DataStax Astra Streaming

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Runs on api, self-hosted, Web.

DataStax Astra Streaming is ranked #6 of 23 in event streaming platforms on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

DataStax Astra Streaming plans and pricing

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Free tier Free Exact price and included limits not stated on the opened pages docs.datastax.com · 3 Oct 2026

Paid Astra Streaming plans Not published Usage-based charges; rates vary by region and usage Streaming Capacity Units are an optional addition to the base plan and are billed uniquely per customer docs.datastax.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on event streaming platforms

Free plan: Yes
Deployment model: cloud
Stream processing: Yes
Schema registry: Yes
Supported client languages: C#, Golang, Java, Node.js, Python, Spring Boot

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The record

Service: Astra Streaming is a fully managed SaaS for data streaming and event stream processing, powered by Apache Pulsar.
Use cases: The service provides unified messaging for streaming, pub/sub, and queuing, and supports real-time event processing and change data capture.
Management: Users can manage Pulsar tenants and resources including topics, connectors, functions, and subscriptions through the Astra Portal, APIs, or related tools.
Client libraries: Applications can connect using open-source Apache Pulsar client APIs; the service runs Pulsar 3.1 and recommends that API version or higher.
Integrations: Included sink connectors support Astra DB and Cassandra, Kafka, AWS Kinesis, Cloud Storage, Elasticsearch, BigQuery, JDBC databases, and Snowflake.
Source connectors: Included source connectors support Kafka, AWS Kinesis, data generation, and Debezium for MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
Connector limitation: Astra Streaming does not support custom source or sink connectors, and experimental connectors are not fully supported or tested.
Security: Shared tenants use Pulsar authentication and authorization alongside Astra organization RBAC, with tenant-scoped roles and permissions.
Transport and private networking: Connections use authentication, authorization, and TLS; private connectivity is available for Streaming Capacity Units, not shared clusters.
Pricing model: Astra Streaming offers a free tier, while its serverless model charges for resources used; dedicated Streaming Capacity Units are billed separately with customer-specific pricing.
Shared cluster limits: Shared clusters allow up to 10 tenants per organization, 20 namespaces per tenant, 100 topics per namespace, and 5 MB messages.
Throughput limits: On shared clusters, the per-topic producer, consumer, and subscription throughput guardrail is 5,000 messages per second and 25 MB per second.
Support: The documentation directs customers to IBM Support for requests such as private connectivity and unavailable regions.
Audience: DataStax describes Astra Streaming as serving enterprise mission-critical workloads as well as mid-market, small-business, and individual developer use cases.
Price from: Free

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docs.datastax.com/en/astra-streaming/index.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.datastax.com/en/astra-streaming/developing/clients/i· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.datastax.com/en/astra-streaming/connectors/index.htm· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.datastax.com/en/astra-streaming/astream-org-permissi· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.datastax.com/en/astra-streaming/operations/private-c· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.datastax.com/en/astra-streaming/astream-faq.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
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