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Apache Kafka: Event Streaming Platform, Distributions & Learning

Apache Kafka — the project, managed services and distributions, ecosystem tools, tutorials and events.

42 topics•6 categories•Updated October 2026

Apache Kafka & Official Docs

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The project and its documentation.

01Apache KafkaThe open-source distributed event streaming platform for data pipelines, streaming analytics and data integration. 02Kafka documentationOfficial documentation, including the Kafka Connect and Kafka Streams guides. 03Kafka StreamsClient library for building stream processing applications on Kafka. 04Kafka downloadsRelease downloads and notes; recent Kafka versions run without ZooKeeper using KRaft. 05Confluent DeveloperCourses, tutorials and patterns from Confluent.

Distributions & Managed Services

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Vendors and cloud services that run Kafka.

06ConfluentData streaming platform from the original creators of Kafka, with cloud and self-managed options. 07RedpandaKafka API-compatible streaming platform written in C++. 08Amazon MSKManaged Apache Kafka on AWS. 09Azure Event Hubs for Apache KafkaKafka protocol support in Azure Event Hubs. 10Google Managed Service for Apache KafkaManaged Kafka on Google Cloud. 11Aiven for Apache KafkaManaged Kafka across cloud providers. 12Heroku KafkaManaged Kafka-as-a-service for developers on Heroku. In February 2026 Salesforce said Heroku is moving to a sustaining engineering model with no new features, according to press reports; check Heroku's own announcements before choosing it for new work. 13IBM Event StreamsIBM's event streaming service built on Kafka. 14Cloudera StreamingStreaming and Kafka offerings from Cloudera. 15TIBCO MessagingTIBCO's messaging platform, with support for Apache Kafka alongside FTL and Enterprise Message Service. 16CloudKarafkaManaged Apache Kafka service; its old blog address returned 404, so the home page is linked.

Ecosystem & Operations Tools

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Operators, change data capture and consoles.

17StrimziKubernetes operator for running Apache Kafka. 18DebeziumChange data capture platform that streams database changes into Kafka. 19Schema Registry (Confluent docs)Schema management for Kafka topics. 20Kafka UI (Provectus)Open-source web UI for managing Kafka clusters. 21AKHQOpen-source GUI for Kafka. 22ConduktorKafka management and governance platform. 23Apache FlinkStream processing framework commonly paired with Kafka.

Tutorials & Guides

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Articles and courses.

24Apache Kafka Fundamentals (Grape Up)Primer on topics, partitions, brokers and producer/consumer semantics. 25What Is Kafka Used For and When Not to Use It (Upsolver)Guide to Kafka's best-fit use cases and when it is overkill. 26Intro to Apache Kafka with Spring (Baeldung)Spring Kafka's abstraction over the Kafka Java client. 27Apache Kafka Tutorial (upGrad)Concepts, workflow and applications of Kafka. 28Apache Kafka on InfoQNews, articles and presentations on Kafka. 29Demystifying Apache Kafka (Intellipaat)Introduction to Kafka's architecture compared with traditional queues. 30Apache Kafka Use Cases and APIs (Great Learning)Walkthrough of Kafka components and APIs.

Events

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Conferences on data streaming.

31Current 2026Confluent's data streaming conference. 32Kafka SummitEarlier community conference on stream processing, organized by Confluent; recent activity is low.

Related Pages

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Neighbouring pages on this site.

33Event-driven Architecture (EDA)Event-driven architecture. 34Streaming Analytics PlatformsStreaming platforms compared. 35Streaming DatabasesReal-time SQL platforms. 36Event Brokering SoftwareEvent brokers. 37Middleware SoftwareMiddleware overview. 38Microservices ArchitectureMicroservices hub. 39Big Data ComputingBig data hub. 40MQTT BrokersBrokers for lightweight publish/subscribe messaging in IoT and edge systems. 41Event MeshesEvent mesh solutions that route events across clouds and sites. 42EDA PatternsEvent-driven architecture patterns such as event sourcing, CQRS and sagas.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Apache Kafka?

Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration and event-driven applications.

Which Kafka service should I use?

Managed services such as Confluent Cloud, Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Aiven and Google's managed Kafka reduce operations work; Strimzi runs Kafka on Kubernetes, and Redpanda offers a Kafka-compatible alternative.

What changed on this page?

The CloudKarafka blog address and the JavaTpoint tutorial no longer worked and were replaced, and a link to a local file was removed.

How current is this page?

Links were checked in October 2026. Sites that block automated checks are kept and may need a manual click. Vendor ownership, product names and licences change often, so confirm current terms with each vendor.