Aiven for Apache Kafka is a managed Apache Kafka service that handles provisioning, patching, backups, security, and high availability.
Alternatives to Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka
Apache RocketMQ is distributed middleware for asynchronous communication and publish/subscribe messaging.
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Confluent Cloud
Confluent Cloud is a managed data streaming platform built around a serverless Apache Kafka engine.
Free planWebAPILinux7.1From $385 a month - 5
Lightstreamer
Lightstreamer is an event broker for delivering real-time data to web and mobile applications, with support for proxies, firewalls, disconnections, and network congestion.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.1Free plan - 6

Solace PubSub+ Event Broker
Solace PubSub+ Event Broker moves information among applications, AI agents, and devices across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.1Free plan - 7
Keen Product Analytics
Keen Product Analytics provides event-based analytics for understanding product usage and customer interactions.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.9From $149 a month - 86.9From €79 a month
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RisingWave
RisingWave is a distributed SQL streaming platform that ingests, transforms, and serves real-time data.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.7$0.23 usage-based - 10

Apache Pulsar
Apache Pulsar is an open-source distributed messaging and streaming platform built for cloud use.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.3Free plan - 11

AutoMQ
AutoMQ is Kafka-compatible streaming software that runs Kafka on cloud object storage.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.3From $300 a month - 12
StreamNative
StreamNative is a data platform for capturing, transporting, transforming, governing, and serving business data in real time for applications, analytics, and agents.
WebAPISelf-hosted6.3From $73 a month - 13
DataStax Astra Streaming
DataStax Astra Streaming is a managed cloud service for streaming data and processing event streams, powered by Apache Pulsar.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 14
Apache Kafka
Free planAPISelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 15
StreamHouse
StreamHouse is an open-source, self-hostable system for event streaming, processing, schema management, and observability.
WebAPISelf-hosted5.6 - 16
Pravega
Pravega is an open-source storage system for continuous data, organized into durable, append-only streams.
APILinuxSelf-hosted5.5 - 17

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is a cloud-based, serverless service for capturing, processing, and analyzing live data streams.
WebAPI5.3 - 18
Hadron
Hadron is an open-source, self-hosted system for storing events and coordinating multi-stage workflows.
Self-hosted5.3 - 19

Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka
Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka is a paid cloud service for Kafka workloads accessed through Google Cloud’s web platform.
Web5.1 - 20

Azure Event Hubs
Azure Event Hubs is a paid cloud service for handling event streams through the web.
Web5.0 - 215.0
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Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka
Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka is a cloud, web-based messaging service for stream processing.
Web4.8 - 23

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Streaming
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Streaming is a paid cloud streaming service accessed through the web.
Web4.8 - 244.7
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