Pricing change·May 4 → May 11, 2026·Week 20, 2026·Cloud & DevOps

Aiven raises Kafka Developer plan 21% to $35/month

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What changed

Price increase

Apache Kafka Developer plan starting price increased from $29/month ($0.04/hour) to $35/month ($0.05/hour), a 21% increase.

Limit decrease

Apache Kafka Developer plan data retention reduced from a range of 1-7 days to a fixed maximum of 3 days.

May 4, 2026 vs May 11, 2026

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Change 1 of 2 · price increased

Apache Kafka Developer plan starting price increased from $29/month ($0.04/hour) to $35/month ($0.05/hour), a 21% increase.

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