Apache Kafka
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput pipelines
About Apache Kafka
Apache Kafka is the industry-standard distributed event streaming platform for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Handles millions of events per second with fault tolerance and durability.
Best for
Best for teams building high-throughput event streaming backbones
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Industry standard for event streaming
- Massive throughput with strong durability
- Enormous ecosystem and community
Cons
- Operational complexity to run self-hosted
- Requires Kafka expertise for tuning
- Not a processing engine — needs Flink/KStreams for logic
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