Streamkap vs Redpanda

Complete CDC Platform vs
Message Broker

Redpanda is a great Kafka-compatible streaming platform. But for CDC workloads, you still need to build connectors, transforms, and sinks. Streamkap delivers the complete stack.

Why Teams Choose Streamkap

Platform vs Infrastructure

Complete Platform vs DIY Infrastructure

Redpanda provides excellent Kafka-compatible infrastructure, but you still need to build CDC connectors, stream processing, and destination sinks. Streamkap delivers the complete stack out of the box.

50+ Managed Connectors

Streamkap includes managed CDC connectors for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, SQL Server, and 50+ other sources - all maintained and updated automatically. With Redpanda, you need to deploy and manage Debezium or other CDC tools yourself.

Built-in Apache Flink Transforms

Transform data in-flight with TypeScript or SQL using our managed Flink cluster. With Redpanda, you'd need to provision and manage a separate Flink deployment.

Zero Ops, Zero Kafka Expertise Needed

Streamkap handles all infrastructure - Kafka, Flink, connectors, scaling, and monitoring. Get the power of streaming without building a platform team.

Feature Comparison

Streamkap vs Redpanda

Feature Streamkap Redpanda
Solution Type Complete CDC platform Message broker (Kafka-compatible)
CDC Connectors 50+ built-in, managed Build/manage yourself
Stream Processing Apache Flink built-in Requires separate setup
Time to Production Minutes Weeks (build CDC stack)
Operational Overhead Zero-ops, fully managed Manage connectors & transforms
Kafka Access Full Kafka API access Full Kafka API access
Destination Connectors Built-in to all destinations Need to build/manage sinks
Schema Registry Included Included

What You Get

Complete Stack vs Build Your Own

Streamkap (All Included)

50+ Source Connectors (Managed)
Apache Kafka (Managed)
Apache Flink Transforms (Managed)
Schema Registry (Managed)
Destination Connectors (Managed)
Monitoring & Alerting (Included)
Everything included, zero ops

Redpanda (You Build)

Debezium/CDC Connectors (DIY)
Redpanda Cluster (Managed)
Flink/Transforms (DIY)
Schema Registry (Managed)
Sink Connectors (DIY)
Monitoring Stack (DIY)
Requires platform engineering

Time to Value

Minutes vs Months

Building a production CDC pipeline with Redpanda requires assembling and maintaining multiple components: Debezium for CDC, Kafka Connect for connectors, and potentially Flink for transforms.

With Streamkap, you connect your source database, configure transforms if needed, and start streaming to any destination - all in minutes, not months.

  • No Debezium configuration or management
  • No Kafka Connect cluster to maintain
  • No Flink cluster to provision
  • No pipeline monitoring to build

Time to First Pipeline

5 min
Streamkap
Weeks
DIY with Redpanda

Focus on your product, not building data infrastructure

Right Tool for the Job

When to Use Each

Choose Streamkap When

  • You need CDC from databases to destinations
  • You want stream processing without managing Flink
  • You prefer zero-ops over building platform expertise
  • You want to ship quickly without infra investment

Consider Redpanda When

  • You need a general-purpose message broker
  • You have a platform team to build/maintain CDC
  • You have custom streaming needs beyond CDC
  • You want to build your own data platform

Stream Data Without Building Infrastructure

Get a complete CDC platform with managed Kafka, Flink, and 50+ connectors. Start streaming in minutes.