Reinventing the Streaming Data Platform for the Cloud Era.

Since its debut in 2011, Apache Kafka has done more than just move data; it has fundamentally redefined the modern data streaming stack. As engineers who have lived and breathed the Kafka ecosystem for over a decade, we haven't just witnessed its global success—we've grown alongside it, built our careers on it, and learned from its architectural brilliance.

Today, we are honored to embark on a new chapter: making Kafka thrive in the cloud-native era.

We want to extend our deepest gratitude to the thousands of global committers who have shaped Kafka into the gold standard of event streaming. AutoMQ is built upon this collective wisdom. In designing AutoMQ, we made a deliberate choice: we preserved the entire Kafka core—all the mature, battle-tested logic that developers trust—and focused our innovation solely on reimagining the storage layer for the cloud. By doing so, we ensure that the tireless work of the Kafka community continues to deliver value, while we solve the modern challenges of elasticity and cost-efficiency.

At AutoMQ, our philosophy is simple: We are users, we are fans, and we are contributors. We are committed to following the upstream community closely and dedicating our efforts to giving back. Our mission is to provide every data engineer with the best cloud-native Kafka experience—one that honors its roots while embracing the future.