There are sections in this chapter that details advantages of using Kafka. Also in this chapter, there are sections that details disadvantages and when not to use Kafka. That means, Kafka for us is just a choice suited for the topic that we are covering in this book and also for the SCV use case. The main reason for this choice is because of Kafka's clear advantages; especially when dealing with big data and its associated technologies.

There are other options in market which is a full-fledged messaging system (MOM) and possess rich features compared to Kafka. Some of the alternatives that we think you could look into and replace Kafka are briefly summarized in this section. In no way we mean to say that these cannot be used in our use case, just that we thought Kafka is the best fit. If we are to look at other options in place of Kafka these alternatives are our favorites.

All the technology choices have been made after careful technical analysis and with our book we want to give the right steer for you in the right direction.