Open-source hyperconverged infrastructure for Kubernetes and virtual machines
Edge Computing
Open-source hyperconverged infrastructure software for bare-metal Kubernetes and virtual machine workloads. Harvester combines virtualization, distributed storage, and infrastructure management for datacenter and edge deployments.
Open-source Kubernetes extension for managing containerized workloads at edge nodes
Edge Computing
Open-source Kubernetes extension for multi-site edge environments, providing edge autonomy, distributed health monitoring, and ServiceGroup workload orchestration. A CNCF sandbox project initiated by Tencent Cloud and co-launched with Intel, VMware, and Meituan.
Kubernetes operator for running production-grade Apache Kafka clusters (CNCF Incubating)
Message Brokers & Streaming
Strimzi is a CNCF Incubating project that provides Kubernetes operators for deploying and managing Apache Kafka clusters. It simplifies Kafka operations through Custom Resources, automated TLS encryption, and integrations with Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2.0, and Cruise Control.
Open-source message broker supporting AMQP, MQTT, STOMP, and streaming protocols
Message Brokers & Streaming
RabbitMQ is an enterprise-grade open-source message broker built on Erlang/OTP. It supports AMQP, MQTT 5.0, STOMP, and streaming via a plugin architecture.
Open-source distributed stream processing framework with exactly-once semantics
Data Integration & ETL
Apache Flink processes event streams with built-in state management, checkpointing, and unified batch/stream APIs. Used by Alibaba, Uber, and Netflix for real-time analytics at scale.
Cloud-native distributed messaging and streaming platform built for scale
Message Brokers & Streaming
Apache Pulsar is an open-source, cloud-native distributed messaging and streaming platform that combines pub/sub messaging and event streaming in a unified architecture. Its tiered storage and native multi-tenancy enable indefinite message retention and strong isolation for large-scale deployments.
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput data pipelines and analytics
Message Brokers & Streaming
Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, and mission-critical applications. Handles trillions of events per day with durable, fault-tolerant storage.
