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As of 4 November 2026, 39 message brokers streaming are named by companies instead of Azure Service Bus: 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.
- Azure Service Bus, companies in postings
- 1,064
- Most used alternative
- Apache Kafka · 6,262
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Apache Kafka
- Alternatives ranked
- 39
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
message brokers streaming companies choose instead of Azure Service Bus
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Azure Service Bus | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apache KafkaApache Software Foundation | 6,262 | 589% | 25,230 | Azure Service Bus vs Apache Kafka → | |
| 2 | RabbitMQBroadcom | 2,560 | 241% | 6,200 | Azure Service Bus vs RabbitMQ → | |
| 3 | Amazon SQSAmazon Web Services | 1,798 | 169% | 3,909 | Azure Service Bus vs Amazon SQS → | |
| 4 | Amazon SNSAmazon | 1,041 | 98% | 2,339 | Azure Service Bus vs Amazon SNS → | |
| 5 | Amazon KinesisAmazon | 961 | 90% | 2,185 | Azure Service Bus vs Amazon Kinesis → | |
| 6 | Google Cloud Pub/SubGoogle | 912 | 86% | 2,446 | Azure Service Bus vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub → | |
| 7 | IBM MQIBM | 680 | 64% | 2,550 | Azure Service Bus vs IBM MQ → | |
| 8 | Java Message ServiceEclipse Foundation | 602 | 57% | 1,455 | Azure Service Bus vs Java Message Service → | |
| 9 | Amazon EventBridgeAmazon Web Services | 543 | 51% | 1,242 | Azure Service Bus vs Amazon EventBridge → | |
| 10 | Azure Event HubsMicrosoft | 525 | 49% | 1,243 | Azure Service Bus vs Azure Event Hubs → | |
| 11 | CeleryCelery | 473 | 44% | 862 | Azure Service Bus vs Celery → | |
| 12 | Apache ActiveMQApache Software Foundation | 343 | 32% | 704 | Azure Service Bus vs Apache ActiveMQ → | |
| 13 | Amazon MSKAmazon Web Services | 331 | 31% | 812 | Azure Service Bus vs Amazon MSK → | |
| 14 | NATSSynadia | 267 | 25% | 523 | Azure Service Bus vs NATS → | |
| 15 | Azure Event GridMicrosoft | 262 | 25% | 676 | Azure Service Bus vs Azure Event Grid → | |
| 16 | Apache PulsarApache Software Foundation | 169 | 16% | 560 | Azure Service Bus vs Apache Pulsar → | |
| 17 | AMQPOASIS | 159 | 15% | 350 | Azure Service Bus vs AMQP → | |
| 18 | ConfluentConfluent | 144 | 14% | 529 | Azure Service Bus vs Confluent → | |
| 19 | SidekiqContributed Systems | 129 | 12% | 195 | soon | |
| 20 | 112 | 11% | 366 | soon | ||
| 21 | BullMQTaskforce.sh | 105 | 10% | 122 | soon | |
| 22 | ZeroMQZeroMQ community | 100 | 9% | 190 | soon | |
| 23 | Confluent Schema RegistryConfluent | 92 | 9% | 205 | soon | |
| 24 | RedpandaRedpanda Data | 88 | 8% | 304 | soon | |
| 25 | SolaceSolace | 83 | 8% | 643 | soon | |
| 26 | Apache ActiveMQ ArtemisApache Software Foundation | 74 | 7% | 197 | soon | |
| 27 | Microsoft Message QueuingMicrosoft | 43 | 4% | 88 | soon | |
| 28 | MassTransitMassTransit | 40 | 4% | 75 | soon | |
| 29 | NATS JetStreamSynadia | 40 | 4% | 95 | soon | |
| 30 | Confluent CloudConfluent | 37 | 3% | 73 | soon | |
| 31 | Google Cloud TasksGoogle | 30 | 3% | 52 | soon | |
| 32 | AMPS60East Technologies | 28 | 3% | 82 | soon | |
| 33 | Confluent PlatformConfluent | 27 | 3% | 82 | soon | |
| 34 | TIBCO RendezvousTIBCO | 27 | 3% | 76 | soon | |
| 35 | AeronReal Logic | 25 | 2% | 114 | soon | |
| 36 | TIBCO EMSTIBCO | 24 | 2% | 118 | soon | |
| 37 | Amazon MQAmazon | 21 | 2% | 42 | soon | |
| 38 | HiveMQHiveMQ | 18 | 2% | 45 | soon | |
| 39 | SAP Advanced Event MeshSAP | 18 | 2% | 55 | soon |
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39 message brokers streaming are named by companies instead of Azure Service Bus: 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/azure-service-bus/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.
Azure Service Bus alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Azure Service Bus?
Apache Kafka: 6,262 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,064 for Azure Service Bus.
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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