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Jose Manuel C.

Director Platform Engineering

Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.)

11/18/2025

"Reliable tool for managing and searching data streams"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Lenses?

We’ve been using Lenses for about six years, and it’s been a solid part of our data workflow. The feature we lean on most is the ability to search and query data using SQL—it makes working with streams feel straightforward and familiar. The platform has been stable and dependable, and while it’s not showy, it does exactly what we need without unnecessary complexity.

We don’t actively use the API and admin capabilities these days, but they were really helpful earlier in our journey and gave us the flexibility we needed at the time. Overall, if you’re looking for a tool that keeps things simple and gets the job done, Lenses is a good choice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lenses?

Some of the functionalities are not open-source and in our case, creates a vendor lock-in. SQL Processors is the most clear example.

Handy, but the tradeoff doesn't pay off in the long run for us.

This is not bad per se, but for us this fact has always been a no-go to adopt this type of functionalities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lenses solving and how is that benefiting you?

Data searching capabilities and Kafka administration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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