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Best AWS Glue Schema Registry Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from schema registry software ranked against AWS Glue Schema Registry on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Buf Schema Registry Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $0.50/mo7.4
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Buf Schema Registry
  2. 2
    Lenses Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.33/mo7.4
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Lenses
  3. 4
    AxonOps Schema Registry Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.3
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs AxonOps Schema Registry
  4. 5
    Confluent Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $385/mo7.3
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Confluent Cloud
  5. 6
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub Free plan apiWeb $40/mo7.3
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  6. 7
    Karapace Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted $35/mo7.3
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Karapace
  7. 8
    TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.3
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka
  8. 9
    Apache Pulsar Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Apache Pulsar
  9. 10
    Raystack Stencil apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.0
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Raystack Stencil
  10. 11
    Yandex SpeechKit apiWeb 7.0
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Yandex SpeechKit
  11. 12
    Apicurio Registry apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.9
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Apicurio Registry
  12. 13
    Redpanda Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.9
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Redpanda
  13. 14
    Cloudera Schema Registry apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.8
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Cloudera Schema Registry
  14. 15
    AWS Glue DataBrew Free trial apiWeb $0.48/mo6.7
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs AWS Glue DataBrew
  15. 16
    Dataphos Schema Registry apiself-hosted 6.7
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Dataphos Schema Registry
  16. 17
    WarpStream BYOC Schema Registry apiLinuxMacself-hosted $0.03/mo6.7
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs WarpStream BYOC Schema Registry
  17. 18
    Snowplow Free trial api 6.6
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Snowplow
  18. 19
    Sourcemeta One Free plan LinuxWeb Free5.9
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Sourcemeta One
  19. 20
    Yandex Cloud Schema Registry Free plan Web Free5.6
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Yandex Cloud Schema Registry
  20. 21
    Azure Schema Registry Web 5.1
    AWS Glue Schema Registry vs Azure Schema Registry

AWS Glue Schema Registry alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Buf Schema Registry7.4Free plan$0.50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
2Lenses7.4Free plan$0.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4AxonOps Schema Registry7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
5Confluent Cloud7.3Free plan$385/moAPI, Linux, Web
6Google Cloud Pub/Sub7.3Free plan$40/moAPI, Web
7Karapace7.3Free plan$35/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted
8TIBCO Messaging Schema Repository for Apache Kafka7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
9Apache Pulsar7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Raystack Stencil7.0No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Yandex SpeechKit7.0No—API, Web
12Apicurio Registry6.9No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Redpanda6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Cloudera Schema Registry6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15AWS Glue DataBrew6.7No$0.48/moAPI, Web
16Dataphos Schema Registry6.7No—API, self-hosted
17WarpStream BYOC Schema Registry6.7No$0.03/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
18Snowplow6.6No—API
19Sourcemeta One5.9Free planFreeLinux, Web
20Yandex Cloud Schema Registry5.6Free planFreeWeb
21Azure Schema Registry5.1No—Web
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Questions about AWS Glue Schema Registry alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS Glue Schema Registry?

Buf Schema Registry, number 1 in schema registry software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Lenses, AxonOps Schema Registry, Confluent Cloud and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AWS Glue Schema Registry?

Buf Schema Registry is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.