Get Started with Confluent Cloud on the Google Cloud Marketplace with Pay as you Go

To start using Confluent Cloud with Google Cloud Marketplace pay-as-you-go billing, subscribe through the Google Cloud 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 Google Cloud.

To change your billing from pay-as-you-go to a commitment, see Get Started with Confluent Cloud on the Google Cloud Marketplace with Commitments.

Tip

To pay for Confluent Cloud, Confluent Consumption Units (CCUs) are enabled in the cloud Marketplace. Pricing in Marketplace is the same as direct purchase pricing. For more information, see Manage Billing in Confluent Cloud.

Prerequisites

• A Google Cloud Marketplace account. You can use Confluent Cloud with your existing Google Cloud billing and credits.

• Permission to buy in the Google Cloud Marketplace. Your billing administrator must enable your project for purchases.

Subscribe to Confluent Cloud on Google Cloud

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

   

2. Select the Apache Kafka® & Apache Flink® on Confluent Cloud™ tile. An overview page displays.

3. On the overview page, click Subscribe to display the Order Summary page.

   

4. On the Order Summary page:

   • Under Select Plan, Confluent Cloud - Pay as you Go is automatically selected.

   • The price for each CCU displays in the Pricing section.

   • Select a Billing account, and read and accept the Additional terms.

   • After you complete the Confluent Cloud subscription form, click Subscribe at the bottom of the form.

   

5. Register with Confluent Cloud.

   

6. For the Confluent Organization details, choose to either Create a new Confluent organization or Link to an existing organization. If you link to an existing organization, you will be prompted for your Confluent Cloud account credentials.

   Create a new Confluent organization

   • Provide the necessary information and click Sign up.

   

   You will receive an email from Confluent requesting that you verify your email address. Confirm the address. After verification, you are automatically logged in as the administrator of the new Confluent Cloud account.

   Link to an existing Confluent organization

   1. Click Link to an existing organization to navigate to the Confluent Cloud log in page.

      

   2. Sign in with your existing Confluent Cloud credentials.

      

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

      

      What to do if your organization is incorrect:

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

      2. Go back to Google Cloud Marketplace and click the link to register with Confluent.

   4. In Updated billing with Google Cloud Platform, select both boxes to confirm that you have read and understand the terms of service and that existing charges go to the current billing account.

   5. Click Confirm updates.

   6. In the success message, click Continue to Confluent Cloud to access your account.

      

      Tip

      To confirm your changes, click Billing & Usage.

   Note

   If you recently created a Confluent Cloud account through Google Cloud but did not confirm the update, your Confluent Cloud account is automatically linked, even if you try to create a new account.

7. Once you have signed up for Confluent Cloud, click Create cluster to get started with a new Confluent Cloud cluster.

   

Next steps

To create topics and produce or consume messages on your new Apache 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 Google Cloud.

Troubleshoot

If you encounter issues while subscribing to Confluent Cloud through the Google Cloud Marketplace, refer to the following common scenarios.

Account cannot be linked

Symptoms

Your attempt to link a Pay as you Go account fails with the following error message:

Account cannot be linked, code 9201

Solution

You cannot link a Confluent Cloud Pay as you Go account to a Google Cloud Marketplace Pay as you Go account. To resolve code 9201, link your Confluent Cloud Pay as you Go account to a Google Cloud Marketplace usage-based commitment instead. For more information, see Get Started with Confluent Cloud on the Google Cloud Marketplace with Commitments.

You already have a Confluent Cloud account

Scenario

You already have a Confluent Cloud account and you want to use Pay as you Go.

Solution

• To use your existing account, select Link an existing account to register with Confluent Cloud.

• To use a new, separate Confluent Cloud account, register with Confluent Cloud using a different email address.