# Conduktor

> Conduktor builds self-hosted software for managing and governing existing Kafka infrastructure. Console gives teams a shared interface, access controls and self-service workflows; Gateway enforces routing, security and data-quality policies in the Kafka traffic path. Its buyers include enterprise platform, security and data teams.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States; London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Nicolas Orban (CEO and co-founder), Stéphane Derosiaux (CTO and co-founder), Stéphane Maarek (Chief Evangelist and co-founder)
- **Products:** Conduktor Console, Conduktor Gateway, Schema Registry Proxy, Gateway Community Edition
- **Notable:** Accel reported organic adoption by 60,000 users across 9,000+ companies by November 2021., Company reports 100,000 developer users in 2022., Swiss Post customer story reports growth from 60 to 300+ Kafka applications with the same platform team and access for 800+ internal users.

## Products & services

- **Conduktor Console** — Self-hosted Kafka UI and API for resource management, monitoring, access controls, ownership, self-service, lineage and cost allocation. The original desktop platform launched in 2020; the current product is web-based.
- **Conduktor Gateway** — Kafka protocol proxy for routing, virtual clusters, partner sharing and policy enforcement; enterprise security and disaster-recovery capabilities are licensed features or add-ons.
- **Schema Registry Proxy** — Separate proxy adding authentication, per-subject authorization and metrics to Confluent-API-compatible schema registries; introduced in preview in March 2026.
- **Gateway Community Edition** — Free license-restricted Gateway mode for cross-network Kafka reachability, with credentials and authorization delegated to the Kafka provider.

## Achievements

- Accel reported organic adoption by 60,000 users across 9,000+ companies by November 2021.
- Company reports 100,000 developer users in 2022.
- Swiss Post customer story reports growth from 60 to 300+ Kafka applications with the same platform team and access for 800+ internal users.
- Unnamed agricultural equipment customer reports 70% faster provisioning and 10x Kafka utilization.
- Closed a $30 million Series B in November 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Console 1.47.2 released September 22, restoring application filtering in alert ownership.
- **2026-08** — Console adds live lineage, application-scoped Chargeback permissions and a preview Flink SQL workbench for Confluent Cloud.
- **2026-06** — Configuration Templates, Stream Lineage, and generally available Topic Views featured in the product release roundup.
- **2026-03** — Schema Registry Proxy introduced in preview alongside RBAC improvements for Insights.

## Links

- Website: https://www.conduktor.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conduktor/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/getconduktor
- GitHub: https://github.com/conduktor
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTr4J1unmW5QKJ14M6aPYdQ

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Last updated: 2026-10-03