Kafka facilitates real-time data processing across distributed systems, but managing costs while maintaining performance requires careful planning. Key cost drivers include computing infrastructure, data transfer, and storage. Different deployment types (serverless, hosted, and self-hosted) impact costs uniquely. Cost-efficiency involves continuous optimization, such as removing inactive resources, enabling client-level compression, avoiding default settings, and adopting dynamic sizing to match workloads. Following these best practices can help keep Kafka clusters cost-efficient.
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