Third-Party Data Sharing & Monetization Secure Partner Access. No Replication. Real-Time Data Sharing Without Cluster Duplication.
Share real-time Kafka data with external partners without duplicating infrastructure. Conduktor Gateway provides isolated Partner Zones with built-in compliance, so deals get approved and partnerships scale.
Your Kafka Data Has Value. Concerns Are Keeping It Locked.
Organizations across automotive, logistics, retail, and financial services are building $2-10M/year revenue lines by sharing real-time Kafka data with partners. The difference between capturing this opportunity and watching from the sidelines isn't the data itself. It's the ability to share it safely, at scale, with controls that get deals approved.
Compliance Concerns Block Deals
Legal won't approve data sharing without proof of protection, and there's no easy way to provide it. Manual compliance reviews drag timelines while partners lose patience. Revenue sits unexplored because breach and penalty risk can't be quantified.
Getting Started Seems Impossibly Expensive
Traditional approaches require replica clusters, custom APIs, and dedicated engineering per partner. At $50-200K per partnership in infrastructure alone, costs scale linearly and most deals never get off the ground.
Operating Partnerships Becomes a Full-Time Job
No way to track partner usage or prove ROI at renewal time. Every partner needs different data formats. Internal topic names get exposed. Troubleshooting partner issues is blind guesswork.
Partner Zones
Partners consume directly from your existing Kafka cluster via isolated Partner Zones. No replica clusters, no Cluster Linking fees, no custom APIs to build or maintain. Full isolation without infrastructure duplication.
Field-Level Masking & Encryption
Share what partners need, mask what they don't. PII masking and field-level encryption enforced before data leaves your organization. Different partners see different views of the same topic.
Automated Audit Trails
Every partner access event is logged automatically. Complete evidence for GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, and PCI-DSS compliance reviews. Give legal the proof they need to approve deals.
Instant Access Control
Define exactly which topics partners can access. Apply rate limits per partner. Revoke access immediately when partnerships end. No data cleanup needed since nothing was replicated.
Native Kafka Protocol
Partners connect using standard Kafka clients. No special SDKs, no integration libraries, no API wrappers. Point to Conduktor and start consuming.
Topic Aliasing & Transformation
Hide internal topic names from external consumers. Transform data formats per partner. Adapt schemas without changing your source topics or producer code.
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How Partner Data Sharing Works
Four steps from locked-down data to scalable partnerships.
Define the partner's isolated environment with its own service account, access policies, and rate limits. Each partner is fully separated without requiring separate infrastructure.
Choose which topics to expose. Apply field-level masking, encryption, and transformations so each partner sees only the data they're authorized to access, in the format they need.
Share secure credentials with the partner. They connect using standard Kafka clients pointed at Gateway. No custom integration work on either side.
Track consumption per partner with built-in chargeback dashboards. Use real usage data for renewal negotiations, pricing adjustments, and internal ROI reporting.
Configure Once, Reuse Across Every Deal
The first partnership is the hardest. After that, 80% of the configuration carries forward. Encryption policies, rate limits, access controls, and masking rules become templates that apply to every new partner.
- 2-4 week onboarding for new partners instead of 6+ months of engineering
- Reusable policy templates across encryption, masking, and rate limiting
- Per-partner customization for data formats, topic visibility, and access scope
- First deal proves the model, subsequent deals multiply revenue without multiplying engineering effort
2-3 Week Deal Approval
Automated audit logs and field-level encryption give compliance teams the proof they need. Deals that took 6+ months of review now close in weeks.
$150K+ Saved Per Partnership
Partners consume from your existing cluster via Partner Zones. No replica clusters, no Cluster Linking, no custom APIs to build or maintain.
4-6x More Partnerships Per Year
Reusable templates and standard Kafka protocol connectivity mean the same team can support dramatically more partners.
$2M+ New Revenue Potential
Real-time data sharing opens revenue lines from inventory feeds, telemetry, transaction patterns, and other data that was previously locked inside.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from Kafka MirrorMaker or Cluster Linking?
MirrorMaker and Cluster Linking replicate data to separate clusters, duplicating infrastructure and introducing latency. Conduktor provides access to your existing cluster through isolated Partner Zones. No replication, no duplicate storage, no additional cluster management.
Do partners need special Kafka clients or SDKs?
No. Partners connect using standard Kafka clients (librdkafka, Java client, etc.) pointed at Conduktor Gateway. No custom SDKs, no integration libraries, no API wrappers. If they can consume from Kafka, they can consume from a Partner Zone.
Can different partners see different data from the same topic?
Yes. Conduktor applies field-level masking, encryption, and transformations per partner. One partner might see full customer records while another sees masked PII fields. Same source topic, different views based on the partner's access policy.
How do I track what each partner is consuming?
Built-in chargeback dashboards track bytes consumed per partner, per topic, in real time. Use this data for usage-based billing, renewal negotiations, and internal ROI reporting.
What happens when a partnership ends?
Delete the Partner Zone or revoke credentials. Access terminates immediately. No data cleanup is required because nothing was replicated to a separate cluster.
How do I handle compliance requirements like GDPR and SOC2?
Conduktor maintains automated audit logs of every partner access event. Field-level encryption and PII masking are enforced at the Gateway before data reaches the partner. This gives legal and compliance teams the evidence trail they need to approve deals.
Can partners produce data back into my cluster?
Yes. You can configure bidirectional access where partners both consume and produce. The same masking, encryption, and access control policies apply in both directions.
Ready to unlock your data's revenue potential?
Whether you're enabling B2B data exchange, connecting SaaS integrations, or monetizing real-time data streams, our team can help you design a partner sharing architecture that's audit-ready from day one.