JMS Bridging Made Easy

Seamlessly integrate your existing JMS applications with Apache Kafka using Confluent’s JMS Bridge.

What is JMS Bridge?

JMS Bridge is a lightweight, fully JMS 2.0-compliant integration layer designed to bridge the gap between legacy JMS applications and Apache Kafka via the Confluent Platform.

The bridge is designed as a provisional integration layer, ideal for enabling phased modernization efforts. It ensures that messages sent from JMS applications can be consumed by Kafka and vice versa, enabling bidirectional communication across both services.

This enables legacy systems to coexist with Kafka-native services, without requiring immediate upgrades or full replatforming, thereby reducing integration risk during transition.

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Why Use JMS Bridge?

In enterprise environments, external or legacy systems often rely on JMS and may be outside your team’s control. Modernizing all systems simultaneously is often impractical and disruptive.

JMS Bridge solves this by enabling a gradual, non-disruptive migration.

Maintain business continuity while modernizing
Enable new Kafka-native services immediately
Retire legacy JMS systems at your own pace

Key Features

JMS 2.0 Compliant
Fully supports JMS 2.0 standards, ensuring seamless compatibility.
Bi-Directional Messaging
- Publish from JMS → Consume from Kafka
- Publish from Kafka → Consume from JMS
Kafka-Native Storage
All message persistence is handled by Kafka, eliminating the need for additional disk or SAN configuration.
Minimal Footprint
Integrate with Kafka by simply updating your JMS client connection string and replacing the client JAR ; no code-level changes are required.

Key Benefits

Enable phased migration at your own pace without replatforming pressure or coordination bottlenecks.
Accelerate Kafka adoption by enabling teams to build and deploy Kafka-based services independently of legacy timelines.
Bridge the gap for external vendors who continue using JMS while your core systems adopt a modern streaming architecture.

Support

For support or more information:
Email: acclsupport@psyncopate.com