Comparing Kafka and Solace PubSub+ Event Brokers

[marc]

We get queries quite a bit asking for a comparison of Solace Event Brokers vs. Kafka and when to use each or both. I figured it might be useful to create a post in the community that aggregates a bunch of resources that might be useful in one place.

? Please Comment Below if you find any useful resources that I’m missing

Broker Comparison Resource List:

• Video: Topic vs. Topic: Solace PubSub+ and Apache Kafka
• Video: Event Topics: Kafka vs. Solace Implementation
• Webpage: Solace with Apache Kafka?
• Webpage: How Solace PubSub+ compares to Apache Kafka
• Webpage: PubSub+ vs. Confluent
• PDF: Summary Comparison of Solace PubSub+ and Confluent Platform
• Blog: Solace Topics vs. Kafka Topics: What’s the Difference?
• Blog Series: Solace PubSub+ vs. Kafka
  • Blog: Solace PubSub+ vs. Kafka: The Basics
  • Blog: Solace PubSub+ vs. Kafka: Implementation of the Publish-Subscribe Messaging Pattern
  • Blog: Solace PubSub+ vs. Kafka: Filtering
• Blog: The Scalability Downside of Static Topics; Learning from LinkedIn’s Implementation of Apache Kafka

Have an operational use case?

• Blog Series: Why You Need to Look Beyond Kafka for Operational Use Cases
  • The Need for Filtering and In-Order Delivery
  • The Importance of Flexible Event Filtering
  • Securing the Eventing Platform
  • Streaming with Dynamic Event Routing

Kafka Discovery Resource List: (Not comparison, but useful)

• Codelab: Guided Walk Through of PubSub+ Event Portal Discovery with Kafka
• Video: Runtime Discovery Scan of Kafka Cluster Running on Amazon MSK
• Video: Visualize & Manage Apache Kafka Event Streams
• Blog: Using PubSub+ Event Portal for Support and Visualization of your Kafka Streams
• Webpage: Discover, Visualize and Catalog Your Kafka Event Streams

Kafka Connectors Resource List: (Not comparison, but useful)

• Github Repo for Source Connector
• Github Repo for Sink Connector
• Kafka Connectors Datasheet
• Codelab: Getting Started with the Solace PubSub+ Connectors for Kafka
• Blog: How the PubSub+ Connector for Kafka Enables Fine-Grained Filtering, Protocol Conversation and Scalable Delivery
• Blog: When Connecting Kafka to Solace PubSub+ Makes sense
• Video: How to Setup and Use PubSub+ Connector for Kafka: Source & Sink
• Connector Hub - PubSub+ Kafka Sink
• Connector Hub - PubSub+ Kafka Source
• Confluent Solace Sink Connector
• Confluent Solace Source Connector

? Hope this list of resources proves useful!