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

ZeroMQ, companies in postings
100
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 ZeroMQ

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs ZeroMQpostings, 90 dCompare
1
Apache KafkaApache Software Foundation
6,2626262%25,230soon
2
RabbitMQBroadcom
2,5602560%6,200soon
3
Amazon SQSAmazon Web Services
1,7981798%3,909soon
4
Azure Service BusMicrosoft
1,0641064%3,042soon
5
Amazon SNSAmazon
1,0411041%2,339soon
6
Amazon KinesisAmazon
961961%2,185soon
7
Google Cloud Pub/SubGoogle
912912%2,446soon
8
IBM MQIBM
680680%2,550soon
9
Java Message ServiceEclipse Foundation
602602%1,455soon
10
Amazon EventBridgeAmazon Web Services
543543%1,242soon
11
Azure Event HubsMicrosoft
525525%1,243soon
12
CeleryCelery
473473%862soon
13
Apache ActiveMQApache Software Foundation
343343%704soon
14
Amazon MSKAmazon Web Services
331331%812soon
15
NATSSynadia
267267%523soon
16
Azure Event GridMicrosoft
262262%676soon
17
Apache PulsarApache Software Foundation
169169%560soon
18
AMQPOASIS
159159%350soon
19
ConfluentConfluent
144144%529soon
20
SidekiqContributed Systems
129129%195soon
21
SAP Event MeshSAP
112112%366soon
22
BullMQTaskforce.sh
105105%122soon
23
Confluent Schema RegistryConfluent
9292%205soon
24
RedpandaRedpanda Data
8888%304soon
25
SolaceSolace
8383%643soon
26
Apache ActiveMQ ArtemisApache Software Foundation
7474%197soon
27
Microsoft Message QueuingMicrosoft
4343%88soon
28
MassTransitMassTransit
4040%75soon
29
NATS JetStreamSynadia
4040%95soon
30
Confluent CloudConfluent
3737%73soon
31
Google Cloud TasksGoogle
3030%52soon
32
AMPS60East Technologies
2828%82soon
33
Confluent PlatformConfluent
2727%82soon
34
TIBCO RendezvousTIBCO
2727%76soon
35
AeronReal Logic
2525%114soon
36
TIBCO EMSTIBCO
2424%118soon
37
Amazon MQAmazon
2121%42soon
38
HiveMQHiveMQ
1818%45soon
39
SAP Advanced Event MeshSAP
1818%55soon
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39 message brokers streaming are named by companies instead of ZeroMQ: 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/zeromq/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.
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ZeroMQ alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to ZeroMQ?

Apache Kafka: 6,262 companies name it in their own job postings, against 100 for ZeroMQ.

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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