# Redpanda Streaming

> Produce/consume on Redpanda Kafka API :9092

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

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## When it is useful

Produce/consume, consumer groups, transactions, topic config, Kafka client compatibility on Redpanda (Kafka API :9092).

## The Catch

Not Apache Kafka/MSK. Skills Apache-2.0; Redpanda Community is BSL 1.1 (free source-available; cannot offer as commercial streaming service; converts to Apache-2.0 four years after each merge). Self-host Community $0. Iceberg/Cloud Topics/Tiered Storage here are Enterprise-licensed, not the $0 path. Distinct from GetStream/LiveKit.