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Kafbat UI vs Redpanda Console: catalog facts
Kafbat UI	Redpanda Console
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use; check the repository for license terms.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Browser-based view of Kafka clusters Self-hosted, so data stays on your own infrastructure	Works with both Kafka and Redpanda clusters Browser-based view of cluster data
You have to deploy and maintain it yourself Only useful if you run Apache Kafka	You have to deploy and maintain it yourself Only useful with Kafka-compatible clusters
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account 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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