We performed a comparison between Apache Kafka and Redis based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Message Queue (MQ) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One of the most valuable features I have found is Kafka Connect."
"The most valuable feature of Apache Kafka is Kafka Connect."
"The stability is very nice. We currently manage 50 million events daily."
"Excellent speeds for publishing messages faster."
"Kafka is an open-source tool that's easy to use in our country, and the command line interface is powerful."
"Apache Kafka's most valuable features include clustering and sharding...It is a pretty stable solution."
"It seemed pretty stable and didn't have any issues at all."
"The most valuable feature is the documentation, which is good and clear."
"The most valuable features of Redis are its ease of use and speed. It does not have access to the disc and it is fast."
"The online interface is very fast and easy to use."
"The in-memory data makes it fast."
"It makes operations more efficient. The information processing is very fast, and very responsive. It's all about the technology."
"The solution's technical support team is good...The solution's initial setup process was straightforward."
"The product offers fast access to my database."
"Redis is a simple, powerful, and fast solution."
"The model where you create the integration or the integration scenario needs improvement."
"The management tool could be improved."
"The UI is based on command line. It would be helpful if they could come up with a simpler user interface."
"Lacks elasticity and the ability to scale down."
"Prioritization of messages in Apache Kafka could improve."
"Data pulling and restart ability need improving."
"Kafka has a lot of monitors, but sometimes it's most important to just have a simple monitor."
"Kafka is a nightmare to administer."
"The only thing is the lack of a GUI application. There was a time when we needed to resolve an issue in production. If we had a GUI, it would have been easier."
"The initial setup took some time as our technical team needed to familiarize themselves with Redis."
"Sometimes, we use Redis as a cluster, and the clusters can sometimes suffer some issues and bring some downtime to your application."
"In future releases, I would like Redis to provide its users with an option like schema validation. Currently, the solution lacks to offer such functionality."
"There is a lack of documentation on the scalability of the solution."
"I would prefer it if there was more information available about Redis. That would make it easier for new beginners. Currently, there is a lack of resources."
"The development of clusters could improve. Additionally, it would be helpful if it was integrated with Amazon AWS or Google Cloud."
Apache Kafka is ranked 1st in Message Queue (MQ) Software with 76 reviews while Redis is ranked 7th in Database as a Service with 7 reviews. Apache Kafka is rated 8.0, while Redis is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Apache Kafka writes "Great access to multiple devices, with stability, at an affordable price". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Redis writes "A solution that can benefit both user and customer-facing applications while effectively preventing potential lag in the user-facing application". Apache Kafka is most compared with IBM MQ, Amazon SQS, Red Hat AMQ, Anypoint MQ and PubSub+ Event Portal, whereas Redis is most compared with Google Cloud Memorystore, Amazon SQS, ActiveMQ, Chroma and Amazon ElastiCache. See our Apache Kafka vs. Redis report.
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