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AI-Ready Open Source Data Platform

Deploy and manage Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, MySQL, OpenSearch, ClickHouse, and more across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with enterprise-grade reliability and security.

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Quick Start

Get started with Aiven in minutes

1

Sign up for an account

Create your free Aiven account at console.aiven.io. No credit card required to start exploring.
2

Set up your organization

Configure your organization structure, add billing details, and invite team members. Organize your resources with projects and organizational units.
# Or use the Aiven CLI
avn user login
avn project create my-first-project
3

Create your first service

Deploy a managed database or streaming service in seconds. Choose from Kafka, PostgreSQL, MySQL, OpenSearch, and more.
avn service create my-postgres \
  --service-type pg \
  --cloud aws-us-east-1 \
  --plan business-4
Your service will be ready in a few minutes with automatic backups, high availability, and monitoring enabled.
4

Connect and start building

Get connection credentials from the Console or CLI and connect your applications. All services include TLS encryption and authentication by default.Learn more in our platform overview and service documentation.

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Managed Services

Production-ready open source data services

Apache Kafka

Stream processing with Kafka, Connect, and Schema Registry

PostgreSQL

Reliable relational database with extensions like pgvector and TimescaleDB

MySQL

Popular open source relational database

OpenSearch

Search and analytics engine with dashboards

ClickHouse

Fast columnar database for analytics

Apache Flink

Stateful stream processing at scale

Valkey

In-memory data store compatible with Redis

Dragonfly

High-performance in-memory data store

Grafana

Visualization and observability platform

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Platform Features

Enterprise-grade capabilities for production workloads

Multi-Cloud Deployment

Deploy services across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) supported.

Organizations & Projects

Organize resources with hierarchical structure and role-based access control

VPC & Networking

Private networking with VPC peering, transit gateway, and static IPs

Authentication & SSO

SAML, OAuth, and managed users with your identity provider

Monitoring & Logs

Built-in monitoring with integration to Datadog, CloudWatch, and more

Automatic Backups

Point-in-time recovery with automatic backups to another region

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Developer Tools

Build and automate with your preferred tools

Aiven Console

Web-based interface for managing all your services and projects

API

RESTful API for programmatic access to all platform features

CLI

Command-line interface for scripting and automation

Terraform Provider

Infrastructure as code with the official Terraform provider

Kubernetes Operator

Native Kubernetes integration for GitOps workflows

SQL Query Optimizer

AI-powered query optimization and tuning

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