Kpow Feature Matrix
Kpow supports Apache Kafka 1.0+, including every vendor and every managed service.
Feature comparison
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Compatibility
- Apache Kafka 1.0+
- Yes
- Amazon MSK
- Yes
- Amazon MSK Serverless
- Yes
- Confluent Cloud
- Yes
- Confluent Platform
- Yes
- Redpanda
- Yes
- Red Hat AMQ Streams
- Yes
- Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Kafka
- Yes
- Instaclustr Managed Kafka
- Yes
- Aiven Managed Kafka
- Yes
- Apache Kafka Connect
- Yes
- Amazon MSK Connect
- Yes
- Confluent Cloud Managed Connectors
- Yes
- AWS Glue Schema Registry
- Yes
- Confluent Schema Registry
- Yes
- Apicurio Schema Registry
- coming soon
Resource Management
- Multi-Cluster
- No
- Multi-Schema
- No
- Multi-Connect
- No
- Multi-ksqlDB
- No
User Management
- Concurrent User Sessions
- No
- LDAP Authentication
- No
- SAML Authentication
- No
- OpenID Authentication
- No
- OAuth2 Authentication
- No
- Okta Authentication
- No
- KeyCloak Authentication
- No
- AWS SSO Authentication
- No
- Azure AD Authentication
- No
- Github SSO Authentication
- No
- Global Access Controls
- No
- Role Based Access Controls
- No
- Temporary Role Based Access Controls
- No
- Simple Workflow for Staged Mutations
- No
- Multi-Tenancy Configuration
- No
Deployment
- Single Docker Container
- Yes
- Single JAR File
- No
- Single Java 8 JAR File
- No
- On-Premises
- Yes
- Kubernetes Helm Charts
- Yes
- ECS Compatible
- Yes
- Fargate Compatible
- Yes
- Air-Gapped Deployments
- Yes
- Zero Data Egress
- Yes
- Low Memory Footprint
- Yes
- Low CPU Utilization
- Yes
Topic Search
- Ultra-Fast Topic Search
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search (Regex Based)
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search (Group View)
- Yes
- Streaming Search
- Yes
- Scan Millions of Messages in Seconds
- Yes
- Search by Key
- Yes
- AVRO Message Format
- Yes
- Protobuf Message Format
- Yes
- JSON Schema Message Format
- Yes
- All Standard Serdes Supported
- Yes
- Configurable Custom Serdes
- No
- Search Results Export
- Yes
- Search Results Production
- Yes
- Copy to Clipboard
- Yes
Topic Produce
- Produce Messages
- Yes
- Batch Import and Produce Messages
- Yes
- Produce with Message Headers
- Yes
- Produce to Different Topic
- Yes
- Alter and Reproduce Message
- Yes
- All Standard Serdes Supported
- Yes
- Produce with Custom Serdes
- No
Topic Metrics and Management
- Topic Summary Information
- Yes
- Topic Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Topic Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Topics
- Yes
- Create and Copy Topics
- Yes
- Delete Topics
- Yes
- Edit Topic Configuration
- Yes
- Manage Topic ACLs
- Yes
- Topic Insights, URP, Inactive, etc
- Yes
Broker Metrics and Management
- Broker Summary Information
- Yes
- Broker Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Broker Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Brokers
- Yes
- Edit Broker Configuration
- Yes
- Manage Cluster ACLs
- Yes
Consumer Metrics and Management
- Consumer Summary Information
- Yes
- Consumer Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Consumer Topology Visualization
- Yes
- Consumer Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Consumers
- Yes
- Manage Consumer Offsets
- Yes
- Skip Poison Pill Offsets
- Yes
- Delete Consumer Groups
- Yes
- Manage Consumer ACLs
- Yes
- Consumer Lag Monitoring
- Yes
- Consumer Insights, Inactive, etc
- Yes
- Consumption by Network Host
