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NATS

NATS Messaging System

Definition

NATS is a lightweight, high-performance open-source messaging system designed for cloud-native and edge deployments. NATS supports publish-subscribe, request-reply, and queue group patterns with minimal overhead.

NATS JetStream adds persistence, consumer acknowledgment, and replay capabilities to the core NATS server, providing Kafka-like streaming semantics with simpler operations.

Related Terms

Kafka
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ
Message Broker
Message Broker
Event Streaming
Event Streaming
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