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Java Architecture Diary

Jul 11, 2023 · Big Data

Redpanda vs Apache Kafka with KRaft: Why Redpanda Is Up to 10× Faster

This article presents a detailed benchmark comparing Redpanda 23.1 and Apache Kafka 3.4.0 (with and without KRaft) across multiple AWS instance types, showing how Redpanda consistently delivers higher throughput and dramatically lower end‑to‑end latency, often outperforming Kafka by 4‑20× even with extra hardware.