Get Started with Confluent Cloud on the AWS Marketplace with Pay As You Go

To start using Confluent Cloud with AWS Marketplace pay-as-you-go billing, subscribe through the AWS Marketplace, set up or link a Confluent Cloud organization, and create a cluster. With pay-as-you-go billing, you pay only for what you use, billed directly through AWS.

When you set this up on the AWS Marketplace, you can create a new Confluent Cloud organization or link to an existing organization.

Tip

You can pay for Confluent Cloud through your cloud provider’s Marketplace using Confluent Consumption Units (CCUs). Pricing in the Marketplace is the same as direct purchase pricing. For more information, see Manage Billing in Confluent Cloud.

Prerequisites

  • An AWS account. Billing flows directly through AWS.

  • A new email address, if you have previously registered for Confluent Cloud. The AWS Marketplace flow requires an email address that is not yet associated with a Confluent Cloud organization.

  • Permission to buy in the AWS Marketplace. Your AWS account ID must be enabled for purchases by your billing administrator.

Procedure

  1. Go to the AWS Marketplace and search for “Confluent Cloud”.

  2. Find the Confluent Cloud tile and select Continue to Subscribe.

    Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud listing in the AWS Marketplace with the Continue to Subscribe button

  3. Confirm the pricing details and select Subscribe.

    AWS Marketplace subscription page showing pricing details and the Subscribe button

  4. Select Set up your account.

    AWS Marketplace confirmation page with the Set up your account button

  5. Select Login or create vendor account.

    AWS Marketplace account setup page with the Login or create vendor account option

  6. For the Confluent Cloud organization details, you can either create a new Confluent Cloud organization or link to an existing one. If you link to an existing organization, Confluent Cloud prompts you for your account credentials.

    Provide the necessary information and click Sign up.

    Confluent Cloud sign-up form on the AWS Marketplace with Email, Full name, Company, and Password fields and a Sign up button

    Confluent sends you a verification email. After you verify your email address, you are automatically signed in as the administrator of the new Confluent Cloud account.

    1. Click Link an existing account to go to the Confluent Cloud login page.

      Confluent Cloud get started page on the AWS Marketplace with a Link an existing account button and a sign-up form

    2. Sign in with your Confluent Cloud credentials.

    3. On Confirm billing updates, compare your current billing information with the new payment method. Because your Confluent Cloud account might have access to multiple organizations, make sure the organization is correct.

      What to do if your organization is incorrect:

      1. Click Cancel to open the Cloud Console. Switch to the account and organization you intend to link. For more information, see Sign in to an organization.

      2. Go back to the AWS Marketplace and click Go back to register with Confluent Cloud. Restart these steps from the beginning.

    4. Check each box to confirm that you understand the terms of service and billing terms.

      Confirm billing updates page comparing current organization billing with the updated AWS billing, with Terms of Service checkboxes and a Confirm updates button

    5. Click Confirm updates.

    Watch the following video for a walkthrough of linking an existing Confluent Cloud organization from the AWS Marketplace.

  7. After you sign up or link your account, select Launch product to go to Confluent Cloud.

    Confluent Cloud setup page with the Launch product button

  8. To create a new Confluent Cloud cluster, click Create cluster in the Cloud Console. For more information, see Manage Kafka Clusters on Confluent Cloud.

    Create cluster page in the Confluent Cloud Console.

Next steps

To create topics and produce or consume messages on your new Kafka cluster, see the Quick Start for Confluent Cloud.

Learn more about the advantages of using Apache Kafka as a service with Confluent Cloud on AWS.

Troubleshoot

If you encounter issues during sign-up or account linking, see the following common scenarios.

Email already exists

Symptoms

  • When you try to sign up for Confluent Cloud, it says your email address is already in use.

  • You sign in and see old clusters.

  • Charges from your previous payment method continue to appear.

Solution

Choose one option:

  • Re-register with a new email address to create a new Confluent Cloud organization while keeping your original billing method.

  • Select Link an existing account, then update the billing method of your existing Confluent Cloud organization to use your AWS account.

No active entitlement

Symptoms

  • The Confluent Cloud Console shows that you do not have an active subscription.

Solution

Subscribe again through the AWS Marketplace. Confluent migrates your existing clusters to the new organization.

Account cannot be linked

Symptoms

Your attempt to link a Pay As You Go account fails with the following error message:

We encountered an error while getting the marketplace
subscription for organization
Solution

Wait a few minutes and retry by selecting Link another account. New AWS subscriptions can take a few minutes to propagate to Confluent Cloud.