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As of 4 November 2026, 39 message brokers streaming are named by companies instead of Celery: 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.

Celery, companies in postings
473
Most used alternative
Apache Kafka · 6,262
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Apache Kafka
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

message brokers streaming companies choose instead of Celery

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Celerypostings, 90 dCompare
1
Apache KafkaApache Software Foundation
6,2621324%25,230Celery vs Apache Kafka →
2
RabbitMQBroadcom
2,560541%6,200Celery vs RabbitMQ →
3
Amazon SQSAmazon Web Services
1,798380%3,909Celery vs Amazon SQS →
4
1,064225%3,042Celery vs Azure Service Bus →
5
1,041220%2,339Celery vs Amazon SNS →
6
961203%2,185Celery vs Amazon Kinesis →
7
912193%2,446Celery vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub →
8
680144%2,550Celery vs IBM MQ →
9
Java Message ServiceEclipse Foundation
602127%1,455Celery vs Java Message Service →
10
Amazon EventBridgeAmazon Web Services
543115%1,242Celery vs Amazon EventBridge →
11
525111%1,243Celery vs Azure Event Hubs →
12
Apache ActiveMQApache Software Foundation
34373%704Celery vs Apache ActiveMQ →
13
Amazon MSKAmazon Web Services
33170%812Celery vs Amazon MSK →
14
NATSSynadia
26756%523Celery vs NATS →
15
26255%676Celery vs Azure Event Grid →
16
Apache PulsarApache Software Foundation
16936%560Celery vs Apache Pulsar →
17
AMQPOASIS
15934%350Celery vs AMQP →
18
ConfluentConfluent
14430%529Celery vs Confluent →
19
SidekiqContributed Systems
12927%195soon
20
11224%366soon
21
BullMQTaskforce.sh
10522%122soon
22
ZeroMQZeroMQ community
10021%190soon
23
9219%205soon
24
RedpandaRedpanda Data
8819%304soon
25
SolaceSolace
8318%643soon
26
Apache ActiveMQ ArtemisApache Software Foundation
7416%197soon
27
Microsoft Message QueuingMicrosoft
439%88soon
28
MassTransitMassTransit
408%75soon
29
NATS JetStreamSynadia
408%95soon
30
Confluent CloudConfluent
378%73soon
31
Google Cloud TasksGoogle
306%52soon
32
AMPS60East Technologies
286%82soon
33
Confluent PlatformConfluent
276%82soon
34
TIBCO RendezvousTIBCO
276%76soon
35
AeronReal Logic
255%114soon
36
TIBCO EMSTIBCO
245%118soon
37
Amazon MQAmazon
214%42soon
38
HiveMQHiveMQ
184%45soon
39
SAP Advanced Event MeshSAP
184%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 Celery: 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/celery/alternatives)
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  • 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

Celery alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Celery?

Apache Kafka: 6,262 companies name it in their own job postings, against 473 for Celery.

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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