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Nipun Nair

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NNNipun Nairnipunnair.hashnode.dev7h ago · 5 min read

When I'd Actually Reach for Kafka, Redpanda, or NATS

Part 3 of 3 in Streaming Showdown. Previous: the real numbers and my test rig. Part 1 is the mistake I almost published. Part 2 is the corrected numbers and exactly what machine and versions produced

NNNipun Nairnipunnair.hashnode.dev7h ago · 7 min read

Kafka vs Redpanda vs NATS on My M4 Mac: The Real Numbers

Part 2 of 3 in Streaming Showdown. Previous: the benchmark bug. Next: when I'd actually reach for each. Part 1 is about how my first latency numbers were an artifact of a burst-then-drain test design,

NNNipun Nairnipunnair.hashnode.dev7h ago · 6 min read

The Benchmark Bug That Made NATS Look 9x Faster Than Kafka

Part 1 of 3 in Streaming Showdown. Next: the real numbers and my test rig. I've been running a small side-by-side benchmark of Kafka, Redpanda, and NATS JetStream — same event schema, same message siz

NNNipun Nairnipunnair.hashnode.dev7h ago · 4 min read

Streaming Showdown: Kafka vs Redpanda vs NATS, benchmarked honestly

If you've ever had to pick a message broker or streaming platform, you've run into the same wall I did: every vendor comparison is written by the vendor, "benchmarks" quietly compare a tuned cluster a

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When I'd Actually Reach for Kafka, Redpanda, or NATS

Kafka vs Redpanda vs NATS on My M4 Mac: The Real Numbers

The Benchmark Bug That Made NATS Look 9x Faster Than Kafka

Streaming Showdown: Kafka vs Redpanda vs NATS, benchmarked honestly

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When I'd Actually Reach for Kafka, Redpanda, or NATS

Kafka vs Redpanda vs NATS on My M4 Mac: The Real Numbers

The Benchmark Bug That Made NATS Look 9x Faster Than Kafka

Streaming Showdown: Kafka vs Redpanda vs NATS, benchmarked honestly