Trench

Trench is an open-source analytics infrastructure that combines the power of ClickHouse and Kafka to deliver fast, scalable event tracking solutions. Built for high performance and compliance, Trench offers:

• Massive throughput: Track thousands of events per second on a single node with Kafka.
• Lightning-fast queries: Query data in real-time using SQL or REST.
• GDPR compliance: Built with privacy and data protection in mind.
• Segment compatibility: Compliant with Segment specification, supporting industry-standard event types.
• Flexible deployment: Available as a single production-ready Docker image or as a managed cloud service.
• Data portability: Send data anywhere with throttled webhooks.

Trench is backed by Y Combinator and maintained by a team with experience at scale from companies like LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Discord.

Whether you choose to self-host or use Trench Cloud, you can set up powerful, scalable tracking in less than 15 minutes.

Key features of Trench Cloud:

• Serverless, fully-managed with zero ops
• Autoscaling resources
• High availability with 99.99% SLA
• Private networking
• Priority support

For those preferring self-hosting, Trench Open Source offers:

• MIT License
• Self-hosting on any cloud provider
• Cloud-native architecture
• No usage limits
• Community support