--- title: "Ververica Announces Partnership with Aiven: Empowering Leading Enterprises to Create Value from Data in Real-Time" description: "Ververica and Aiven partner to unlock real-time streaming data together." lastUpdated: 2026-10-07T17:11:29.000Z source_url: html: "https://www.ververica.com/blog/ververica-announces-partnership-with-aiven-empowering-leading-enterprises-to-create-value-from-data-in-real-time" md: "https://www.ververica.com/blog/ververica-announces-partnership-with-aiven-empowering-leading-enterprises-to-create-value-from-data-in-real-time.md" --- We’re excited to announce a new partnership between [Ververica](https://www.ververica.com/product/vera) and [Aiven](https://aiven.io/)! This collaboration brings Ververica’s enterprise-grade [Unified Streaming Data Platform](https://www.ververica.com/) directly to Aiven customers, making it easier than ever to unlock the full potential of real-time data processing from the original creators of Apache Flink®. ## Turning Streaming Potential Into Real Business Value Stream processing solutions should be swift, scalable, and secure. By partnering with Aiven, Ververica is helping businesses harness the speed and intelligence of real-time data, regardless of the source, volume, or velocity. Aiven users can now more easily solve real-time, AI-ready use cases with Ververica’s Unified Streaming Data Platform, backed by expert support that makes building a streaming data pipeline more efficient and developer-friendly. Whether you’re already using another stream processing solution or just starting your streaming journey, this partnership removes complexity and accelerates your ability to build resilient, scalable, and robust real-time applications. > "This partnership is about removing friction and delivering real business value. Aiven users running Kafka can now seamlessly step into real-time stream processing with Apache Flink through our enterprise-grade platform. And for Ververica users, Aiven simplifies operations with a proven managed service. Together, we’re lowering the barrier to scalable, high-performance streaming." - Vladimir Jandreski, Ververica Chief Product Officer ## Building for Real-Time, Together Aiven customers benefit not only from simplified access to powerful stream processing but also from the deep expertise behind Ververica’s technology. Together, businesses can act on data instantly for countless use cases, including [customer 360](https://www.ververica.com/banking/customer-personalization), [fraud and anomaly detection](https://www.ververica.com/banking/fraud-detection), [dynamic pricing](https://www.ververica.com/retail), mainframe offloading, and [many more](https://www.ververica.com/case-study). > "Partnering with Ververica gives our customers direct access to enterprise-grade stream processing, powered by the creators of Apache Flink. Together, we’re making it easier to build scalable, real-time applications with expert support and unlock more value from streaming data, faster." - Conor Forde, SVP Go To Market at Aiven. ## Why Ververica + Aiven = Value ![Aiven x Ververica Blog Image](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/6b38iw1w/production/ed628ee3ebe5350a916077e09640d2d7d4c3d24a-1200x628.heif) - **End-to-End Streaming Simplicity**Seamlessly connect Aiven’s managed Kafka and other data services with Ververica’s enterprise-ready platform, no glue code or heavy lifting required. - **Faster Time to Value**Process, analyze, and act on data in real time. Turn raw data into meaningful business outcomes within milliseconds. - **Enterprise-Grade Reliability**Leverage the only solution built and supported by the original creators of Flink, with enterprise SLAs, governance, and 24/7 observability built in. - **Built-In Observability & Governance**Monitor and manage your data pipelines with confidence. Versioning, data lineage, and optional governance tools give teams full visibility and control. - **Developer Velocity**Empower developers to build real-time applications faster using SQL or APIs, with zero infrastructure friction and full support from both Ververica and Aiven. - **Cloud-Native and Open Source Aligned**This partnership supports multi-cloud, hybrid, and open-source-first strategies to future-proof your architecture while ensuring no vendor lock-in. - **Future-Ready Data Infrastructure**Whether you’re moving from batch to real-time, modernizing your architecture, or scaling globally, this partnership gives you the tools and expertise to succeed. This is just the beginning of Ververica’s collaboration with Aiven. We’re jointly committed to empowering data teams to innovate faster, operate smarter, and deliver new value from their data in motion. ## More Resources - Learn more about the countless [use cases](https://www.ververica.com/case-study) solved by Ververica. - Learn how [Aiven for Apache Kafka](https://aiven.io/kafka) helps you build your event-driven architecture and streaming data pipelines. - [Read the official press release](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250617806011/en/Ververica-Announces-Partnership-with-Aiven---Empowering-Leading-Enterprises-to-Create-Value-from-their-Data-in-Real-Time) announcing the Aiven and Ververica partnership. - Ready to explore real-time data streaming projects? [Contact us.](https://www.ververica.com/contact)