Apache Kafka
Open-source distributed streaming platform
Data Pipeline
Open Source
Free
#15 Ranked
Caters to: Free tier available
Open-source distributed event streaming platform for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications
Key Features
AI Search
Data Lineage
Data Governance
Collaboration
RBAC
PII Detection
Data Quality
Metadata Automation
Version Control
Notable Features
- Distributed streaming
- High throughput
- Fault tolerance
- Real-time processing
- Scalable architecture
Use Cases
Real-time streaming
Data pipelines
Event processing
Message queuing
What Makes Apache Kafka Special
Apache Kafka is the leading distributed streaming platform, powering real-time data pipelines for thousands of organizations worldwide.
Integrations
Java
Python
Scala
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
GCP
Azure
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Completely free
- High performance
- Scalable
- Fault tolerant
- Active community
Cons
- No built-in governance
- Limited lineage
- Complex setup
- Requires technical expertise