Apache Kafka
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Apache Kafka is ranked #37 of 38 in message broker software on Inferse.
Compared on message broker software
- Deployment model
- self-hostedkafka.apache.org
- Stream processing
- Yeskafka.apache.org
- Delivery guarantee
- bothkafka.apache.org
- Supported client languages
- Java, Scala, Go, Python, C, C++, REST APIskafka.apache.org
Company
- Founded
- 1999kafka.apache.org · 4 Oct 2026
Best Apache Kafka alternatives
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7.4 Amazon SNS $0.06/mo first paid tier Free plan
7.4 Amazon SQS Free free plan, no paid price published Free plan
7.4 CloudAMQP $19/mo first paid tier Free plan
7.4 Google Cloud Pub/Sub $40/mo first paid tier Free plan
7.3 Apache ActiveMQ Free free plan, no paid price published Free plan
7.3 Apache Artemis Free free plan, no paid price published Free plan Where it ranks on Inferse
Sources
- kafka.apache.org· checked 4 Oct 2026





