UI for Apache Kafka Alternatives

UI for Apache Kafka is described as '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' and is an app. There are five alternatives to UI for Apache Kafka for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and Python apps. The best UI for Apache Kafka alternative is Franz Client. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Kpow by Factor House or Offset Explorer. Other great apps like UI for Apache Kafka are AKHQ and Kaskade.

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Franz Client is the most popular Mac alternative to UI for Apache Kafka.

    • Franz Client is the most popular commercial alternative to UI for Apache Kafka.

    • Franz Client is Paid and ProprietaryUI for Apache Kafka is Free and Open Source
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    A powerful Apache Kafka UI for advanced analytics and monitoring.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Kpow by Factor House is the most popular Windows & Self-Hosted alternative to UI for Apache Kafka.

    • Kpow by Factor House is the most popular free alternative to UI for Apache Kafka.

    • Kpow by Factor House is Freemium and ProprietaryUI for Apache Kafka is Free and Open Source
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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
     
    • Offset Explorer is the most popular Linux alternative to UI for Apache Kafka.

    • Offset Explorer is Free Personal and ProprietaryUI for Apache Kafka is Free and Open Source
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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
     
    • AKHQ is the most popular Open Source alternative to UI for Apache Kafka.

    • AKHQ is Free and Open SourceUI for Apache Kafka is also Free and Open Source
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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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