Aiven

Managed open-source database and streaming platforms.

Helsinki, Finland · Founded 2016 · Paid
A European alternative to AWS Google Cloud Microsoft Azure Vercel Netlify DigitalOcean Linode (Akamai) Oracle Cloud Vultr IBM Cloud Render Fly.io Heroku Railway

About Aiven

Aiven is a Finnish managed open-source data platform headquartered in Helsinki, founded in 2016. It runs production-ready PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, OpenSearch, ClickHouse, Valkey/Redis, Cassandra and other data services on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean and UpCloud, backed by a 99.99% SLA and integrated observability. Aiven targets development teams that want managed open-source databases without vendor lock-in. The company has raised around $420M from Atomico, IVP, Earlybird, Eurazeo and Salesforce Ventures and is valued at roughly $3 billion.

Quick facts

Pricing model Paid
Free trial
Open source
Self-hostable No
Public API Yes
Target audience B2B
Company size fit Enterprise
DPA available Yes
Data stored in EU Yes
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