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Offset Explorer vs Confluent CLI: catalog facts
Offset Explorer	Confluent CLI
Freemium Free for personal use, with a paid license for commercial use.	Free The CLI is free; Confluent Cloud and Confluent Platform are billed separately.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Browses messages with JSON, XML and Avro formatting Import, export, data generation and message search tools	One tool for both Confluent Cloud and on-premises Confluent Platform Produce and consume Kafka messages from the terminal
Closed source Commercial use needs a paid license	Only useful with Confluent Cloud or Confluent Platform Source-available license, not open source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License: Confluent Community License
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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