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Apache Kafka vs NATS

Apache Kafka has 33,449 GitHub stars vs 20,394 for NATS.

GitHub API · captured 2026-08-05

Frequently asked questions

Which ships more often, Apache Kafka or NATS?

In the 90 days before 2026-08-05, Apache Kafka published 0 releases and NATS published 15.

Apache KafkaNATS
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Latest version
GitHub stars33,44920,394
GitHub forks15,3941,893
Open issues495540
Releases (90d)015
npm downloads (week)
PyPI downloads (week)

Sources: official APIs (GitHub, npm, PyPI, crates.io). Capture dates shown on each tool page. Missing value = the source does not publish it ("—", never estimated).