What are the best tools engineers can use to observe data flows, track key metrics, and troubleshoot issues in Apache Kafka?
Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform that enables organizations to implement and handle high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications. It is used by thousands of companies, 80% of which are Fortune 100 companies.
Though Apache Kafka is the go-to service for scenarios requiring real-time data processing and application activity tracking, the monitoring and management of clusters in Apache Kafka often pose a challenge. To make these tasks more efficient and transparent, you may need third-party, open-source, or commercial graphical tools that offer additional administrative and monitoring features.
This article provides an overview of such UI tools, including: