<ul><li>Kafka is considered overkill, complex, and over-engineered for most applications.</li><li>Common justification for using Kafka is scalability, but most applications may never reach the needed scale.</li><li>Traditional message queues, pub/sub systems, or simple database triggers are sufficient for handling smaller message volumes.</li><li>Kafka was initially designed for handling large-scale scenarios like that of LinkedIn.</li></ul>

Kafka: Is It Time to Admit It’s Overkill for Most Apps?

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