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From Kafka Clients in Every Service
to a Kafka‑Based Streaming Platform

From Kafka Clients in Every Service to a Kafka‑Based Streaming Platform

Pick a Kafka Engine or a Complete Real‑Time Data Platform

Condense gives you a Kafka‑based streaming platform in your cloud, with low‑code pipelines, connectors, and governance so Spring Boot and other services plug into streams instead of owning all the Kafka complexity

Condense gives you a Kafka‑based streaming platform in your cloud, with low‑code pipelines, connectors, and governance so Spring Boot and other services plug into streams instead of owning all the Kafka complexity

Condense gives you a Kafka‑based streaming platform in your cloud, with low‑code pipelines, connectors, and governance so Spring Boot and other services plug into streams instead of owning all the Kafka complexity

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Kafka as the Microservices Backbone – and Its Trade‑Offs

Kafka gives microservices an asynchronous, fault‑tolerant event bus: services publish events, others subscribe, and Kafka’s log and replay semantics keep the system resilient and scalable

Typical Cluster Patterns :

Typical Cluster Patterns :

Event‑Driven Communication

Event‑Driven Communication

Event‑Driven Communication

Services publish domain events (OrderCreated, PaymentProcessed)
to topics; other services subscribe
and react, improving decoupling
and scalability
Services publish domain events (OrderCreated, PaymentProcessed) to topics; other services subscribe and react, improving decoupling
and scalability
Services publish domain events (OrderCreated, PaymentProcessed) to topics; other services subscribe and react, improving decoupling
and scalability

Real‑Time
Streaming

Real‑Time
Streaming

Real‑Time Streaming

Kafka event streams feed real‑time analytics, monitoring, and user experiences, not just RPC‑style requests.

Spring Boot
Microservices

Spring Boot
Microservices

Spring Boot Microservices

Teams wire Spring Boot producers / consumers with Spring Kafka, configuring topics, partitions, error handling, and retries per service.

How Condense Powers Microservices & Real‑Time on Kafka

Condense (Kafka-Native Platform)Raw Kafka + Microservices
IntegrationShared pipelines microservices plug intoKafka client in each service
ResponsibilityCondense handles routing/transform; services do business logicServices own routing, retries, transforms
View of the SystemEnd‑to‑end event flows and real‑time streamsTopics + individual consumers

What Goes Wrong When ‘Kafka for Microservices’ is Just Client Libraries

Every Microservice Knows Too Much About Kafka

Every Microservice Knows Too Much About Kafka

Every Microservice Knows
Too Much About Kafka

Each Spring Boot or Node/Go service embeds Kafka configs, topic names, retry logic, and schema decisions, increasing coupling and making changes risky.​​
Services publish domain events (OrderCreated, PaymentProcessed) to topics; other services subscribe and react, improving decoupling and scalability
Services publish domain events (OrderCreated, PaymentProcessed) to topics; other services subscribe and react, improving decoupling
and scalability

Real‑time and Batch Pipelines are Scattered

Real‑time and Batch Pipelines are Scattered

Real‑Time and Batch
Pipelines are Scattered

Event streaming, CDC, and sinks to DBs or analytics live in multiple services and ad‑hoc connectors, making it hard to reason about the end‑to‑end flow.​

Observability and Governance are Fragmented

Observability and Governance are Fragmented

Observability and Governance are Fragmented

Lag, errors, and contracts (schemas, event versions) are monitored per service rather than per business flow, making debugging and evolution painful.​

When is Condenset the Right Move

// Your microservice diagrams look like a plate of spaghetti

Many services talk to each other via Kafka topics with little global view;
Condense centralizes the event bus and visualizes flows as pipelines.​
You can see broker and consumer lag metrics but still spend time correlating which topics and apps are affected; Condense attaches metrics directly to pipelines and connectors.​

// You’re adding real‑time features faster than infra can keep up

Product teams want more real‑time messaging and streaming analytics;
Condense accelerates delivery by giving them a ready platform on top of Kafka.​
Platform, data, and app teams each maintain separate dashboards and alert rules; Condense centralizes pipeline and cluster observability in one place.​

// You want event streaming, not just messaging

If you’re still using Kafka like a queue, Condense helps you use true
event streaming patterns (sourcing, CQRS, fan‑out to analytics) safely.​
Instead of treating Kafka monitoring as a separate project, Condense ships it as part of how pipelines are designed, deployed, and governed.​

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Do we still use Kafka clients in our Spring Boot microservices?
Yes. Services can still use Kafka clients (e.g., Spring Kafka) where it makes sense, but Condense centralizes cross‑cutting streaming concerns in pipelines so service code stays focused on domain logic.
Do we still use Kafka clients in our Spring Boot microservices?
Yes. Services can still use Kafka clients (e.g., Spring Kafka) where it makes sense, but Condense centralizes cross‑cutting streaming concerns in pipelines so service code stays focused on domain logic.
Do we still use Kafka clients in our Spring Boot microservices?
Yes. Services can still use Kafka clients (e.g., Spring Kafka) where it makes sense, but Condense centralizes cross‑cutting streaming concerns in pipelines so service code stays focused on domain logic.
Is Condense a replacement for Kafka as a microservices backbone?

Condense is built on Kafka; it doesn’t replace Kafka, it turns Kafka into a full streaming platform with governance, pipelines, and observability for microservices and real‑time workloads.
Is Condense a replacement for Kafka as a microservices backbone?

Condense is built on Kafka; it doesn’t replace Kafka, it turns Kafka into a full streaming platform with governance, pipelines, and observability for microservices and real‑time workloads.
Is Condense a replacement for Kafka as a microservices backbone?

Condense is built on Kafka; it doesn’t replace Kafka, it turns Kafka into a full streaming platform with governance, pipelines, and observability for microservices and real‑time workloads.
Can Condense coexist with existing Kafka‑centric microservices?

Yes. You can start by connecting Condense to existing topics and moving specific flows into Condense pipelines, without rewriting every service at once.
Can Condense coexist with existing Kafka‑centric microservices?

Yes. You can start by connecting Condense to existing topics and moving specific flows into Condense pipelines, without rewriting every service at once.
Can Condense coexist with existing Kafka‑centric microservices?

Yes. You can start by connecting Condense to existing topics and moving specific flows into Condense pipelines, without rewriting every service at once.
What if we’re just beginning with Kafka for microservices communication?

Condense lets you adopt Kafka for microservices and real‑time messaging with far less boilerplate, so teams learn event‑driven patterns using pipelines and standard clients instead of custom infrastructure from day one.​​
What if we’re just beginning with Kafka for microservices communication?

Condense lets you adopt Kafka for microservices and real‑time messaging with far less boilerplate, so teams learn event‑driven patterns using pipelines and standard clients instead of custom infrastructure from day one.​​
What if we’re just beginning with Kafka for microservices communication?

Condense lets you adopt Kafka for microservices and real‑time messaging with far less boilerplate, so teams learn event‑driven patterns using pipelines and standard clients instead of custom infrastructure from day one.​​