- Yes
- Consumption by Broker
- Yes
- Consumption by Topict
- Yes
- Simple Consumer Monitoring (Flink)
- Yes
ACL Management
- ACL Summary Information
- Yes
- View ACL by Principal, Host, Resource
- Yes
- Create, Edit, Clone, Delete ACL
- Yes
Kafka Streams Monitoring
Schema Registry
- Schema and Subject Summary
- Yes
- Create, Edit, Delete Subjects
- Yes
- Orphan Schema Detection
- Yes
- Schema Validation
- Yes
- Visual Schema Version Diff
- Yes
- Update Schema Compatibility
- Yes
- AVRO, Protobuf, and JSON Schema
- Yes
Kafka Connect
- Connector and Task Summary
- Yes
- Connector Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Create, Pause, Restart, Delete Connectors
- Yes
- View Connector Config
- Yes
- Restart Connector Tasks
- Yes
- View Connector Task Config
- Yes
- View Connector Task Stacktrace
- Yes
Data Governance
- User Action Audit Log
- No
- Data Masking Policies
- No
Integrations
- Prometheus Endpoints for All Metrics
- No
- Slack Integration of Audit Log
- No
- Confluent Cloud Metrics API Integration
- Yes
- Amazon MSK IAM Authentication
- Yes
Support
- Github Issue Support Tickets
- Yes
- Zendesk Ticketed Support
- No
- Enterprise Support SLA
- No
Team
Packed with features to empower your Kafka engineers.
Compatibility
- Apache Kafka 1.0+
- Yes
- Amazon MSK
- Yes
- Amazon MSK Serverless
- Yes
- Confluent Cloud
- Yes
- Confluent Platform
- Yes
- Redpanda
- Yes
- Red Hat AMQ Streams
- Yes
- Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Kafka
- Yes
- Instaclustr Managed Kafka
- Yes
- Aiven Managed Kafka
- Yes
- Apache Kafka Connect
- Yes
- Amazon MSK Connect
- Yes
- Confluent Cloud Managed Connectors
- Yes
- AWS Glue Schema Registry
- Yes
- Confluent Schema Registry
- Yes
- Apicurio Schema Registry
- coming soon
Resource Management
- Multi-Cluster
- Yes
- Multi-Schema
- H/A (max two per cluster)
- Multi-Connect
- H/A (max two per cluster)
- Multi-ksqlDB
- H/A (max two per cluster)
User Management
- Concurrent User Sessions
- Yes
- LDAP Authentication
- Yes
- SAML Authentication
- Yes
- OpenID Authentication
- Yes
- OAuth2 Authentication
- Yes
- Okta Authentication
- Yes
- KeyCloak Authentication
- Yes
- AWS SSO Authentication
- Yes
- Azure AD Authentication
- Yes
- Github SSO Authentication
- Yes
- Global Access Controls
- Yes
- Role Based Access Controls
- Yes
- Temporary Role Based Access Controls
- Yes
- Simple Workflow for Staged Mutations
- Yes
- Multi-Tenancy Configuration
- No
Deployment
- Single Docker Container
- Yes
- Single JAR File
- Yes
- Single Java 8 JAR File
- No
- On-Premises
- Yes
- Kubernetes Helm Charts
- Yes
- ECS Compatible
- Yes
- Fargate Compatible
- Yes
- Air-Gapped Deployments
- Yes
- Zero Data Egress
- Yes
- Low Memory Footprint
- Yes
- Low CPU Utilization
- Yes
Topic Search
- Ultra-Fast Topic Search
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search (Regex Based)
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search (Group View)
- Yes
- Streaming Search
- Yes
- Scan Millions of Messages in Seconds
- Yes
- Search by Key
- Yes
- AVRO Message Format
- Yes
- Protobuf Message Format
- Yes
- JSON Schema Message Format
- Yes
- All Standard Serdes Supported
- Yes
- Configurable Custom Serdes
- Yes
- Search Results Export
- Yes
- Search Results Production
- Yes
- Copy to Clipboard
- Yes
Topic Produce
- Produce Messages
- Yes
- Batch Import and Produce Messages
- Yes
- Produce with Message Headers
- Yes
- Produce to Different Topic
- Yes
- Alter and Reproduce Message
