Top 10 Apache Kafka Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to Apache Kafka Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

#1

Confluent
By Confluent
(111)4.4 out of 5
A stream data platform.
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Event Stream Processing
• Stream Analytics
Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, Confluent is:
Slower to reach roi
More expensive
Better at support
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#2

Google Cloud Pub/Sub
By Google
(44)4.5 out of 5
Google's Cloud Pub/Sub is a simple, reliable, scalable foundation for stream analytics and event-driven computing systems.
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Message Queue (MQ)
• Stream Analytics
Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Pub/Sub is:
Slower to reach roi
Easier to set up
Easier to admin
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#3

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
By Salesforce
(694)4.5 out of 5
Anypoint Platform™ is a complete platform that lets companies realize business transformation through API-led connectivity. It is is a unified, flexible integration platform that solves the most challenging connectivity problems across SOA, SaaS and APIs.
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Message Queue (MQ)
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Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is:
Slower to reach roi
More expensive
Easier to set up
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#4

IBM MQ
By IBM
(164)4.3 out of 5
IBM® MQ, formerly WebSphere MQ, is messaging middleware that simplifies and accelerates the integration of diverse applications and data across multiple platforms. It uses message queues to exchange information and offers a single messaging solution for cloud, on premise, mobile and IoT environments. By connecting virtually everything, from a simple pair of applications to the most complex business environments, it improves responsiveness, controls costs, reduces risk and provides real-time insight from data. It is available in a standard edition, an advanced edition, as an appliance and in a z/OS version.
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Message Queue (MQ)
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Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, IBM MQ is:
Slower to reach roi
More expensive
Better at support
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#5

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
(87)4.3 out of 5
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is a serverless streaming data service that makes it easy to capture, process, and store data streams at any scale.
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Event Stream Processing
• Stream Analytics
Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is:
Slower to reach roi
More expensive
Better at support
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#6

Azure Logic Apps
By Microsoft
(124)4.3 out of 5
Azure Logic Apps provides a way to simplify and implement scalable integrations and workflows in the cloud. It provides a visual designer to model and automate your process as a series of steps known as a workflow
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Message Queue (MQ)
Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, Azure Logic Apps is:
Slower to reach roi
More expensive
Easier to admin
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#7

RabbitMQ
By Broadcom
(47)4.1 out of 5
Messaging that just works
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Message Queue (MQ)
Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ is:
Slower to reach roi
Easier to admin
Better at support
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#8

Google Cloud Dataflow
By Google
(51)4.3 out of 5
Cloud Dataflow is a fully-managed service for transforming and enriching data in stream (real time) and batch (historical) modes with equal reliability and expressiveness.
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Event Stream Processing
Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Dataflow is:
More expensive
Easier to admin
Better at support
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#9

Amazon MQ
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
(21)3.7 out of 5
Amazon MQ is a managed message broker service for Apache ActiveMQ that makes it easy to set up and operate message brokers in the cloud.
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Message Queue (MQ)
Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, Amazon MQ is:
Slower to reach roi
More expensive
Easier to admin
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#10

Azure Queue Storage
By Microsoft
(18)4.2 out of 5
Azure Queue storage provides cloud messaging between application components. Queue storage gives you asynchronous message queueing for communication between application components, whether they are running in the cloud, on the desktop, on-premises, or on mobile devices.
Categories in common with Apache Kafka:
• Message Queue (MQ)
Reviewers say compared to Apache Kafka, Azure Queue Storage is:
More expensive
Easier to admin
Easier to set up
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WarpStream
0 ratings
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