AWS Glue Schema Registry vs TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka
AWS Glue Schema Registry
docs.aws.amazon.comTIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka
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| Figure | AWS Glue Schema Registry | TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Schema Registry Software | 7.8 (#12) | 7.7 (#13) |
| Access control | Registries support application access control, with registry ARNs used to organize different permissions for schema operations. | By default, OAuth2-based roles control access to REST operations, including restrictions down to the subject level. |
| Purpose | Centrally discovers, controls, and evolves data stream schemas for streaming applications. | The Schema Repository is a RESTful service for registering and managing schemas used for compatible message formatting between producer and consumer applications. |
| Schema evolution | Supports eight compatibility modes: NONE, DISABLED, BACKWARD, BACKWARD_ALL, FORWARD, FORWARD_ALL, FULL, and FULL_ALL. | The repository checks schema compatibility as schemas evolve and retains versions so applications can use the correct message format. |
Plans
TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka
- Community EditionFree
- Enterprise EditionPriced on request
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In their own words
AWS Glue Schema Registry
AWS Glue Schema Registry is a free cloud service for centrally discovering, controlling, and evolving schemas used by streaming applications. It supplies serializers and deserializers so producers and consumers can share schema definitions during data exchange. Supported formats are Avro v1.11.4, JSON Schema Draft-04, Draft-06, and Draft-07, plus Protocol Buffers proto2 and proto3; Protobuf extensions and groups are not supported. Eight compatibility modes are available: NONE, DISABLED, BACKWARD, BACKWARD_ALL, FORWARD, FORWARD_ALL, FULL, and FULL_ALL. Features include automatic registration, metadata-based schema sourcing, IAM compatibility, and optional ZLIB compression. Documented integrations cover Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue streaming, and Apache Kafka Streams. Client API traffic uses TLS over HTTPS, and schemas are encrypted at rest with an AWS KMS service-managed key. Registry ARNs organize permissions for schema operations.
TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka
TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka is a REST service for registering and managing Apache Avro JSON schemas used by producer applications and consumer applications. It checks compatibility as schemas evolve and keeps schema versions available so applications can use the message format they need. Compatibility settings include backward, forward, and full policies, their transitive variants, and none; BACKWARD is the default. OAuth2 roles control REST operations by default, with restrictions configurable to the subject level. The repository provides OpenAPI documentation and interactive queries through Swagger UI, and Kafka clients and brokers can use it to manage Avro schemas. TIBCO Enterprise Message Service Kafka transports can also retrieve schemas for deserializing imported Kafka payloads. TIBCO FTL is required for storage. Version 2.0.0 has 64-bit Intel Linux packages and a 64-bit Intel macOS installer, though macOS x86-64 support is marked deprecated. The Community Edition is free for up to 100 application instances or 1,000 web/mobile instances in production, without TIBCO Support. Version 2.0.0 support ends April 30, 2027.