Available Channels

This is a non-exhaustive list of the available Channels for Knative Eventing.

Notes:

  • Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement, nor does it imply any level of support.
NameStatusSupportDescription
GCP PubSubProof of ConceptNoneChannels are backed by GCP PubSub.
InMemoryChannelProof of ConceptNoneIn-memory channels are a best effort Channel. They should NOT be used in Production. They are useful for development.
KafkaChannel - ConsolidatedProof of ConceptNoneChannels are backed by Apache Kafka topics. The original Knative KafkaChannel implementation which utilizes a single combined Kafka Producer / Consumer deployment.
KafkaChannel - DistributedProof of ConceptNoneChannels are backed by Apache Kafka topics. An alternate KafkaChannel implementation, contributed by SAP’s Kyma project, which provides a more granular deployment of Producers / Consumers.
NatssChannelProof of ConceptNoneChannels are backed by NATS Streaming.