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HOW TO CHOOSE A MESSAGE QUEUE: KAFKA VS RABBITMQ

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Both Kafka and RabbitMQ are popular message queues used today. However, both are different in various domains. RabbitMQ pushes messages to consumers, then deletes each message upon receipt. On the other hand, Kafka retains messages until expiration and allows consumers to pull messages whenever they need or want to.