Aiven

Aiven is a Finnish managed cloud data platform that provides fully managed open source database, streaming, and analytics services. Founded in 2016 in Helsinki by a team of former Nokia engineers, Aiven was built on the conviction that the best data infrastructure should be powered by open source technology, operated by experts, and available on any cloud. The company has grown rapidly and raised significant funding to become one of Europe's leading data platform providers.

The platform offers managed services for PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache Kafka, Redis, OpenSearch, ClickHouse, Apache Cassandra, M3, and Grafana, all deployable across AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, and UpCloud. Aiven handles backups, scaling, security patching, and high availability, letting development teams focus on building applications rather than maintaining infrastructure. The service provides multi-cloud flexibility, allowing organizations to run workloads across different cloud providers while maintaining a consistent management experience.

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Aiven serves thousands of customers globally including major enterprises and fast-growing startups. The company maintains ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications and processes all data in compliance with GDPR. With data center options across Finland, Germany, and the broader EU, Aiven is a strong European alternative for organizations seeking managed database and streaming services with full EU data sovereignty.