Debezium
Apache-2.0 change data capture from your databases
Databases / Data · Apache-2.0 · 13.2k
Reviewed 2026-10-18 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
Apache-2.0 (debezium/debezium), developed since 2016; the DDL parser's Antlr grammars are MIT. Connectors cover Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Db2 and more. Only committed changes are emitted, in one event model across databases, and because history lives in durable logs, consumers can stop and resume without missing events. Runs on Kafka Connect, as Debezium Server to other sinks, or embedded. ★~13.2k.
The Catch
The classic deployment needs Kafka and Kafka Connect, which is heavy infrastructure for a small team; Debezium Server avoids Kafka but adds its own config. Each database needs log access and settings (logical replication, binlog) that DBAs must allow. Schema changes and snapshots take planning.
Verdict
The default for CDC — worth it once you have more than one service that needs your data changes.
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