Sourced evidence · 4 studies

Confluent: Customer Results & Case Studies

Data streaming platform built on Apache Kafka

Verdict summaryUpdated Jul 2026

$1.2M

Saved annually from fewer fraud false positives

48.3%

Reduction in projected annual operating costs

35%

Cost savings vs on-premises Kafka

Documented customersCitizens Bank, Michelin, SecurityScorecard, and Sainsbury's

Is Confluent trustworthy?

Confluent is a data streaming platform vendor founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, built around Apache Kafka. The four customer results indexed here are sourced directly from Confluent's own published customer stories and dated; each carries a hard quantified figure ($1.2M saved annually at Citizens Bank, a 48.3% projected operating-cost reduction at SecurityScorecard, 35% cost savings at Michelin, and 20 hours per sprint reclaimed at Sainsbury's). These are the company's published claims, traced to their public source pages rather than independently audited.

What results do customers get?

$1.2M

Saved annually from fewer fraud false positives

Citizens Bank

48.3%

Reduction in projected annual operating costs

SecurityScorecard

35%

Cost savings vs on-premises Kafka

Michelin

20 hrs

Regained per sprint, per team

Sainsbury's

$1.2MCitizens Bank saves $1.2M annually and cuts IT costs 30% with ConfluentBanking 35%Michelin cuts costs 35% and gains 8-9 months time to market with Confluent CloudTire Manufacturing / Automotive 20 hrsSainsbury's regains 20 hours per sprint per team with Confluent data streamingGrocery / Supermarket 48.3%SecurityScorecard cuts projected operating costs 48.3% and saves $1M+ with ConfluentSecurity Ratings

Who uses Confluent?

Confluent at a glance

Founded2014

HQMountain View, California

CategoryData Streaming Platform

Sourced studies4

Frequently asked questions

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Are these Confluent case studies independently documented?

The figures are sourced from Confluent's own published customer stories and dated on indexing. Each metric is traced back to its public source page rather than independently audited, so the numbers are Confluent's documented claims.

What results do Confluent customers report?

Documented results include $1.2 million saved annually from fewer fraud false positives at Citizens Bank, a 48.3% reduction in projected annual operating costs at SecurityScorecard, 35% cost savings versus on-premises Kafka at Michelin, and 20 hours regained per sprint, per team at Sainsbury's.

What kinds of organizations use Confluent?

The sourced customer stories span retail banking (Citizens Bank), tire manufacturing (Michelin), cybersecurity ratings (SecurityScorecard), and grocery retail (Sainsbury's).