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Kafka

4 production projects and 0 rule sets built with Kafka.

Production Projects

Observability Data Router & Telemetry Pipeline CLASSIC

Vector

Ultra-high throughput observability pipeline by Datadog; Rust guarantees minimal memory footprint and zero GC pauses during gigabyte/sec telemetry ingestion.
Declarative Orchestration & Data Flow Engine CLASSIC

Kestra

Modern Airflow alternative; YAML-based workflow orchestration built on Java Micronaut for microsecond execution overhead and massive horizontal scaling.
Error Tracking Platform CLASSIC

Sentry

Enterprise observability; Django handles transactional models while high-volume event ingestion is streamed via Kafka to ClickHouse.
Product Analytics Platform HYBRID

PostHog

Billions of events/month: ingest through Kafka into ClickHouse columnar storage while keeping UI on Django/Postgres.

Often Used With

ClickHouse 3 PostgreSQL 3 Django 2 React 2 Rust 1 Tokio 1 Lua 1 OpenTelemetry 1

Frequently Asked Questions

How many production projects use Kafka?

4 verified production projects in the STACK IT FAST directory use Kafka, each with a full architecture breakdown.

What is Kafka most often used with?

Across projects in the directory, Kafka is most commonly paired with ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Django.