Create HAQM MSK clusters with T3 brokers for less than $2.50/day

Posted On: Apr 8, 2020

You can now create HAQM Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (HAQM MSK) clusters for less than $2.50/day using kafka.t3.small brokers.  

The new kafka.t3.small broker type for HAQM MSK is ideal for customers getting started with Apache Kafka or HAQM MSK, looking to test Apache Kafka applications in a development environment, or have low throughput production workloads. All HAQM MSK features apply to clusters with kafka.t3.small brokers including two and three availability zone deployments, encryption in transit and at rest, and each cluster is paired with a highly available, fully managed Apache ZooKeeper cluster at no additional cost.

The kafka.t3.small is an HAQM EC2 T3 instance in standard mode which provides a baseline level of CPU performance with the ability to burst above the CPU baseline until the accrued CPU credits are exhausted. Visit the HAQM EC2 T3 webpage from more information on t3.small instances and how CPU credits work in standard mode.

HAQM MSK is a fully managed service for Apache Kafka that makes it easy for you to build and run applications that use Apache Kafka as a data store. HAQM MSK is 100% compatible with Apache Kafka, which enables you to quickly migrate your existing Apache Kafka workloads to HAQM MSK with confidence or build new ones from scratch. With HAQM MSK, you spend more time innovating on applications and less time managing clusters. To learn how to get started, see the HAQM MSK Developer Guide.

For HAQM MSK region availability, refer to the AWS Region Table.