<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false">Apache Kafka, Spark, and Flink are key tools for building a real-time clickstream analytics platform.Kafka is a distributed messaging platform designed for high-throughput event ingestion, serving as the core of the analytics pipeline.Spark supports both batch and streaming data with a flexible engine, while Flink offers low-latency, high-throughput processing for stream data.Understanding the strengths and limitations of Kafka, Spark, and Flink helps in selecting the right tool based on business latency requirements.