Open-source alternatives to Apache Kafka

24 projects in the catalog share a category with Apache Kafka (Data & analytics or Infra & DevOps). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 23 run with Docker, 19 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.

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Apache Kafka and its alternatives: platforms, Docker, license, GitHub stars and last commit
ProjectRuns onSelf-host with DockerLicenseStarsLast commit
Apache Kafka (this project)Docker / self-hostYesApache-2.034k
GrafanaWeb, Docker / self-hostYesAGPL-3.077k
SteampipeCLINot listedAGPL-3.08k
Uptime KumaDocker / self-hostYesMIT92k
TraefikDocker / self-host, CLIYesMIT65k
GiteaWeb, Docker / self-hostYesMIT58k
MobyDocker / self-host, CLIYesApache-2.072k
PrometheusDocker / self-hostYesApache-2.066k
etcdDocker / self-hostYesApache-2.052k
CoolifyWeb, Docker / self-hostYesApache-2.063k
World MonitorWeb, Docker / self-hostYesAGPL-3.088k
Apache AirflowDocker / self-hostYesApache-2.047k
Argo CDDocker / self-hostYesApache-2.024k
KubernetesDocker / self-host, CLIYesApache-2.0128k
NetdataDocker / self-hostYesGPL-3.081k
RedashDocker / self-hostYesBSD-2-Clause29k
Apache SupersetWeb, Docker / self-hostYesApache-2.075k
FreqtradeDocker / self-host, CLIYesGPL-3.055k
ClickHouseDocker / self-hostYesApache-2.050k
RustFSDocker / self-hostYesApache-2.034k
KestraDocker / self-hostYesApache-2.029k
Label StudioWeb, Docker / self-hostYesApache-2.028k
FlociDocker / self-hostYesMIT26k
PrefectDocker / self-host, Library / SDKYesApache-2.024k
Argo WorkflowsDocker / self-hostYesApache-2.017k

Self-hosted Docker apps (23)

Command-line tools (1)