Apache Kafka via Confluent Platform
Self-managed Apache Kafka deployed with Confluent Platform for event streaming, durable logs, and integration pipelines.
Extra Small — up to 500 registered services on a three-server control plane
Monthly cost
$228.24
Annual cost
$2,739/year
| Compute | $210.24 |
| Storage | $18.00 |
| Other | $0.00 |
| Role | Instance | vCPU | GB RAM | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server | 3 × Standard_D2s_v5 | 2 | 8 | 50 GB |
This Extra Small Consul deployment supports up to 500 registered services using a three-server control plane. The primary cost driver is compute, accounting for over 90% of the total monthly cost at $210.24. This configuration prioritizes minimal cost for a small service footprint, but lacks high availability, making it unsuitable for production environments requiring fault tolerance.
Share the current URL or copy the launch Terraform baseline.
Terraform export is available for Google Cloud at launch. AWS and Azure are deferred to v1.5. Reference architecture: Consul for three-server, version Consul current production architecture guidance, retrieved April 13, 2026.
https://developer.hashicorp.com/consul/docs/architecture
Pricing: Azure pricing snapshot, retrieved May 6, 2026.
Commercial pricing only. GovCloud, sovereign cloud, and discounts beyond those shown are not modelled.
Based on Consul production architecture guidance and translated into VM-based planning tiers.
Estimate excludes application workload nodes, external L7 gateways, network transfer, and any HCP-managed alternatives.
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