NATS is a versatile messaging system that offers a publish/subscribe event bus, durable queues, key-value store, object store, and more. It provides native support for multi-tenancy, allowing for the isolation of resources across multiple clients or users. NATS also boasts various authentication and authorization mechanisms to ensure secure communication. One of its key features is its ease of deployment and management, making it straightforward to self-host and federate with other NATS instances. Whether you need to build distributed systems, microservices, or event-driven architectures, NATS offers a lightweight and scalable solution.
