kafka ☆
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Description:
Open-source distributed event streaming platform
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 4.1.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 14, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @apachekafka  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Networking
Tags: messaging streaming distributed-systems event-driven data-pipeline kafka
Install: brew install kafka
About:
Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform that handles high-throughput real-time data feeds. It provides a unified platform for building real-time streaming data pipelines and applications. Kafka is designed for durability, fault tolerance, and horizontal scalability.
Key Features:
  • High-throughput messaging with millions of messages per second
  • Distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly scalable architecture
  • Persistent storage with long-term data retention
  • Stream processing capabilities with Kafka Streams API
  • Multi-subscriber pub-sub messaging model
Use Cases:
  • Real-time data processing and analytics pipelines
  • Microservices communication and event sourcing
  • Log aggregation and monitoring infrastructure
  • Message queuing for distributed systems
Alternatives:
  • RabbitMQ – Traditional message broker with complex routing but lower throughput
  • Apache Pulsar – Newer alternative with segmented architecture and multi-tenancy
  • NATS – Lightweight messaging system focused on simplicity and performance
Version History
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Nov 14, 2025 6:39am 0 VERSION_BUMP 6c612e01
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