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Tools · message brokers streaming · Alternatives

Amazon Kinesis alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 message brokers streaming are named by companies instead of Amazon Kinesis: Apache Kafka by 6,262 companies, RabbitMQ by 2,560, Amazon SQS by 1,798.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Amazon Kinesis, companies in postings
961
Most used alternative
Apache Kafka · 6,262
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Apache Kafka
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

message brokers streaming companies choose instead of Amazon Kinesis

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Amazon Kinesispostings, 90 dCompare
1
Apache KafkaApache Software Foundation
6,262652%25,230Amazon Kinesis vs Apache Kafka →
2
RabbitMQBroadcom
2,560266%6,200Amazon Kinesis vs RabbitMQ →
3
Amazon SQSAmazon Web Services
1,798187%3,909Amazon Kinesis vs Amazon SQS →
4
Azure Service BusMicrosoft
1,064111%3,042Amazon Kinesis vs Azure Service Bus →
5
Amazon SNSAmazon
1,041108%2,339Amazon Kinesis vs Amazon SNS →
6
Google Cloud Pub/SubGoogle
91295%2,446Amazon Kinesis vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub →
7
IBM MQIBM
68071%2,550Amazon Kinesis vs IBM MQ →
8
Java Message ServiceEclipse Foundation
60263%1,455Amazon Kinesis vs Java Message Service →
9
Amazon EventBridgeAmazon Web Services
54357%1,242Amazon Kinesis vs Amazon EventBridge →
10
Azure Event HubsMicrosoft
52555%1,243Amazon Kinesis vs Azure Event Hubs →
11
CeleryCelery
47349%862Amazon Kinesis vs Celery →
12
Apache ActiveMQApache Software Foundation
34336%704Amazon Kinesis vs Apache ActiveMQ →
13
Amazon MSKAmazon Web Services
33134%812Amazon Kinesis vs Amazon MSK →
14
NATSSynadia
26728%523Amazon Kinesis vs NATS →
15
Azure Event GridMicrosoft
26227%676Amazon Kinesis vs Azure Event Grid →
16
Apache PulsarApache Software Foundation
16918%560Amazon Kinesis vs Apache Pulsar →
17
AMQPOASIS
15917%350Amazon Kinesis vs AMQP →
18
ConfluentConfluent
14415%529Amazon Kinesis vs Confluent →
19
SidekiqContributed Systems
12913%195soon
20
SAP Event MeshSAP
11212%366soon
21
BullMQTaskforce.sh
10511%122soon
22
ZeroMQZeroMQ community
10010%190soon
23
Confluent Schema RegistryConfluent
9210%205soon
24
RedpandaRedpanda Data
889%304soon
25
SolaceSolace
839%643soon
26
Apache ActiveMQ ArtemisApache Software Foundation
748%197soon
27
Microsoft Message QueuingMicrosoft
434%88soon
28
MassTransitMassTransit
404%75soon
29
NATS JetStreamSynadia
404%95soon
30
Confluent CloudConfluent
374%73soon
31
Google Cloud TasksGoogle
303%52soon
32
AMPS60East Technologies
283%82soon
33
Confluent PlatformConfluent
273%82soon
34
TIBCO RendezvousTIBCO
273%76soon
35
AeronReal Logic
253%114soon
36
TIBCO EMSTIBCO
242%118soon
37
Amazon MQAmazon
212%42soon
38
HiveMQHiveMQ
182%45soon
39
SAP Advanced Event MeshSAP
182%55soon
20,257 companies name a message brokers streaming in their postings.

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39 message brokers streaming are named by companies instead of Amazon Kinesis: Apache Kafka by 6,262 companies, RabbitMQ by 2,560, Amazon SQS by 1,798, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/amazon-kinesis/alternatives)
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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Amazon Kinesis alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Amazon Kinesis?

Apache Kafka: 6,262 companies name it in their own job postings, against 961 for Amazon Kinesis.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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