Here’s the difference between Redpanda and 5X. The comparison is based on pricing, deployment, business model, and other important factors.
Redpanda is the modern streaming data platform for developers. API-compatible with Apache Kafka, the product has a breakthrough architecture with 10x lower latencies, single binary deployment with built-in features, and tiered storage in the cloud with a unified streaming API. Redpanda offers a free community edition and commercial options for both self-hosted and SaaS.
5X is an end to end data platform built on top of the best in class vendors of the modern data stack. 5x lets you work with the best vendors of the modern data stack without worrying about signing different enterprise contracts or stitching them together. Companies using 5x are able to deploy end to end data platforms in minutes not months.