Pure C# Kafka Client

ENGINEERED DIFFERENTLY

Lose the baggage.
Keep the protocol.

Dekaf speaks Kafka natively and embraces the strengths of the .NET runtime. The result is a smaller operational footprint and an API that belongs in your codebase.

Managed, all the way down

From the Kafka wire protocol to the API you call: pure C# that runs anywhere modern .NET runs.

Zero-allocation hot paths

Span<T>, ref structs, pooled buffers, and ValueTask keep GC pressure away from message processing.

An API that feels like .NET

Fluent builders guide valid configuration. Nullable types and async streams work exactly as you expect.

Kafka, fully covered

Transactions, idempotence, consumer groups, exactly-once semantics, headers, and every compression codec.

Compose your own stack

Bring serializers, codecs, Schema Registry, dependency injection, and hosting integrations.

FROM ZERO TO MESSAGES

Your first message.
On the wire in minutes.

Sensible presets handle the deep Kafka knowledge. Fluent builders keep every choice visible and let you tune when you need to.

Follow the quickstart

await using var producer = Kafka
    .CreateProducer<string, Order>()
    .WithBootstrapServers("localhost:9092")
    .ForReliability()
    .Build();

var result = await producer.ProduceAsync(
    "orders", order.Id, order);

Console.WriteLine(
    $"partition {result.Partition} · offset {result.Offset}");

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READY WHEN YOU ARE

Take Java out of the equation.

Read the docs

Lose the baggage.Keep the protocol.