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Amazon Kinesis vs Google Dataflow: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 20, 2026AWSGCP
Overall Winner
AWS
AWS Wins
5
GCP Wins
0
Ties
0

Pricing Analysis

AWS wins 5 of 5 price comparisons, averaging 51.7% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.0130/hr to $0.1500/hr across comparable tiers.

  • AWS leads in Kinesis Streams (5/5 tiers, avg 52% difference)
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Best for Kinesis Streams workloads

Side-by-Side Pricing

Comparing Amazon Kinesis and Google Dataflow across 5 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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CategoryAWS Amazon KinesisGCP Google DataflowDiffCheapest
Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams
$0.0130/hr
ReadBytes ($9.49/mo)
$0.0180/hr
449E-E752-272A ($13.14/mo)
+27.8%AWS
Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams
$0.0160/hr
Advantage-BilledOutgoingBytes ($11.68/mo)
$0.0452/hr
0312-BEF2-8D31 ($33.00/mo)
+64.6%AWS
Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams
$0.0200/hr
Extended-ShardHour ($14.60/mo)
$0.0560/hr
26E5-ABEC-4F18 ($40.88/mo)
+64.3%AWS
Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams
$0.0400/hr
OnDemand-StreamHour ($29.20/mo)
$0.0890/hr
76DE-3348-66D1 ($64.97/mo)
+55.1%AWS
Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams
$0.0800/hr
OnDemand-BilledIncomingBytes ($58.40/mo)
$0.1500/hr
6E62-169C-EB65 ($109.50/mo)
+46.7%AWS

When to Choose AWS Amazon Kinesis

  • Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams - saves $3.65/mo (27.8% cheaper)
  • Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams - saves $21.32/mo (64.6% cheaper)
  • Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams - saves $26.28/mo (64.3% cheaper)
  • Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams - saves $35.77/mo (55.1% cheaper)
  • Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams - saves $51.10/mo (46.7% cheaper)

Monthly Cost Examples

Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams
AWS ReadBytes$9.49/mo
GCP 449E-E752-272A$13.14/mo
Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams
AWS Extended-ShardHour$14.60/mo
GCP 26E5-ABEC-4F18$40.88/mo
Kinesis Streams - Kinesis Streams
AWS OnDemand-BilledIncomingBytes$58.40/mo
GCP 6E62-169C-EB65$109.50/mo

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