Aklivity
Aklivity provides the Zilla multi-protocol edge and service proxy for event-driven architectures, enabling seamless integration between web apps, IoT clients, and microservices with Apache Kafka via declaratively defined, stateless APIs. Zilla supports HTTP, gRPC, MQTT, SSE, and WebSocket protocols, translating them to and from Kafka without custom code or connectors. The Zilla Platform adds enterprise governance, observability, and self-service access management for Kafka deployments.
APIs
Zilla Gateway
Zilla is a stateless, cloud-native multi-protocol edge and service proxy that enables seamless access to Apache Kafka through HTTP REST, gRPC, SSE, MQTT, and WebSocket protocols...
Zilla Platform
The Zilla Platform adds an enterprise management layer on top of Zilla Gateway, providing API data products with versioning and rate limits, Kafka governance policies, a self-se...
ZillaBase
ZillaBase is an event-driven backend framework for the next generation of web, mobile, and AI applications, built on top of Apache Kafka and Zilla to enable real-time, event-sou...
Capabilities
Aklivity Kafka API Gateway
Workflow for exposing Apache Kafka topics as REST APIs and managing event-driven integrations via Zilla. Enables HTTP, MQTT, and gRPC clients to produce and consume Kafka events...
Run with NaftikoFeatures
Translates HTTP REST, gRPC, MQTT, SSE, and WebSocket protocols directly to Kafka topics without custom code, connectors, or middleware.
Define gateways and protocol mappings via YAML configuration or AsyncAPI specifications, then deploy with Docker, Helm, or native binaries.
Built-in JWT token validation, TLS termination, and Kafka SASL support for securing API access to Kafka clusters.
SIMD-optimized runtime schema validation for JSON, Avro, and Protobuf via Confluent Schema Registry or AWS Glue Schema Registry.
Metrics and logs exported to Prometheus and OpenTelemetry for unified visibility across Kafka API traffic.
Topic naming policies, runtime enforcement, schema compliance rules, and API data product versioning with rate limits via Zilla Platform.
API key and certificate management self-service portal for Kafka consumers and producers via Zilla Platform.
PII classification and field-level encryption for sensitive data in Kafka messages via Zilla Platform.
Use Cases
Expose Kafka topics as REST API endpoints, allowing any HTTP client to produce and consume Kafka messages without Kafka client libraries.
Connect IoT devices using MQTT protocol directly to Kafka topics, eliminating the need for a separate MQTT broker.
Route gRPC calls from microservices to Kafka topics for event-driven inter-service communication.
Platform teams build internal developer portals for Kafka access with governance, rate limiting, and self-service API key management.
Enterprises expose Kafka event streams to external partners via secured, rate-limited REST or SSE APIs.
Financial institutions distribute real-time market data and trade events via secured Kafka API gateways.
Integrations
Core integration — Zilla acts as a multi-protocol proxy in front of any Kafka cluster
Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka integration with AWS-native security
Schema validation and enforcement using Confluent Schema Registry
Schema validation using AWS Glue Schema Registry
Metrics export for monitoring Zilla gateway performance
Distributed tracing and observability via OpenTelemetry
Secure credential management for Kafka and TLS configurations