Maxwell's Daemon

6.8easy start · #12 of 20
in Change Data Capture Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on Linux, self-hosted.

Maxwell's Daemon is ranked #12 of 20 in change data capture software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Maxwell's Daemon plans and pricing

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Free Free No paid plans or usage limits stated on the opened pages maxwells-daemon.io · 3 Oct 2026

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Deployment model: self-hosted
Capture method: log-based
Schema evolution: Yes
Initial snapshot: Yes

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The record

What it does: Maxwell reads MySQL binlogs and writes database changes as JSON to Kafka, Kinesis, and other streaming platforms.
Use cases: The site lists ETL, database change auditing, cache building or expiring, search indexing, and inter-service communication as use cases.
Output integrations: Documented producers include Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, SNS, NATS, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, BigQuery, RabbitMQ, and Redis.
Filtering: Maxwell can filter by database, table, and column values, and supports JavaScript filters for custom row filtering and data changes.
Encryption: When enabled, Maxwell encrypts messages with AES/CBC/PKCS5PADDING using a user-provided key, then base64-encodes values.
Monitoring: Metrics can be exposed through logging, JMX, HTTP, or Datadog, and HTTP endpoints include metrics, Prometheus, health check, ping, and diagnostics.
Deployment: The quick start documents running Maxwell from the command line or Docker and provides a binary distribution and Homebrew installation command.
Requirements: The compatibility page lists JRE 11 or above, MySQL 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, or 8, and Kafka 0.8.2 or greater when using Kafka.
Notable limitation: With binlog_row_image=MINIMAL, UPDATE and DELETE output may be incomplete, and INSERT output omits column default values.
High availability: The documentation describes client-side high availability as experimental and alpha quality, and says at least three Maxwell nodes are needed for leader elections.
Support and source: The quick start directs users to GitHub for source code and bug tracking.
Price from: Free

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Best Change Data Capture Software in 2026#12 of 20

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maxwells-daemon.io· checked 3 Oct 2026
maxwells-daemon.io/producers/· checked 3 Oct 2026
maxwells-daemon.io/filtering/· checked 3 Oct 2026
maxwells-daemon.io/encryption/· checked 3 Oct 2026
maxwells-daemon.io/monitoring/· checked 3 Oct 2026
maxwells-daemon.io/quickstart/· checked 3 Oct 2026
maxwells-daemon.io/compat/· checked 3 Oct 2026
maxwells-daemon.io/high_availability/· checked 3 Oct 2026