Apache Kafka on Heroku

Name: Apache Kafka on Heroku
Brand: Heroku

HerokuIntegration

Managed Apache Kafka clusters with automatic provisioning, multi-AZ replication, and integration with Heroku Connect for Salesforce data streams

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Sub-services (2)

Multi-AZ Replication

Topics replicated across three availability zones for HA

Streams Connector

Bidirectional sync between Kafka topics and Heroku Postgres tables

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPRSOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

Where this runs

11 regions

8 countries

Commercial regions (11)

Europe (3)

Private Space — Frankfurt
Common Runtime — EU (Ireland)
Private Space — Dublin

North America (4)

Private Space — Montreal
Common Runtime — US (Virginia)
Private Space — Virginia
Private Space — Oregon

Asia (3)

Private Space — Mumbai
Private Space — Tokyo
Private Space — Singapore

Oceania (1)

Private Space — Sydney

Equivalent services on other platforms

Amazon MSKAWS

Fully managed Apache Kafka and Kafka Connect service with provisioned and serverless deployment options, tiered storage, IAM-based auth, and the MSK Replicator for cross-region and cross-account cluster replication

Azure Event HubsAzure

Big data streaming platform and event ingestion service capable of millions of events per second with Kafka compatibility, Capture to Blob or Data Lake, and partition-based scaling

Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache KafkaGCP

Fully-managed Apache Kafka clusters for real-time data pipelines, event sourcing, model scoring, messaging, and streaming analytics — Google's first-party answer to Confluent Cloud and AWS MSK, GA at Cloud Next 2025 with native VPC, IAM, and Pub/Sub integration

Pricing

Pricing model:per-tier-monthly