User Reviews of Apache Kafka

Updated January 2026

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Apache Kafka review

Bruno da Silva
Bruno da Silva
Senior Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Have worked closely with the team to deploy streaming and transaction pipelines in...
The interface of Apache Kafka could be significantly better. I started working with Apache Kafka from its early days, and I have seen many improvements. The back office functionality could be enhanced. Scaling up continues to be a challenge, though it is much easier now than it was in the beginning.
Apache Kafka review

NakulBali
NakulBali
Works
Effective real-time data streaming but benefits from improved user interface
There is a thin line between a normal queuing system, such as ActiveMQ or RabbitMQ, and a streaming system like Apache Kafka. Apache Kafka is effective when dealing with large volumes of data flowing at high speeds, requiring real-time processing. It was useful for us in receiving constant recharge information for customers. Queuing...

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