Kafka vs. JMS, RabbitMQ, SQS, and Modern Messaging - 2025 Edition
🚀 What’s New in This 2025 Update
Major Updates and Changes
- Kafka Beyond Messaging - Complete event streaming platform
- Cloud-Native First - Managed services dominate deployments
- KRaft Mode - ZooKeeper completely eliminated
- Performance Gap Widened - Kafka processes millions/sec
- Cost Models Evolved - Consumption-based pricing prevalent
- New Competitors - Pulsar, Redpanda, WarpStream emerging
Industry Shifts Since 2017
- ✅ Event Streaming Standard - Kafka dominates real-time data
- ✅ Serverless Integration - Native cloud functions support
- ✅ Multi-Protocol Support - Beyond just publish-subscribe
- ✅ Managed Services - Self-hosting becoming rare
Ready to understand how Kafka compares to modern messaging systems? Let’s explore when to use each technology in today’s architectures.