StreamNative
StreamNative is a data platform for capturing, transporting, transforming, governing, and serving business data in real time for applications, analytics, and…
What StreamNative is
StreamNative is a data platform for capturing, transporting, transforming, governing, and serving business data in real time for applications, analytics, and agents. It offers native Kafka and Pulsar services powered by the Ursa engine, plus a schema registry and stream processing. For lakehouse workflows, it can write streams directly to Iceberg and Delta tables in object storage. Universal Connect runs Kafka Connect and Pulsar IO connectors, including change data capture, on one runtime. The platform provides agents with governed context from streams and tables through open interfaces, including the StreamNative MCP Server. Named technology partners include Databricks, Snowflake, Ververica, AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Deployment choices include serverless, dedicated resources, and BYOC in your cloud account. Serverless is available on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, with a choice of region, and supports up to 100 MBps per namespace. Security features listed include authentication, authorization, audit logs, and encryption. Support is included in all plans, with 24/7 technical support available.
Good
- Offers native Kafka and Pulsar services.
- Writes streams directly to Iceberg and Delta tables.
- Serverless runs on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
- Support is included in all plans.
- 24/7 technical support is available.
Watch out
- Serverless supports up to 100 MBps per namespace.
- No free plan is listed.
Who it suits
StreamNative targets teams working across real-time systems, data, and AI initiatives. It may suit teams that need Kafka or Pulsar services alongside lakehouse or agent data workflows.
Verdict
StreamNative combines streaming services, connectors, and direct lakehouse writes with several deployment choices. Review the serverless throughput limit and plan pricing when assessing fit.
Plans and prices
From StreamNative's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Serverless | $73 a month | Shared infrastructure · pay as you use · free trial · Starting at $73/month; monthly billing by default |
| Dedicated | $505 a month | Dedicated resources · AWS, GCP, or Azure · Single-AZ or Multi-AZ · Starting at $505/month; monthly billing by default |
| BYOC | $365 a month | Runs in your cloud account · AWS, GCP, or Azure · usage-based billing · Starting at $365/month; monthly billing by default |
The facts
Each one read from StreamNative's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI agents
- The platform serves agents fresh, governed context from streams and tables through open interfaces including the StreamNative MCP Server.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- StreamNative describes its target teams as those working across real-time systems, data, and AI initiatives.checked 4 Oct 2026
- BYOK
- Bring Your Own Key is listed as a Pro-only feature for BYOC.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Connectors
- Universal Connect runs Kafka Connect and Pulsar IO connectors, including change data capture, on one runtime.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Named technology partners include Databricks, Snowflake, Ververica, AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Kafka and Pulsar
- The platform offers native Kafka and Pulsar services powered by the Ursa engine.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Lakehouse
- The platform can write streams directly to Iceberg and Delta tables in object storage without a separate stream-to-table pipeline.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The StreamNative Data Platform captures, transports, transforms, governs, and serves business data for applications, analytics, and agents in real time.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- The pricing comparison lists multi-tenancy, authentication, authorization, audit logs, data-at-rest encryption, TLS encryption, and end-to-end encryption as security features.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Serverless cloud availability
- Serverless is available on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, with a choice of region within those clouds.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Serverless limit
- Serverless supports up to 100 MBps throughput per namespace.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page says support is included in all plans and 24/7 technical support is available.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- StreamNative says it was founded in 2019 by the original creators of Apache Pulsar.checked 4 Oct 2026
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