Zilla Data Platform
Build, Secure & Scale Real-Time APIs on Kafka
Unify governance, security, and delivery for Kafka and real-time APIs across every protocol, with near-zero latency overhead.
Launch Data Products Faster
Get real-time data products to market in minutes instead of months.
Lower Integration Costs
Eliminate expensive custom connectors and reduce ongoing maintenance costs.
Reduce Risk & Stay Compliant
Keep sensitive data safe with built-in governance and compliance controls.
Deploy Anywhere
Run on-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid — without re-architecting your data stack.
Platform Overview
One Unified Platform, Two Powerful Components
An intuitive control plane meets a high-performance data plane — built to run anywhere.
The Console
Explore, design and collaborate. Deploy on-premise or in the cloud.
Zilla Gateways
Proxy, govern and validate. Deploy on-premise, in the cloud or at the edge.
How It Works
From Raw Topics to Ready to Use Data Products — in Minutes
Manage the full lifecycle of real-time data by turning raw Kafka topics into self-serviceable, governed data products.
Step 1
Explore Your
Operational Data
Streams
Once a Zilla gateway is deployed alongside your Kafka cluster, it establishes a secure connection with the management portal, allowing you to visualize and explore brokers, topics, schemas, consumer groups, ACLs, quotas, and more.
Step 2
Extract AsyncAPI Specifications
In a single click, extract AsyncAPI specifications from topics and schemas that describe and document your data streaming topology.
Step 3
Design Real-Time Data Products
Take the extracted AsyncAPI specifications and turn them into API Data Products by locking down the schema while adding authorization, authentication, and rate limiting.
Step 4
Deploy Real-Time Data Products
Deploy the designed Data Products to a self-serve catalog and share them across your organization and beyond. Monitor the usage, health, and security of your Data Products all in one place.
Capabilities
Manage APIs and streams as governed products with...
Multi-Protocol Connectivity
Serve the same Kafka stream over REST, WebSocket, SSE, gRPC, or MQTT without duplicating effort.
Governance & Security
Unified identity (OIDC, OAuth, mTLS, JWT), fine-grained authorization, data masking, and schema validation.
Catalog & Discovery
A single searchable hub of APIs and event streams—complete with live, accurate contracts.
Cloud-Native Scalability
Stateless, horizontally scalable, and Kubernetes-ready. Deploy anywhere with GitOps.
Performance at Scale
Handles millions of messages per second with near-zero latency tax—no chokepoints.
End-to-End Observability
Full-stream observability with built-in metrics, tracing, and logs that track every event and policy in real time for complete operational insight.
Use Cases
Build, govern, secure
Why Zilla
Reduce risks, accelerate delivery, lower costs
Platform Teams
Manage real-time data platforms without the operational headaches.
Eliminate DIY proxies and brittle ACLs
Centralize governance & policy enforcement
Safely scale multi-team, multi-tenant access
Product Owners
Build real-time data platforms without the operational headaches.
Ship data products in hours, not weeks
Self-service onboarding with live contracts
Multi-protocol delivery from one source
Security & Compliance
Secure real-time data platforms without the operational headaches.
Unified identity and access control
Consistent encryption and masking
Full audit trails across APIs and streams
Our Partners
Built for the Kafka Ecosystem
We work closely with the most trusted names in the Kafka ecosystem to ensure that Zilla integrates natively and optimally with your existing infrastructure.
Whether you're running open-source Kafka or managed services, Zilla delivers performance, security, and compatibility out of the box.
Integrations
Works with your existing stack
Zilla integrates seamlessly with your security, monitoring, and deployment tools.
Microsoft Entra ID
AWS Certificate Manager
AWS Secrets Manager
JWT
Prometheus
OpenTelemetry
AWS CloudWatch
Syslog
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS CDK
AWS ECS Fargate
“Zilla Plus gave us exactly what we needed — secure, Kafka-native connectivity to our private MSK clusters from anywhere, without compromising security or building custom integrations. It’s accelerated our project delivery and simplified how we connect critical business systems across our ecosystem.”
Karthik Rajendran
Platform Owner, KONE
Key Results
Connected MSK clusters securely without public exposure
Accelerated project delivery across SAP & third-party systems
Reduced dev overhead by eliminating custom integrations
“Zilla’s extensive protocol support, integrations with AWS services such as Glue Schema Registry and Secrets Manager, as well as robust logging capabilities, gives me confidence it can be a one-stop solution for all of our external MSK integration needs.”
Gordon Zardoya
Solution Architect, N Brown-Castle Fintech
Key Results
Secure endpoints enabled fast partner integrations
Lead time cut, team focused on Kafka design
Unified interface across Kafka and non-Kafka apps
Trusted by leading data-driven organizations
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