What is brod?
brod is a pypi that brod lets you produce messages to the Kafka distributed publish/subscribe messaging service. It started as a fork of pykafka (https://github.com/dsully/pykafka), but became a total rewrite as we neede. It has a Nerq Trust Score of 56/100 (C). 0 GitHub stars. Published by Datadog, Inc.. Last analyzed April 2026.
Why This Score
- ⚠️ Security: 0/100 — Some security concerns
- ⚠️ Maintenance: 0/100 — Maintenance activity is low
- ⚠️ Community: 0 stars, 0 downloads — Growing community
- ⚠️ Transparency: License: Not specified — No license specified
Trust & Safety Overview
What brod Does
brod is a pypi in the pypi category. brod lets you produce messages to the Kafka distributed publish/subscribe messaging service. It started as a fork of pykafka (https://github.com/dsully/pykafka), but became a total rewrite as we needed to add many features. It's named after Max Brod, Franz Kafka's friend and supporter.. It is published by Datadog, Inc. and has no specified license. With 0 GitHub stars and 0 downloads, it has a small community of users and contributors.
Who Should Use brod
brod is suitable for evaluation and non-critical use. Review the trust score breakdown before using in production.
Details
| Author | Datadog, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Category | pypi |
| License | Not specified |
| Type | pypi |
| Source | View on GitHub |
| Security Score | 0/100 |
| Activity Score | 0/100 |
How to Get Started
Check the trust score before installing:
curl nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=brod
Setup guide · Full safety report · Production review · Is it safe?
Frequently Asked Questions
Last updated April 2026. Trust scores based on automated analysis of public data.