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Best Mochi MQTT Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from message broker software ranked against Mochi MQTT on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Lightstreamer Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.5
    Mochi MQTT vs Lightstreamer
  2. 2
    EMQX Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $234/mo7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs EMQX
  3. 3
    Faye Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs Faye
  4. 4
    HiveMQ MQTT Broker Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin $299/mo7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs HiveMQ MQTT Broker
  5. 5
    RabbitMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs RabbitMQ
  6. 6
    TIBCO FTL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs TIBCO FTL
  7. 7
    Apache Artemis Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Mochi MQTT vs Apache Artemis
  8. 8
    Eclipse Mosquitto Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Mochi MQTT vs Eclipse Mosquitto
  9. 9
    IronMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $399/mo7.0
    Mochi MQTT vs IronMQ
  10. 10
    ZeroMQ Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Mochi MQTT vs ZeroMQ
  11. 11
    Amazon SNS Free plan apiWeb $0.06/mo6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs Amazon SNS
  12. 12
    Apache ActiveMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs Apache ActiveMQ
  13. 13
    Apache RocketMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs Apache RocketMQ
  14. 14
    CloudAMQP Free plan apiWeb $19/mo6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs CloudAMQP
  15. 15
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub Free plan apiWeb $40/mo6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  16. 16
    JORAM Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs JORAM
  17. 17
    Upstash QStash Free plan apiWeb $1/mo6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs Upstash QStash
  18. 18
    Amazon SQS Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    Mochi MQTT vs Amazon SQS
  19. 20
    NATS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.7
    Mochi MQTT vs NATS
  20. 21
    Aedes Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.6
    Mochi MQTT vs Aedes

Mochi MQTT alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Lightstreamer7.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2EMQX7.2Free plan$234/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
3Faye7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4HiveMQ MQTT Broker7.1Free plan$299/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
5RabbitMQ7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6TIBCO FTL7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Apache Artemis7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Eclipse Mosquitto7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9IronMQ7.0Free plan$399/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10ZeroMQ7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Amazon SNS6.9Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Web
12Apache ActiveMQ6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
13Apache RocketMQ6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14CloudAMQP6.9Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
15Google Cloud Pub/Sub6.9Free plan$40/moAPI, Web
16JORAM6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
17Upstash QStash6.9Free plan$1/moAPI, Web
18Amazon SQS6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
20NATS6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
21Aedes6.6Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
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Questions about Mochi MQTT alternatives

What is the best alternative to Mochi MQTT?

Lightstreamer, number 1 in message broker software with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: EMQX, Faye, HiveMQ MQTT Broker and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Mochi MQTT?

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