# Confluent Platform

Confluent Platform is a self-managed, enterprise-grade distribution of Apache Kafka that provides real-time streaming, security, stream processing, governance, and connectivity features.

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## Push-button migration from Confluent to Redpanda with Shadowing

DevFeed: [Push-button migration from Confluent to Redpanda with Shadowing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/push-button-migration-from-confluent-to-redpanda-with-shadowing-12715.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.redpanda.com/blog/migrate-confluent-redpanda-shadowing>)

Author: Trevor Blackford

Published: 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Redpanda](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/redpanda.md>)

Topics: [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [Kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kafka.md>), [Confluent Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/confluent-cloud.md>), [Confluent Platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/confluent-platform.md>), [Disaster Recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/disaster-recovery.md>), [Usability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usability.md>)

Tags: [big-bang](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/big-bang.md>), [confluent-cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/confluent-cloud.md>), [confluent-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/confluent-platform.md>), [data-centers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-centers.md>), [disaster-recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/disaster-recovery.md>), [kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kafka.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [schema](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/schema.md>)

### AI overview

The article presents Redpanda Shadowing 26.2 as a low-risk migration path from Confluent Cloud, Confluent Platform, or other Apache Kafka-compatible clusters. It replicates topic data, schemas, offsets, and ACLs while preserving offsets, allowing teams to validate workloads and move applications individually instead of using a big-bang cutover.

### Source excerpt

Migrate off Confluent without the "big cutover weekend." Redpanda Shadowing carries topic data, schemas, offsets, and ACLs on a single link. Available on Self-Managed , BYOC, and Dedicated.