluster costs $0.20 per GB per month.
Traffic to and from managed databases does not count against your bandwidth billing transfer allowance.
All managed databases are deployed onto Droplets with either shared or dedicated CPU.
We offer the following Droplet plans for Kafka cluster nodes:
| API/CLI Slug | CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SSD (GiB) | Price (hourly) | Price (monthly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
k-s-2-2-40 |
2 | 2 | 40-80 | $0.06101 | $41 |
k-s-2-4-50 |
2 | 4 | 50-100 | $0.13095 | $88 |
| API/CLI Slug | CPUs | Memory (GiB) | SSD (GiB) | Price (hourly) | Price (monthly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
k-2-8-50 |
2 | 8 | 50-250 | $0.28125 | $189 |
k-4-16-100 |
4 | 16 | 100-500 | $0.56399 | $379 |