Living definition
What is Apache Kafka 4.0 (KRaft-only, ZooKeeper removed)?
Data Engineering & Real-Time Streaming Compute & Web Infra
- As of
- 2026-07-27
- Revision
- 2026-07-28.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Apache Kafka 4.0 is a major release of the open-source distributed event-streaming platform that removes the legacy Apache ZooKeeper coordination layer entirely, running cluster metadata management solely through KRaft (Kafka Raft), Kafka's built-in Raft-based consensus protocol, simplifying deployment and improving scalability for real-time data pipelines.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-07-27, verified readiness is 82 (claimed 95, reported 91, gap 13) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Apache Kafka 4.0 (KRaft-only, ZooKeeper removed).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-07-28.1
- Hash
- sha256:02aa1ee2b9f805eacafe59552c1be4a62ac3e0edb8374314ff1adcfa3147c32f
- Approved
- 2026-07-28