| Kinesis Data Streaming | Data firehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Objective | AWS Kinesis service for low-latency streaming and data ingestion at scale. | Data transfer service for loading streaming data into Amazon S3, Redshift etc. |
| Fully Managed? | ❌ No, requires configuration for shards | ✅ Yes |
| Data Storage | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Processing | Real-time processing | Near-real-time processing |
| Scaling | Manual, through configuration of shards | 🚀 Automated, according to users |
| Replay Capabilities | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Data Consumer modeling | Open-Ended model | Close-Ended model |
| Spark supported? | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |