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AKHQ vs Redpanda Console: catalog facts
AKHQ	Redpanda Console
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use; check the repository for license terms.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Browse topic data with live tail Consumer group lag monitoring	Works with both Kafka and Redpanda clusters Browser-based view of cluster data
You have to deploy and run the server yourself Only useful if you operate Kafka	You have to deploy and maintain it yourself Only useful with Kafka-compatible clusters
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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