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Best Kafka tools for teams using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
Kpow ranks first of four Kafka tools for teams signing in with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), scored on the data path, Entra ID setup, group-to-role mapping, enforcement, production access and audit.
Best Kafka tools for teams using Okta
Kpow ranks first of four Kafka tools for teams that sign in with Okta, scored on the data path, documented Okta setup, group-to-role mapping, enforcement behind the login, production access and per-person audit.
Best Kafka tools for self-managed ksqlDB
Kpow ranks first of six Kafka tools for teams running ksqlDB themselves, scored on the data path, production access, per-person audit, ksqlDB operations, sign-in and shared clusters, with NORD/LB's use.
Best Kafka tools for Spring Kafka and Spring Cloud Stream
Kpow ranks first of five Kafka tools for teams running Spring Kafka and Spring Cloud Stream applications, scored on the data path, Spring application visibility, production access, per-person audit, sign-in and shared clusters.
Best Kafka UI tools for Apicurio Registry
Kpow ranks first of seven Kafka UI tools for Apicurio Registry, scored on data path, access, audit, sign-in and work through Apicurio's Confluent-compatible API.
Best Kafka UI tools for Azure Event Hubs
Kpow ranks first of seven Kafka UI tools for the Azure Event Hubs Kafka endpoint, scored on the data path, production access, per-person audit, sign-in, shared namespaces and Event Hubs fit.
Best Kafka UI tools for Buf Schema Registry (BSR)
Kpow ranks first of six Kafka UI tools for teams on the Buf Schema Registry, scored on the data path, production access, per-person audit, sign-in, registries and Protobuf.
Best Kafka UI tools for Confluent Schema Registry
Kpow ranks first of seven Kafka UI tools for Confluent Schema Registry, with TD and NORD/LB among its users, on data path, access, audit and registry depth.
Best Kafka UI tools for Google Managed Kafka Schema Registry
Kpow ranks first of seven Kafka UI tools for Google Managed Kafka Schema Registry, scored on governance, the data path, Google token sign-in and schema management.