Lenses

8.0easy start · #1 of 24
in Schema Registry Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows. Paid plans from $0.33/mo.

Lenses is ranked #1 of 24 in schema registry software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $0.33/mo.

Lenses plans and pricing

All plans

K2K Community Free Replication across any Kafka · At least once (ie. no Exactly Once) · Max 5 topic partitions per replication job lenses.io · 5 Oct 2026

Lenses DevX Community Edition Free Up to 5 free users · Basic Auth · Lenses UI & MCP · Supports any Kafka lenses.io · 5 Oct 2026

K2K add-on $1/mo from $1k/month Enterprise-grade Kafka replication · Replicate data across any Kafka lenses.io · 5 Oct 2026

Lenses DevX Team Edition $4/yr From $4k/year Up to 15 users · SSO / SAML Authentication · RBAC · Team Support lenses.io · 5 Oct 2026

Lenses DevX Multi-Kafka Enterprise Not published Custom pricing Federated Multi-Kafka · Unlimited users · Unlimited Kafka Clusters · Enterprise Support lenses.io · 5 Oct 2026

K2K Enterprise Not published Custom pricing 5 clusters · Exactly once semantics · Offset replication · Autoscaling · Schema migration lenses.io · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on schema registry software

Free plan: Yes
Schema formats: Avro, Protobuf, JSON, XML
Validation scope: event
Deployment options: hybrid

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The record

Product: Lenses describes its Operating Fabric as a platform to build, govern, and operate Kafka apps with engineers and AI agents across Kafka environments.
Data discovery: Lenses lets users find and explore streaming data across domains with SQL.
Processing: The platform supports preparing data for consumption with SQL and deploying data streams independently.
Kafka integrations: Lenses says it connects to Confluent Platform, Confluent Cloud, Amazon MSK, Redpanda, and self-managed Apache Kafka.
Deployment: Lenses can be deployed in a cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environment.
Work interfaces: The product page lists a Web App, VS Code Extension, Lenses MCP, and Lenses CLI as ways to work with Lenses.
Agent security: Lenses says OAuth 2.1 provides agents with scoped, short-lived, revocable, and audited access.
Connector integrations: Lenses lists open-source Kafka connectors for systems including Amazon S3, Azure Event Hubs, GCP Storage, Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
Connector licensing: Lenses states its Kafka Connect connectors are Apache 2.0 licensed and offer enterprise support.
Free edition limit: The pricing page says Community Edition supports up to five free users; the Community Edition page describes SQL Studio for up to two Kafka clusters.
Trial: Lenses offers a trial key to install on Kafka clusters through its guided demo.
Support: The pricing page includes Team Support in the Team plan and Enterprise Support in the Multi-Kafka Enterprise plan.
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Price from: $0.33/mo

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Schema Registry Software in 2026#1 of 24

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Sources

lenses.io/product· checked 5 Oct 2026
lenses.io/blog/lenses-6-2-release-agentic-enginee· checked 5 Oct 2026
lenses.io/kafka-connectors/· checked 5 Oct 2026
lenses.io/product/pricing· checked 5 Oct 2026
lenses.io· checked 28 Sept 2026