Apache Kafka vs RabbitMQ
Apache Kafka has 33,449 GitHub stars vs 13,774 for RabbitMQ.
GitHub API · captured 2026-08-05
Frequently asked questions
Which ships more often, Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ?
In the 90 days before 2026-08-05, Apache Kafka published 0 releases and RabbitMQ published 7.
| Apache Kafka | RabbitMQ | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | — |
| Latest version | — | — |
| GitHub stars | 33,449 | 13,774 |
| GitHub forks | 15,394 | 4,019 |
| Open issues | 495 | 255 |
| Releases (90d) | 0 | 7 |
| 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).