- Schema Registry: is a centralized service in the Apache Kafka ecosystem for managing AVRO or JSON schemas used in message serialization. It ensures data consistency by enforcing a schema for producers and consumers, allowing seamless evolution of data formats.
- Kafka Connect: is a distributed data integration framework within the Apache Kafka ecosystem. It facilitates the seamless movement of data between Kafka and external systems through connectors. Source connectors ingest data into Kafka, while sink connectors export data from Kafka to external systems.
Chart even though has some quirks and does not contain Kafka Connect, has frequent updates and a vibrant community
Helm chart in the current state is quite buggy, lacking features, and not that well-supported.