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Best DataStax Astra Streaming Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from event streaming platforms ranked against DataStax Astra Streaming on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Lightstreamer Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Lightstreamer
  2. 2
    Aiven for Apache Kafka Free plan apiLinuxWeb $35/mo6.5
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Aiven for Apache Kafka
  3. 3
    Apache Pulsar Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Apache Pulsar
  4. 4
    Confluent Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $385/mo6.5
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Confluent Cloud
  5. 6
    RisingWave Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.23/mo5.6
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs RisingWave
  6. 7
    Pravega apiLinuxself-hosted 5.5
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Pravega
  7. 8
    Redpanda Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Redpanda
  8. 9
    Apache RocketMQ LinuxWinMac 5.3
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Apache RocketMQ
  9. 10
    Hadron self-hosted 5.3
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Hadron
  10. 11
    Solace PubSub+ Event Broker Web 5.3
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Solace PubSub+ Event Broker
  11. 12
    Keen Product Analytics AndroidapiiOSWeb $149/mo5.2
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Keen Product Analytics
  12. 13
    StreamHouse Web 5.2
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs StreamHouse
  13. 14
    Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka apiLinuxWeb $0.11/mo5.1
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka
  14. 15
    Apache Kafka 5.1
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Apache Kafka
  15. 16
    Amazon Kinesis Data Streams apiWeb 5.0
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
  16. 17
    Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka Web 5.0
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka
  17. 18
    Instaclustr Managed PostgreSQL Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 5.0
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Instaclustr Managed PostgreSQL
  18. 19
    StreamNative Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $73/mo5.0
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs StreamNative
  19. 20
    Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka Web 4.9
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka
  20. 21
    AutoMQ Web 4.9
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs AutoMQ

DataStax Astra Streaming alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Lightstreamer6.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Aiven for Apache Kafka6.5Free plan$35/moAPI, Linux, Web
3Apache Pulsar6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Confluent Cloud6.5Free plan$385/moAPI, Linux, Web
6RisingWave5.6No$0.23/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
7Pravega5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted
8Redpanda5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Apache RocketMQ5.3No—Linux, Windows, Mac
10Hadron5.3No—self-hosted
11Solace PubSub+ Event Broker5.3No—Web
12Keen Product Analytics5.2No$149/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
13StreamHouse5.2No—Web
14Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka5.1No$0.11/moAPI, Linux, Web
15Apache Kafka5.1No——
16Amazon Kinesis Data Streams5.0No—API, Web
17Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka5.0No—Web
18Instaclustr Managed PostgreSQL5.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
19StreamNative5.0No$73/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
20Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka4.9No—Web
21AutoMQ4.9No—Web
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Questions about DataStax Astra Streaming alternatives

What is the best alternative to DataStax Astra Streaming?

Lightstreamer, number 1 in event streaming platforms with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Aiven for Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Confluent Cloud and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to DataStax Astra Streaming?

Lightstreamer is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 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.