Best Schema Registry Software in 2026
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When your applications depend on shared schemas, registry software gives you options to assess how schema handling fits your data workflows. Compared on schema formats, compatibility modes, validation scope, and approval workflows, these entries also distinguish deployment options and Git synchronization. Buf Schema Registry, AWS Glue Schema Registry, and AxonOps Schema Registry are among the products to examine. Consider which formats and compatibility rules your systems require, and how much review or validation your process calls for. The listed free-plan and “Paid from” details add pricing context as you compare the available deployment choices.
24ranked
12free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Schema Registry Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 19 of 19 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Buf Schema Registry API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$0.50/mo
- 02 Lenses API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$0.33/mo
- 03 AWS Glue Schema Registry API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 04 AxonOps Schema Registry API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 05 Confluent Cloud API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$385/mo
- 06 Google Cloud Pub/Sub API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$40/mo
- 07 Karapace API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$35/mo
- 08 TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 09 Amazon EventBridge API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 10 Apache Pulsar API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 11 Raystack Stencil API yesDOCS 7.0
- 12 Yandex SpeechKit API yesDOCS 7.0
- 13 Apicurio Registry API yesDOCS 6.9
- 14 Dataphos Schema Registry API yesDOCS 6.9
- 15 Redpanda API yesDOCS 6.9
- 16 Cloudera Schema Registry API yesDOCS 6.8
- 17 AWS Glue DataBrew API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$0.48/mo
- 18 WarpStream BYOC Schema Registry API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$0.03/mo
- 19 Snowplow API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6
- 20 Sourcemeta One FREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 21 Yandex Cloud Schema Registry FREE yesDOCS 5.6Free
- 22 Azure Schema Registry DOCS 5.1
- 23 Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka DOCS 5.1
- 24 Alibaba Cloud EventBridge Schema Registry DOCS 5.0
Compare all 24 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Schema formats | Compatibility modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buf Schema Registry | 7.4 | Free plan | $0.50/mo | Yes | 0.5 /mo | Protobuf | FILE, PACKAGE, WIRE, WIRE_JSON |
| 2 | Lenses | 7.4 | Free plan | $0.33/mo | Yes | Avro, Protobuf, JSON, XML | ||
| 3 | AWS Glue Schema Registry | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Avro, JSON Schema, Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) | NONE, DISABLED, BACKWARD, BACKWARD_ALL, FORWARD, FORWARD_ALL, FULL, FULL_ALL | |
| 4 | AxonOps Schema Registry | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Avro, Protocol Buffers, JSON Schema | NONE, BACKWARD, BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE, FORWARD, FORWARD_TRANSITIVE, FULL, FULL_TRANSITIVE | |
| 5 | Confluent Cloud | 7.3 | Free plan | $385/mo | Yes | 385 /mo | ||
| 6 | Google Cloud Pub/Sub | 7.3 | Free plan | $40/mo | Yes | |||
| 7 | Karapace | 7.3 | Free plan | $35/mo | Avro, Protobuf, JSON Schema | NONE, BACKWARD, BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE, FORWARD, FORWARD_TRANSITIVE, FULL, FULL_TRANSITIVE | ||
| 8 | TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Apache Avro JSON schema | BACKWARD, BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE, FORWARD, FORWARD_TRANSITIVE, FULL, FULL_TRANSITIVE, NONE | |
| 9 | Amazon EventBridge | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | OpenAPI 3; JSON Schema Draft 4 | ||
| 10 | Apache Pulsar | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 11 | Raystack Stencil | 7.0 | Protobuf, Avro, JSON Schema | backward, forward, full | ||||
| 12 | Yandex SpeechKit | 7.0 | Yes | Avro, JSON Schema, Protobuf | BACKWARD, BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE, FORWARD, FORWARD_TRANSITIVE, FULL, FULL_TRANSITIVE, NONE | |||
| 13 | Apicurio Registry | 6.9 | ||||||
| 14 | Dataphos Schema Registry | 6.9 | JSON, Avro, Protocol Buffers, XML, CSV | BACKWARD, BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE, FORWARD, FORWARD_TRANSITIVE, FULL, FULL_TRANSITIVE, NONE | ||||
| 15 | Redpanda | 6.9 | No | |||||
| 16 | Cloudera Schema Registry | 6.8 | Avro, JSON | Backward, Forward, Full, None | ||||
| 17 | AWS Glue DataBrew | 6.7 | No | $0.48/mo | No | |||
| 18 | WarpStream BYOC Schema Registry | 6.7 | No | $0.03/mo | No | Avro, Protobuf | ||
| 19 | Snowplow | 6.6 | No | No | ||||
| 20 | Sourcemeta One | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | JSON Schema | Backward-compatible change detection | ||
| 21 | Yandex Cloud Schema Registry | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Avro, JSON Schema, Protobuf | BACKWARD, BACKWARD_TRANSITIVE, FORWARD, FORWARD_TRANSITIVE, FULL, FULL_TRANSITIVE, NONE | |
| 22 | Azure Schema Registry | 5.1 | No | Avro, JSON Schema, Protobuf | Backward, Forward, None | |||
| 23 | Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka | 5.1 | No | |||||
| 24 | Alibaba Cloud EventBridge Schema Registry | 5.0 | No | JSON |
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