- Yes
- All Standard Serdes Supported
- Yes
- Produce with Custom Serdes
- Yes
Topic Metrics and Management
- Topic Summary Information
- Yes
- Topic Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Topic Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Topics
- Yes
- Create and Copy Topics
- Yes
- Delete Topics
- Yes
- Edit Topic Configuration
- Yes
- Manage Topic ACLs
- Yes
- Topic Insights, URP, Inactive, etc
- Yes
Broker Metrics and Management
- Broker Summary Information
- Yes
- Broker Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Broker Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Brokers
- Yes
- Edit Broker Configuration
- Yes
- Manage Cluster ACLs
- Yes
Consumer Metrics and Management
- Consumer Summary Information
- Yes
- Consumer Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Consumer Topology Visualization
- Yes
- Consumer Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Consumers
- Yes
- Manage Consumer Offsets
- Yes
- Skip Poison Pill Offsets
- Yes
- Delete Consumer Groups
- Yes
- Manage Consumer ACLs
- Yes
- Consumer Lag Monitoring
- Yes
- Consumer Insights, Inactive, etc
- Yes
- Consumption by Network Host
- Yes
- Consumption by Broker
- Yes
- Consumption by Topict
- Yes
- Simple Consumer Monitoring (Flink)
- Yes
ACL Management
- ACL Summary Information
- Yes
- View ACL by Principal, Host, Resource
- Yes
- Create, Edit, Clone, Delete ACL
- Yes
Kafka Streams Monitoring
Schema Registry
- Schema and Subject Summary
- Yes
- Create, Edit, Delete Subjects
- Yes
- Orphan Schema Detection
- Yes
- Schema Validation
- Yes
- Visual Schema Version Diff
- Yes
- Update Schema Compatibility
- Yes
- AVRO, Protobuf, and JSON Schema
- Yes
Kafka Connect
- Connector and Task Summary
- Yes
- Connector Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Create, Pause, Restart, Delete Connectors
- Yes
- View Connector Config
- Yes
- Restart Connector Tasks
- Yes
- View Connector Task Config
- Yes
- View Connector Task Stacktrace
- Yes
Data Governance
- User Action Audit Log
- Yes
- Data Masking Policies
- Yes
Integrations
- Prometheus Endpoints for All Metrics
- Yes
- Slack Integration of Audit Log
- Yes
- Confluent Cloud Metrics API Integration
- Yes
- Amazon MSK IAM Authentication
- Yes
Support
- Github Issue Support Tickets
- Yes
- Zendesk Ticketed Support
- Yes
- Enterprise Support SLA
- No
Enterprise
The ultimate enterprise-grade Kafka monitoring and management solution.
Compatibility
- Apache Kafka 1.0+
- Yes
- Amazon MSK
- Yes
- Amazon MSK Serverless
- Yes
- Confluent Cloud
- Yes
- Confluent Platform
- Yes
- Redpanda
- Yes
- Red Hat AMQ Streams
- Yes
- Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Kafka
- Yes
- Instaclustr Managed Kafka
- Yes
- Aiven Managed Kafka
- Yes
- Apache Kafka Connect
- Yes
- Amazon MSK Connect
- Yes
- Confluent Cloud Managed Connectors
- Yes
- AWS Glue Schema Registry
- Yes
- Confluent Schema Registry
- Yes
- Apicurio Schema Registry
- coming soon
Resource Management
- Multi-Cluster
- Yes
- Multi-Schema
- Yes
- Multi-Connect
- Yes
- Multi-ksqlDB
- Yes
User Management
- Concurrent User Sessions
- Yes
- LDAP Authentication
- Yes
- SAML Authentication
- Yes
- OpenID Authentication
- Yes
- OAuth2 Authentication
- Yes
- Okta Authentication
- Yes
- KeyCloak Authentication
- Yes
- AWS SSO Authentication
- Yes
- Azure AD Authentication
- Yes
- Github SSO Authentication
- Yes
- Global Access Controls
- Yes
- Role Based Access Controls
- Yes
