Franz Client Alternatives

Franz Client is described as 'Franz is a native macOS desktop client for Apache Kafka. It is not Open Source. I'm providing the source code here because I want users to be able to see the code they're running and even change and build it for themselves if they want to' and is an app. There are four alternatives to Franz Client for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted and Python apps. The best Franz Client alternative is UI for Apache Kafka, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Franz Client are AKHQ, Kaskade and Offset Explorer.

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  1. UI for Apache Kafka icon

    UI for Apache Kafka

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    UI for Apache Kafka is a simple tool that makes your data flows observable, helps find and troubleshoot issues faster, and delivers optimal performance. Its lightweight dashboard makes it easy to track key metrics of your Kafka clusters.

    5 UI for Apache Kafka alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • UI for Apache Kafka is the most popular Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Franz Client.

    • UI for Apache Kafka is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Franz Client.

    • UI for Apache Kafka is Free and Open SourceFranz Client is Paid and Proprietary
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    AKHQ

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    Kafka GUI for topics, topics data, consumers group, schema registry, connect and more. Previously known as KafkaHQ.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Kaskade icon

    Kaskade

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    Kaskade is a text user interface for kafka, which allows you to interact and consume topics from your terminal in style.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Docker
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    • Kaskade is the most popular Windows alternative to Franz Client.

    • Kaskade is Free and Open SourceFranz Client is Paid and Proprietary
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    Offset Explorer

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    Offset Explorer (formerly Kafka Tool) is a GUI application for managing and using Apache Kafka clusters. It provides an intuitive UI that allows one to quickly view objects within a Kafka cluster as well as the messages stored in the topics of the cluster.

    4 Offset Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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