Overview
Redpanda Connect (formerly Benthos) is a high-performance declarative stream processor that connects data sources and sinks via YAML configuration. It supports over 200 built-in components including Kafka, HTTP endpoints, AWS S3, SQL databases, and transformation processors. It ships as a single Go binary ideal for high-throughput, low-latency pipelines.
Where it falls short of Zapier
- No graphical UI; all pipeline configuration is done in YAML, requiring developer involvement
- No support for human-in-the-loop or approval workflow steps
- Monitoring requires pairing with external tools like Prometheus and Grafana
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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