- Temporary Role Based Access Controls
- Yes
- Simple Workflow for Staged Mutations
- Yes
- Multi-Tenancy Configuration
- Yes
Deployment
- Single Docker Container
- Yes
- Single JAR File
- Yes
- Single Java 8 JAR File
- Yes
- On-Premises
- Yes
- Kubernetes Helm Charts
- Yes
- ECS Compatible
- Yes
- Fargate Compatible
- Yes
- Air-Gapped Deployments
- Yes
- Zero Data Egress
- Yes
- Low Memory Footprint
- Yes
- Low CPU Utilization
- Yes
Topic Search
- Ultra-Fast Topic Search
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search (Regex Based)
- Yes
- Multi-Topic Search (Group View)
- Yes
- Streaming Search
- Yes
- Scan Millions of Messages in Seconds
- Yes
- Search by Key
- Yes
- AVRO Message Format
- Yes
- Protobuf Message Format
- Yes
- JSON Schema Message Format
- Yes
- All Standard Serdes Supported
- Yes
- Configurable Custom Serdes
- Yes
- Search Results Export
- Yes
- Search Results Production
- Yes
- Copy to Clipboard
- Yes
Topic Produce
- Produce Messages
- Yes
- Batch Import and Produce Messages
- Yes
- Produce with Message Headers
- Yes
- Produce to Different Topic
- Yes
- Alter and Reproduce Message
- Yes
- All Standard Serdes Supported
- Yes
- Produce with Custom Serdes
- Yes
Topic Metrics and Management
- Topic Summary Information
- Yes
- Topic Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Topic Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Topics
- Yes
- Create and Copy Topics
- Yes
- Delete Topics
- Yes
- Edit Topic Configuration
- Yes
- Manage Topic ACLs
- Yes
- Topic Insights, URP, Inactive, etc
- Yes
Broker Metrics and Management
- Broker Summary Information
- Yes
- Broker Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Broker Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Brokers
- Yes
- Edit Broker Configuration
- Yes
- Manage Cluster ACLs
- Yes
Consumer Metrics and Management
- Consumer Summary Information
- Yes
- Consumer Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Consumer Topology Visualization
- Yes
- Consumer Live Mode
- Yes
- Filter and Compare Consumers
- Yes
- Manage Consumer Offsets
- Yes
- Skip Poison Pill Offsets
- Yes
- Delete Consumer Groups
- Yes
- Manage Consumer ACLs
- Yes
- Consumer Lag Monitoring
- Yes
- Consumer Insights, Inactive, etc
- Yes
- Consumption by Network Host
- Yes
- Consumption by Broker
- Yes
- Consumption by Topict
- Yes
- Simple Consumer Monitoring (Flink)
- Yes
ACL Management
- ACL Summary Information
- Yes
- View ACL by Principal, Host, Resource
- Yes
- Create, Edit, Clone, Delete ACL
- Yes
Kafka Streams Monitoring
Schema Registry
- Schema and Subject Summary
- Yes
- Create, Edit, Delete Subjects
- Yes
- Orphan Schema Detection
- Yes
- Schema Validation
- Yes
- Visual Schema Version Diff
- Yes
- Update Schema Compatibility
- Yes
- AVRO, Protobuf, and JSON Schema
- Yes
Kafka Connect
- Connector and Task Summary
- Yes
- Connector Metrics Visualization
- Yes
- Create, Pause, Restart, Delete Connectors
- Yes
- View Connector Config
- Yes
- Restart Connector Tasks
- Yes
- View Connector Task Config
- Yes
- View Connector Task Stacktrace
- Yes
Data Governance
- User Action Audit Log
- Yes
- Data Masking Policies
- Yes
Integrations
- Prometheus Endpoints for All Metrics
- Yes
- Slack Integration of Audit Log
- Yes
- Confluent Cloud Metrics API Integration
- Yes
- Amazon MSK IAM Authentication
- Yes
Support
- Github Issue Support Tickets
- Yes
- Zendesk Ticketed Support
- Yes
- Enterprise Support SLA
- Yes
Feature comparison
Built by engineers for engineers.
