Choosing a Message Queue: Kafka vs. RabbitMQ for Mixed Workloads?

Hey everyone, I'm working on a new system that has a mix of event-driven microservices and some more traditional task queuing needs. We're trying to decide between Kafka and RabbitMQ, and I'm curious about the community's experience. For the event streaming part, Kafka seems like a strong contender due to its durability and throughput. However, for simpler fan-out or RPC-style messaging, RabbitMQ feels more straightforward to implement. Are there scenarios where one clearly outperforms the other for these mixed workloads, or is it more about operational preference? How do you factor in developer familiarity and ecosystem tooling when making this choice?