Pipeline Brief

Debezium

Open-source distributed CDC platform built on Apache Kafka

Data Ingestion & IntegrationOpen SourceFree plan

About Debezium

Debezium is the de facto open-source standard for change data capture, reading database transaction logs and streaming changes to Kafka topics. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server, Oracle, and more.

Best for

Best for teams with Kafka expertise wanting full-control open-source CDC

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Most widely deployed open-source CDC engine
  • Sub-second latency with log-based capture
  • Extensive database support with strong community

Cons

  • Requires Kafka infrastructure to operate
  • Significant operational overhead at scale
  • No built-in transformation — needs additional tools

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