# Redpanda Connect

> Declarative YAML pipelines (ex-Benthos) via rpk connect

**Subcategory:** Redpanda  
**License:** Apache-2.0  
**Source:** https://github.com/redpanda-data/skills/blob/main/skills/connect/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Declarative YAML pipelines (ex-Benthos) with rpk connect run / Bloblang.

## The Catch

Community $0 BSL; enterprise connectors blocked without a license after the Connect 30-day trial. Not the CDC dump (HOLD connect-cdc-*).