| Apache Kafka | NATS | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Latest version | — | — |
| GitHub stars | 33,125 | 20,156 |
| GitHub forks | 15,327 | 1,859 |
| Open issues | 436 | 520 |
| Releases (90d) | 0 | 21 |
| npm downloads (week) | — | — |
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