Apache Kafka

Open source

Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput pub/sub and stream processing.

by Apache Software FoundationOfficial site ↗

License: open-source
Open source: Yes

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Identity · Taxonomy

Documentation(HTTPS URL): https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/Verified
Tags(open-source;cloud-native): event-streaming, stream-processing, distributed-systems, open-source, kafka-connectVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): self-hostedVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license): open-sourceVerified
SPDX license IDs(Apache-2.0;MIT): Apache-2.0Verification pending

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): High-throughput messaging with latencies as low as 2ms, Scaling to a thousand brokers, trillions of messages per day, and petabytes of data, Durable, fault-tolerant permanent storage of event streams, High availability across availability zones and geographic regions, Built-in stream processing with joins, aggregations, filters, and exactly-once processing, Kafka Connect integration with hundreds of event sources and sinksVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Teams running high-throughput, fault-tolerant event streaming with built-in stream processing and a huge connector ecosystemVerification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): SMB, mid-market, enterpriseVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): High-performance data pipelines, Streaming analytics, Data integration, Mission-critical applications, Event-driven microservicesVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Current version(1.12.3): 4.4Verified
Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerified

Vendor · Maintainer

Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): foundationVerified

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