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 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Kafka GUI for topics, topics data, consumers group, schema registry, connect and more. Previously known as KafkaHQ.

    5 AKHQ alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Docker
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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