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Best Upstash QStash Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from message broker software ranked against Upstash QStash on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Lightstreamer Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
    Upstash QStash vs Lightstreamer
  2. 2
    Eclipse Amlen Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Upstash QStash vs Eclipse Amlen
  3. 3
    EMQX Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $234/mo6.6
    Upstash QStash vs EMQX
  4. 4
    Faye Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.6
    Upstash QStash vs Faye
  5. 5
    SocketCluster Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Upstash QStash vs SocketCluster
  6. 6
    TIBCO FTL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Upstash QStash vs TIBCO FTL
  7. 7
    Apache Artemis Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Upstash QStash vs Apache Artemis
  8. 8
    Apache RocketMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Upstash QStash vs Apache RocketMQ
  9. 9
    Eclipse Mosquitto Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Upstash QStash vs Eclipse Mosquitto
  10. 10
    HiveMQ MQTT Broker Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin $299/mo6.5
    Upstash QStash vs HiveMQ MQTT Broker
  11. 11
    IronMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $399/mo6.5
    Upstash QStash vs IronMQ
  12. 12
    RabbitMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Upstash QStash vs RabbitMQ
  13. 13
    ZeroMQ Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Upstash QStash vs ZeroMQ
  14. 14
    Amazon MQ Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Upstash QStash vs Amazon MQ
  15. 15
    Amazon SNS Free plan apiWeb $0.06/mo6.4
    Upstash QStash vs Amazon SNS
  16. 16
    Amazon SQS Free plan apiWeb Free6.4
    Upstash QStash vs Amazon SQS
  17. 17
    Apache ActiveMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Upstash QStash vs Apache ActiveMQ
  18. 18
    CloudAMQP Free plan apiWeb $19/mo6.4
    Upstash QStash vs CloudAMQP
  19. 19
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub Free plan apiWeb $40/mo6.4
    Upstash QStash vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  20. 20
    JORAM Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Upstash QStash vs JORAM

Upstash QStash alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Lightstreamer6.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Eclipse Amlen6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3EMQX6.6Free plan$234/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
4Faye6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5SocketCluster6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6TIBCO FTL6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Apache Artemis6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Apache RocketMQ6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Eclipse Mosquitto6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10HiveMQ MQTT Broker6.5Free plan$299/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
11IronMQ6.5Free plan$399/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12RabbitMQ6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13ZeroMQ6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Amazon MQ6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
15Amazon SNS6.4Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Web
16Amazon SQS6.4Free planFreeAPI, Web
17Apache ActiveMQ6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
18CloudAMQP6.4Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
19Google Cloud Pub/Sub6.4Free plan$40/moAPI, Web
20JORAM6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
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Questions about Upstash QStash alternatives

What is the best alternative to Upstash QStash?

Lightstreamer, number 1 in message broker software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Eclipse Amlen, EMQX, Faye and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Upstash QStash?

Lightstreamer is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.