The main use case is a message stream. Just to process the data with window processing.
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Takes less resources compared to Kafka and it is based on C++ and is native to the operating system
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Operationally, it is good.
Two projects use artificial intelligence in combination with Redpanda right now.
What is most valuable?
The best thing is that it takes less resources compared to Kafka. We have a bad experience with Kafka; we need to restart the services because it's built on Java and requires a huge space on servers.
Redpanda is based on C++ and is native to the operating system. Basically, it is memory efficient. We like it.
It's easy to learn to use Redpanda for the first time because it supports the Kafka client as a developer. It supports native Kafka clients.
And from the operations perspective, it's a pretty standard installation. The online community support is also available.
What needs improvement?
The command-line tools need to be improved. To quickly check the status of the topics and all.
For example, if I wanted to check how many messages are in a topic, there is a command, but we need to use different tools to get that information. It's not really built into the native tool.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for three years. I use version 25.3.3
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I never experienced any bugs. So far, so good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I tested it with ten-plus nodes, and it's highly scalable.
We are about 55 people, 12 people actively use it, and we use it for six products.
How are customer service and support?
I never needed to contact the customer service and support because it's working as expected.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We opted for Kafka for two reasons.
- One is we used to use Kafka, and we had to restart Kafka every quarter or so due to memory issues.
- Compared to Kafka, Redpanda is stable and resource consumption is also very effective. It takes less resources compared to other tools.
How was the initial setup?
It's very easy. The cluster setup is also very easy in Redpanda compared to others.
What about the implementation team?
NO
What was our ROI?
Yes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's free. Everybody can use it, only support is paid.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated three: Kafka, Redpanda, and ActiveMQ.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Redpanda to others because it's easy to set up, consumes less resources, and is stable compared to other tools.
Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten because there is room for improvement. So far, it's nothing but a rewrite of Kafka. It needs improvement on some of the command-line tools. And the second thing is it doesn't have a management graphical user interface. That also needs improvement.
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