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Manage, govern, automate Apache Kafka.

Console (Kafka UI), Gateway (Kafka proxy) and Schema Registry Proxy, self-hosted on Kubernetes or Docker on top of your own Kafka. Drive them from the CLI, API, Terraform or Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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ConsoleKafka UI and control planeGatewayProgrammable Kafka proxySchema Registry ProxySchema Registry, governedSee what’s new in the release notes →

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New to Conduktor? Start with the quick start to run Console on your laptop, or read what Conduktor is and its key concepts.

For platform teams

You run Kafka for the company and set the rules.

For application teams

You build on Kafka and own your topics.

What teams build with Conduktor

Each use case brings several features together into one project. Start from the one on your roadmap, or find one you didn’t know was possible.

ConsoleOpen Self-service to teamsTeams request topics and access through a portal, within policies you define.ApplicationsPoliciesGitOpsGatewayEncrypt sensitive dataProtect fields or whole payloads at the Gateway, transparent to clients.Field-level encryptionMaskingTokenizationConsole + GatewayEnforce data qualityReject or redirect invalid messages before they reach your topics.CEL rulesJSON Schema rulesPoliciesGatewayControl Kafka trafficRate-limit producers and consumers, and guard broker and topic settings.Rate limitingThrottlingConfig guardrailsConsole + Gateway (optional)Charge back Kafka costAllocate storage, partition and Kafka Connect costs to teams. Add Gateway to charge back traffic per topic and service account.StoragePartitionsTraffic with GatewayConsole + GatewayShare data with partnersGive external organizations access to selected topics, isolated from your other traffic.Partner ZonesMaskingTraffic isolation

Automate with CLI, API, Terraform or MCP

Prefer code to clicks? Manage Conduktor from the tools your team already works with: your terminal, your pipelines or your AI assistant.

CLIApply, get and delete Console and Gateway resources from your terminal or CI/CD pipelines.conduktor apply -f topic.yamlRead the CLI guide →REST APIManage users, groups, permissions and clusters through the Console and Gateway APIs.GET /public/iam/v2/group/project-aRead the API guide →TerraformDeclare topics, users, permissions and Gateway configs as code with the Conduktor provider.Read the Terraform guide →MCPAsk Claude or another MCP client about your topics, consumer groups and schemas, in plain language.<CONSOLE_URL>/api/mcpConnect an AI assistant →

Get help from the Conduktor team

Debugging a deployment, planning a production rollout or moving from another tool? Reach the engineers and solutions architects who build Conduktor.

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Also useful: Upgrade guide · Supported versions · Looking for Conduktor Desktop? · Kafka Options Explorer ↗