While a lot of these offerings are subpar compared to their competitors. I think one big advantage AWS has it that I don't have to talk to a sales team to get s

While a lot of these offerings are subpar compared to their competitors. I think one big advantage AWS has it that I don't have to talk to a sales team to get something working. Like, go to Confluent's site. The business plan is request a quote; I am not a fan of this model at all, why not keep things self serve and pricing open. This makes your bootstrap time significantly longer. Also, with AWS's offerings you get better management with security groups etc.