Kafka Software

https://console.upstash.com/ Free Kafka cluster.

Kafka messages can be produced and consumed in many ways.

JAVA

Python

Go

CLI

REST API

Spark

and so on..

Similar tools

• Amazon Kinesis

A cloud-based service from AWS for real-time data processing over large, distributed data streams. Kinesis is often compared to Kafka but is managed, making it easier to set up and operate at scale. It's tightly integrated with the AWS ecosystem.

• Microsoft Event Hubs

A highly scalable data streaming platform and event ingestion service, part of the Azure ecosystem. It can receive and process millions of events per second, making it suitable for big data scenarios.

• Google Pub/Sub

A scalable, managed, real-time messaging service that allows messages to be exchanged between applications. Like Kinesis, it's a cloud-native solution that offers durable message storage and real-time message delivery without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure.

• RabbitMQ

A popular open-source message broker that supports multiple messaging protocols. It's designed for scenarios requiring complex routing, message queuing, and delivery confirmations. It's known for its simplicity and ease of use but is more traditionally suited for message queuing rather than log streaming.