> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.condense.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What Condense adds on top of Kafka

Apache Kafka provides a high-performance distributed event streaming platform. Condense builds an enterprise-grade application platform around Kafka, eliminating the need to assemble multiple tools for connectors, stream processing, deployment, operations, observability, governance, and infrastructure management.

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  **Apache Kafka provides the event streaming engine. Condense adds the connectors, transformation framework, AI-assisted development, deployment automation, infrastructure management, observability, governance, and fully managed operations required to build and run enterprise-grade real-time applications, all inside the customer's own cloud.**
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## **Condense - The Enterprise Data Platform**

### **Application Layer**

**COMPREHENSIVE DATA PIPELINES CREATION**<br />Build enterprise-grade data pipelines in minutes with Condense. Whether utilizing prebuilt templates, low-code tools, or custom logic, the platform eliminates boilerplate and glue code. It autonomously handles deployment, version control, and the entire application lifecycle, along with infrastructure and scalability

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