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![DataChaz Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::19628766.png) Charly Wargnier [@DataChaz](/creator/twitter/DataChaz) on x 133.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 21:27:45 UTC

Every dev ends up streaming data: logs, metrics, LLM context..

Kafka is the go-to, but let’s be real: it’s complex, costly, and often overkill.

Good news, now there’s a better way!

Bufstream is Kafka-compatible, schema-first, blocks bad data, and wayyy cheaper to run 🧵 ↓

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**Related Topics**
[kafka](/topic/kafka)
[blocks](/topic/blocks)
[llm](/topic/llm)

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