Apache Kafka Streams

Apache Kafka Streams is an open-source client library for building applications and microservices, where the input and output data are stored in Apache Kafka clusters. It combines the simplicity of writing and deploying standard Java and Scala applications on the client side with the benefits of Kafka's server-side cluster technology.

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Category: Data Infrastructure

Part of: Apache Software Foundation

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Last analyzed: April 10, 2026