Our Story

We started WarpStream because we saw the opportunity to create a streaming platform that was purpose-built for the cloud. Many are stuck between two extremes – infrastructure that’s too hard to run and vendors that are too expensive (especially when it comes to Apache® Kafka). 

We evaluated every design decision from first principles, and rebuilt Kafka from the ground up with a stateless, zero disk architecture that takes advantage of everything modern cloud environments have to offer, while maintaining full compatibility with the Kafka protocol.

‍The result? WarpStream: a Kafka-compatible data streaming platform that is cost effective, secure, infinitely scalable and simple to operate. 

WarpStream is backed by Confluent, the leader in streaming, making it ready and capable for mission-critical workloads. WarpStream is used in production environments for use cases like observability, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, data aggregation, product analytics and more.