# \[New Video\] Event Topics: Kafka vs Solace Implementations

**URL:** <https://community.solace.com/t/new-video-event-topics-kafka-vs-solace-implementations/777>\
**Category:** Solace Event Broker\
**Tags:** kafka\
**Created:** [June 1, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/new-video-event-topics-kafka-vs-solace-implementations/777 "2021-06-01T20:10:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hong](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/solace/user_avatar/community.solace.com/hong/32/1613_2.png) [@hong](https://community.solace.com/u/hong)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/new-video-event-topics-kafka-vs-solace-implementations/777/1 "2021-06-01T20:10:44Z")

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[https://video.solace.com/watch/DeMUHktSKDKCbf5kXh4YJZ](https://video.solace.com/watch/DeMUHktSKDKCbf5kXh4YJZ)

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When you build operational and distributed applications and microservices using event-driven architecture and the pub/sub pattern, it is important to consider how you define your event topics. Do you want to use the flat topic structure by Kafka or an advanced event broker such as PubSub+ that supports topic hierarchy and wildcard filtering? This video provides a quick 5-minute overview of the differences between the two and gives some real-world examples.

If you prefer to read, the brief blog post “[Solace PubSub+ vs Kafka: The Basics](https://solace.com/blog/solace-pubsub-vs-kafka-the-basics/)” summarizes the salient differences between the two platforms.

You can also read more about how [Solace PubSub+ compares to Kafka](https://solace.com/differences/kafka/).

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**Author:** ![Tamimi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/solace/user_avatar/community.solace.com/tamimi/32/2190_2.png) [@Tamimi](https://community.solace.com/u/Tamimi)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/new-video-event-topics-kafka-vs-solace-implementations/777/2 "2021-06-02T14:05:04Z")

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Thanks hong! This is a pretty cool video!

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**Author:** ![Tamimi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/solace/user_avatar/community.solace.com/tamimi/32/2190_2.png) [@Tamimi](https://community.solace.com/u/Tamimi)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.solace.com/t/new-video-event-topics-kafka-vs-solace-implementations/777/3 "2021-06-02T14:16:52Z")

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@manish I recall you mentioned a while back wanting to see some animation comparing Kafka to Solace - I think you would find this video interesting!