Pricing
KafkaGuard offers flexible options from individual developers to large enterprises.
KafkaGuard CLI — Free Forever
The KafkaGuard CLI is free and open source. No limits, no license required.
- Unlimited scans across any number of clusters
- All 40+ security, reliability, and operational controls
- All policies (baseline-dev, enterprise-default, PCI-DSS, SOC2, ISO 27001)
- All report formats (JSON, HTML, PDF, CSV)
- CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
- SASL, SSL/TLS, Kerberos authentication support
- Community support via GitHub
KafkaGuard On-Prem — Enterprise
Self-hosted, air-gapped Kafka compliance platform with a web dashboard, team management, and central scan tracking. Deployed with a single installer — no internet required.
Everything in CLI, plus:
- Compliance Dashboard — Cluster overview with compliance scores, findings explorer, scan history
- Central API — REST API for scan upload, querying, and reporting
- Team Management — Users with role-based access (Admin, Operator, Read-only)
- API Key Management — Create/revoke keys for CLI and automation
- Activity Attribution — Track who uploaded scans, acknowledged, or resolved findings
- Audit Trail — Full audit logs for compliance requirements
- Report Generation — Download JSON, CSV, HTML reports from any scan
- License Management — Offline RSA-signed licenses, no phone-home
- Backup & Restore — One-command backup/restore for upgrades
- HTTPS/TLS — Built-in nginx reverse proxy with TLS termination
- Air-Gapped — Fully offline, bundled Docker images, single installer
Pricing
| Plan | Clusters | Users | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Up to 5 | Up to 10 | $4,999/year |
| Growth | Up to 25 | Up to 50 | $14,999/year |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Unlimited | $49,999/year |
All plans include email support and product updates. Enterprise includes premium support with SLA.
Professional Services
- Custom Policy Development — Policies mapped to your compliance requirements
- Security Assessments — Expert review of your Kafka security posture
- Training & Workshops — Hands-on training for engineering and security teams
- Integration Support — CI/CD pipeline and workflow integration
KafkaGuard Cloud — Coming Soon
A managed SaaS platform for continuous Kafka security monitoring.
- Continuous scheduled scanning
- Centralized compliance dashboard
- Team-based access controls
- Historical trend analysis and drift detection
- Webhook and alerting integrations
Compare Plans
| Feature | CLI (Free) | On-Prem | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafka scanning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 40+ controls | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| All report formats | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web dashboard | — | Yes | Yes |
| Central scan tracking | — | Yes | Yes |
| Team management | — | Yes | Yes |
| API key management | — | Yes | Yes |
| Activity attribution | — | Yes | Yes |
| Audit trail | — | Yes | Yes |
| Air-gapped deployment | — | Yes | — |
| Continuous scanning | — | — | Yes |
| Managed infrastructure | — | — | Yes |
| Support | Community | Email + SLA |
Questions?
- Website: kafkaguard.com
- Email: sales@kafkaguard.com
- Docs: Quick Start Guide