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