ksqlDB Billing

Fully managed ksqlDB is billed based on the following dimension:

Dimension

Unit of measure

CSU

Cost per Confluent Streaming Unit per hour

In addition to the per-CSU charge, ksqlDB applications might influence Apache Kafka® ingress, egress, and storage.

Fully managed ksqlDB pricing is displayed in the Add an Application screen:

ksqlDB billing screen in Confluent Cloud showing CSU pricing in the Add an Application dialog

To stop your ksqlDB application from accruing billing, delete it in the Confluent Cloud Console, or use the Confluent CLI.

For current prices, see the Confluent Cloud pricing page.