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Best Apache Kafka Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from message broker software ranked against Apache Kafka on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Apache ActiveMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Apache Kafka vs Apache ActiveMQ
  2. 2
    Apache Artemis Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Apache Kafka vs Apache Artemis
  3. 3
    HiveMQ MQTT Broker Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin $299/mo6.5
    Apache Kafka vs HiveMQ MQTT Broker
  4. 4
    RabbitMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Apache Kafka vs RabbitMQ
  5. 5
    Amazon SNS Free plan apiWeb $0.06/mo6.4
    Apache Kafka vs Amazon SNS
  6. 6
    Amazon SQS Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Apache Kafka vs Amazon SQS
  7. 7
    CloudAMQP Free plan apiWeb $19/mo6.4
    Apache Kafka vs CloudAMQP
  8. 8
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub Free plan apiWeb $40/mo6.4
    Apache Kafka vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  9. 9
    Lightstreamer WebWinLinuxiOSAndroid 6.4
    Apache Kafka vs Lightstreamer
  10. 10
    Eclipse Mosquitto WinMacLinux 6.3
    Apache Kafka vs Eclipse Mosquitto
  11. 11
    EMQX Free plan Web $234/mo6.3
    Apache Kafka vs EMQX
  12. 12
    SocketCluster WebAndroidiOS 6.3
    Apache Kafka vs SocketCluster
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