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

NATS, companies in postings
267
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 NATS

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs NATSpostings, 90 dCompare
1
Apache KafkaApache Software Foundation
6,2622345%25,230NATS vs Apache Kafka →
2
RabbitMQBroadcom
2,560959%6,200NATS vs RabbitMQ →
3
Amazon SQSAmazon Web Services
1,798673%3,909NATS vs Amazon SQS →
4
Azure Service BusMicrosoft
1,064399%3,042NATS vs Azure Service Bus →
5
Amazon SNSAmazon
1,041390%2,339NATS vs Amazon SNS →
6
Amazon KinesisAmazon
961360%2,185NATS vs Amazon Kinesis →
7
Google Cloud Pub/SubGoogle
912342%2,446NATS vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub →
8
IBM MQIBM
680255%2,550NATS vs IBM MQ →
9
Java Message ServiceEclipse Foundation
602225%1,455NATS vs Java Message Service →
10
Amazon EventBridgeAmazon Web Services
543203%1,242NATS vs Amazon EventBridge →
11
Azure Event HubsMicrosoft
525197%1,243NATS vs Azure Event Hubs →
12
CeleryCelery
473177%862NATS vs Celery →
13
Apache ActiveMQApache Software Foundation
343128%704NATS vs Apache ActiveMQ →
14
Amazon MSKAmazon Web Services
331124%812NATS vs Amazon MSK →
15
Azure Event GridMicrosoft
26298%676NATS vs Azure Event Grid →
16
Apache PulsarApache Software Foundation
16963%560NATS vs Apache Pulsar →
17
AMQPOASIS
15960%350NATS vs AMQP →
18
ConfluentConfluent
14454%529NATS vs Confluent →
19
SidekiqContributed Systems
12948%195soon
20
SAP Event MeshSAP
11242%366soon
21
BullMQTaskforce.sh
10539%122soon
22
ZeroMQZeroMQ community
10037%190soon
23
Confluent Schema RegistryConfluent
9234%205soon
24
RedpandaRedpanda Data
8833%304soon
25
SolaceSolace
8331%643soon
26
Apache ActiveMQ ArtemisApache Software Foundation
7428%197soon
27
Microsoft Message QueuingMicrosoft
4316%88soon
28
MassTransitMassTransit
4015%75soon
29
NATS JetStreamSynadia
4015%95soon
30
Confluent CloudConfluent
3714%73soon
31
Google Cloud TasksGoogle
3011%52soon
32
AMPS60East Technologies
2810%82soon
33
Confluent PlatformConfluent
2710%82soon
34
TIBCO RendezvousTIBCO
2710%76soon
35
AeronReal Logic
259%114soon
36
TIBCO EMSTIBCO
249%118soon
37
Amazon MQAmazon
218%42soon
38
HiveMQHiveMQ
187%45soon
39
SAP Advanced Event MeshSAP
187%55soon
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39 message brokers streaming are named by companies instead of NATS: 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/nats/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

NATS alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to NATS?

Apache Kafka: 6,262 companies name it in their own job postings, against 267 for NATS.

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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