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Best Apicurio Registry Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from schema registry software ranked against Apicurio Registry on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Lenses Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.33/mo6.6
    Apicurio Registry vs Lenses
  2. 2
    Apache Pulsar Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Apicurio Registry vs Apache Pulsar
  3. 3
    Confluent Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $385/mo6.5
    Apicurio Registry vs Confluent Cloud
  4. 4
    TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.5
    Apicurio Registry vs TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka
  5. 5
    AWS Glue Schema Registry Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Apicurio Registry vs AWS Glue Schema Registry
  6. 6
    AxonOps Schema Registry Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Apicurio Registry vs AxonOps Schema Registry
  7. 7
    Buf Schema Registry Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $0.50/mo6.4
    Apicurio Registry vs Buf Schema Registry
  8. 8
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub Free plan apiWeb $40/mo6.4
    Apicurio Registry vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  9. 9
    Karapace Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted $35/mo6.4
    Apicurio Registry vs Karapace
  10. 10
    Sourcemeta One Free plan LinuxWeb Free6.4
    Apicurio Registry vs Sourcemeta One
  11. 11
    Amazon EventBridge Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Apicurio Registry vs Amazon EventBridge
  12. 12
    Yandex Cloud Schema Registry Free plan Web Free6.2
    Apicurio Registry vs Yandex Cloud Schema Registry
  13. 14
    Raystack Stencil apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    Apicurio Registry vs Raystack Stencil
  14. 15
    Cloudera Schema Registry apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Apicurio Registry vs Cloudera Schema Registry
  15. 16
    Redpanda Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    Apicurio Registry vs Redpanda
  16. 17
    Yandex SpeechKit apiWeb 5.5
    Apicurio Registry vs Yandex SpeechKit
  17. 18
    Dataphos Schema Registry apiself-hosted 5.3
    Apicurio Registry vs Dataphos Schema Registry
  18. 19
    WarpStream BYOC Schema Registry apiLinuxMacself-hosted $0.03/mo5.1
    Apicurio Registry vs WarpStream BYOC Schema Registry
  19. 20
    AWS Glue DataBrew Free trial apiWeb $0.48/mo5.0
    Apicurio Registry vs AWS Glue DataBrew
  20. 21
    Azure Schema Registry Web 4.9
    Apicurio Registry vs Azure Schema Registry

Apicurio Registry alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Lenses6.6Free plan$0.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Apache Pulsar6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Confluent Cloud6.5Free plan$385/moAPI, Linux, Web
4TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
5AWS Glue Schema Registry6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
6AxonOps Schema Registry6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
7Buf Schema Registry6.4Free plan$0.50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
8Google Cloud Pub/Sub6.4Free plan$40/moAPI, Web
9Karapace6.4Free plan$35/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted
10Sourcemeta One6.4Free planFreeLinux, Web
11Amazon EventBridge6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
12Yandex Cloud Schema Registry6.2Free planFreeWeb
14Raystack Stencil5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Cloudera Schema Registry5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Redpanda5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Yandex SpeechKit5.5No—API, Web
18Dataphos Schema Registry5.3No—API, self-hosted
19WarpStream BYOC Schema Registry5.1No$0.03/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
20AWS Glue DataBrew5.0No$0.48/moAPI, Web
21Azure Schema Registry4.9No—Web
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Questions about Apicurio Registry alternatives

What is the best alternative to Apicurio Registry?

Lenses, number 1 in schema registry software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Apache Pulsar, Confluent Cloud, TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Apicurio Registry?

Lenses is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.