Compatibility
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Apache Kafka 1.0+ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Amazon MSK | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Amazon MSK Serverless | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Confluent Cloud | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Confluent Platform | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Redpanda | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat AMQ Streams | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Kafka | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Instaclustr Managed Kafka | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Aiven Managed Kafka | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apache Kafka Connect | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Amazon MSK Connect | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Confluent Cloud Managed Connectors | Yes | Yes | Yes |
AWS Glue Schema Registry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Confluent Schema Registry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apicurio Schema Registry | coming soon | coming soon | coming soon |
Resource Management
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-Cluster | No | Yes | Yes |
Multi-Schema | No | H/A (max two per cluster) | Yes |
Multi-Connect | No | H/A (max two per cluster) | Yes |
Multi-ksqlDB | No | H/A (max two per cluster) | Yes |
User Management
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Concurrent User Sessions | No | Yes | Yes |
LDAP Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
SAML Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
OpenID Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
OAuth2 Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
Okta Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
KeyCloak Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
AWS SSO Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
Azure AD Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
Github SSO Authentication | No | Yes | Yes |
Global Access Controls | No | Yes | Yes |
Role Based Access Controls | No | Yes | Yes |
Temporary Role Based Access Controls | No | Yes | Yes |
Simple Workflow for Staged Mutations | No | Yes | Yes |
Multi-Tenancy Configuration | No | No | Yes |
Deployment
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Single Docker Container | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Single JAR File | No | Yes | Yes |
Single Java 8 JAR File | No | No | Yes |
On-Premises | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kubernetes Helm Charts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ECS Compatible | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Fargate Compatible | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Air-Gapped Deployments | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Zero Data Egress | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Low Memory Footprint | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Low CPU Utilization | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Topic Search
Topic Produce
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Produce Messages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Batch Import and Produce Messages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Produce with Message Headers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Produce to Different Topic | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Alter and Reproduce Message | Yes | Yes | Yes |
All Standard Serdes Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Produce with Custom Serdes | No | Yes | Yes |
Topic Metrics and Management
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Topic Summary Information | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Topic Metrics Visualization | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Topic Live Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Filter and Compare Topics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Create and Copy Topics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Delete Topics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Edit Topic Configuration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Manage Topic ACLs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Topic Insights, URP, Inactive, etc | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Broker Metrics and Management
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Broker Summary Information | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Broker Metrics Visualization | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Broker Live Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Filter and Compare Brokers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Edit Broker Configuration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Manage Cluster ACLs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumer Metrics and Management
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Consumer Summary Information | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumer Metrics Visualization | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumer Topology Visualization | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumer Live Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Filter and Compare Consumers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Manage Consumer Offsets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Skip Poison Pill Offsets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Delete Consumer Groups | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Manage Consumer ACLs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumer Lag Monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumer Insights, Inactive, Stalled, etc | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumption by Network Host Dimension | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumption by Broker Dimension | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Consumption by Topict Dimension | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Simple Consumer Monitoring (Flink) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ACL Management
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
ACL Summary Information | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View ACL by Principal, Host, Resource | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Create, Edit, Clone, Delete ACL | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kafka Streams Monitoring
Schema Registry
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Schema and Subject Summary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Create, Edit, Delete Subjects | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Orphan Schema Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Schema Validation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Visual Schema Version Diff | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Update Schema Compatibility | Yes | Yes | Yes |
AVRO, Protobuf, and JSON Schema Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kafka Connect
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Connector and Task Summary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Connector Metrics Visualization | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Create, Pause, Restart, Delete Connectors | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Connector Config | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Restart Connector Tasks | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Connector Task Config | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Connector Task Stacktrace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Data Governance
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
User Action Audit Log | No | Yes | Yes |
Data Masking Policies | No | Yes | Yes |
Integrations
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Prometheus Endpoints for All Metrics | No | Yes | Yes |
Slack Integration of Audit Log | No | Yes | Yes |
Confluent Cloud Metrics API Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Amazon MSK IAM Authenticatoin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Support
Feature | Community | Team | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
Github Issue Support Tickets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Zendesk Ticketed Support | No | Yes | Yes |
Enterprise Support SLA | No | No | Yes |