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The Top 11 Easiest To Use Event Stream Processing Software

See the top Event Stream Processing Software products based on usability ratings. A product’s usability score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that factors in real user satisfaction ratings of how easy the product is to administer, as well as how well the product meets business requirements, among other ratings. Compare products according to their usability scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on real user experiences.

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Ably Realtime

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

48%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

23%

Redpanda Data

8.3

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

36%

Mid Market

64%

Tray.ai

8.3

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

9.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

9.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

34%

Mid Market

56%

Enterprise

10%

Aiven for Apache Kafka

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

8.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

8.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

25%

Mid Market

51%

Enterprise

24%

Axual

8.0

Overall Usability Score

8.0

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

9.1

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

21%

Mid Market

21%

Enterprise

57%

Confluent

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

8.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.8

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

34%

Mid Market

30%

Enterprise

36%

Apache Kafka

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

8.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

20%

Mid Market

32%

Enterprise

48%

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams

7.7

Overall Usability Score

7.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

9.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

26%

Mid Market

37%

Enterprise

37%

IBM StreamSets

7.2

Overall Usability Score

7.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

7.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

8.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

20%

Mid Market

32%

Enterprise

47%

#10

Spark Streaming

7.1

Overall Usability Score

7.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

8.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

8.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

31%

Mid Market

44%

Enterprise

26%

#11

SAS Viya

6.6

Overall Usability Score

6.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.5

5.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

7.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 8.8

7.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

32%

Mid Market

34%

Enterprise

35%