The best replacement for flume is kafka.

The best alternatives to flume are rated as following:
★★★★★  kafka
★★★★★  storm
★★★★  logstash
★★★★  scribe
★★★★  sqoop
★★★  fluentd
★★★  chukwa
★★  flume ng
★★  biggie
★★  splunk
★  weir
★  white ledge
  lost river

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