PostgreSQL

Postgres, or PostgreSQL, is a powerful, free, and open-source object-relational database system that stores and manages data, known for its reliability, high performance, and adherence to SQL standards

Kafka is fast — I'll use Postgres - https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks

https://www.shayon.dev/post/2022/17/why-i-enjoy-postgresql-infrastructure-engineers-perspective/

PostgreSQL 17 Released! https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-17-released-2936/