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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 Free7.7
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Lightstreamer
  2. 2
    Aiven for Apache Kafka Free plan apiLinuxWeb $35/mo7.1
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Aiven for Apache Kafka
  3. 3
    Apache Pulsar Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Apache Pulsar
  4. 4
    Apache RocketMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Apache RocketMQ
  5. 5
    Confluent Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $385/mo7.1
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Confluent Cloud
  6. 7
    RisingWave Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.23/mo6.7
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs RisingWave
  7. 8
    Redpanda Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Redpanda
  8. 9
    Keen Product Analytics AndroidapiiOSWeb $149/mo6.4
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Keen Product Analytics
  9. 10
    Pravega apiLinuxself-hosted 6.4
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Pravega
  10. 11
    Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka apiLinuxWeb $0.11/mo6.3
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka
  11. 12
    Amazon Kinesis Data Streams apiWeb 6.1
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
  12. 13
    StreamNative Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $73/mo6.1
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs StreamNative
  13. 14
    Hadron self-hosted 6.0
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Hadron
  14. 15
    Instaclustr Managed PostgreSQL Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.0
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Instaclustr Managed PostgreSQL
  15. 16
    Azure Event Hubs Web 5.9
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Azure Event Hubs
  16. 17
    Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka Web 5.9
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka
  17. 18
    Solace PubSub+ Event Broker Web 5.9
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Solace PubSub+ Event Broker
  18. 19
    Wisembly Web €79/mo5.9
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Wisembly
  19. 20
    Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka Web 5.7
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka
  20. 21
    AutoMQ Web 5.7
    DataStax Astra Streaming vs AutoMQ

DataStax Astra Streaming alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Lightstreamer7.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Aiven for Apache Kafka7.1Free plan$35/moAPI, Linux, Web
3Apache Pulsar7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Apache RocketMQ7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Confluent Cloud7.1Free plan$385/moAPI, Linux, Web
7RisingWave6.7No$0.23/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
8Redpanda6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Keen Product Analytics6.4No$149/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
10Pravega6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
11Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka6.3No$0.11/moAPI, Linux, Web
12Amazon Kinesis Data Streams6.1No—API, Web
13StreamNative6.1No$73/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14Hadron6.0No—self-hosted
15Instaclustr Managed PostgreSQL6.0No—API, self-hosted, Web
16Azure Event Hubs5.9No—Web
17Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka5.9No—Web
18Solace PubSub+ Event Broker5.9No—Web
19Wisembly5.9No€79/moWeb
20Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka5.7No—Web
21AutoMQ5.7No—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 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Aiven for Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Apache RocketMQ and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to DataStax Astra Streaming?

Lightstreamer is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.