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Best Mochi MQTT Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from message broker software ranked against Mochi MQTT on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    CloudAMQP Free plan apiWeb $19/mo7.4
    Mochi MQTT vs CloudAMQP
  2. 2
    EMQX Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $234/mo7.4
    Mochi MQTT vs EMQX
  3. 3
    HiveMQ MQTT Broker Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin $299/mo7.4
    Mochi MQTT vs HiveMQ MQTT Broker
  4. 4
    Upstash QStash Free plan apiWeb $1/mo7.4
    Mochi MQTT vs Upstash QStash
  5. 5
    Amazon SNS Free plan apiWeb $0.06/mo7.3
    Mochi MQTT vs Amazon SNS
  6. 6
    Amazon SQS Free plan apiWeb Free7.3
    Mochi MQTT vs Amazon SQS
  7. 7
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub Free plan apiWeb $40/mo7.3
    Mochi MQTT vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  8. 8
    IronMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $399/mo7.3
    Mochi MQTT vs IronMQ
  9. 9
    Lightstreamer Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.3
    Mochi MQTT vs Lightstreamer
  10. 10
    RabbitMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Mochi MQTT vs RabbitMQ
  11. 11
    Aedes Free plan apiself-hosted Free7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs Aedes
  12. 12
    Apache ActiveMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs Apache ActiveMQ
  13. 13
    Apache Artemis Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs Apache Artemis
  14. 14
    JORAM Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs JORAM
  15. 16
    NATS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs NATS
  16. 17
    TIBCO FTL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs TIBCO FTL
  17. 18
    Apache RocketMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs Apache RocketMQ
  18. 19
    Eclipse Mosquitto Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free5.8
    Mochi MQTT vs Eclipse Mosquitto
  19. 20
    Faye Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free5.8
    Mochi MQTT vs Faye
  20. 21
    ZeroMQ Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free5.8
    Mochi MQTT vs ZeroMQ

Mochi MQTT alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1CloudAMQP7.4Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
2EMQX7.4Free plan$234/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
3HiveMQ MQTT Broker7.4Free plan$299/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
4Upstash QStash7.4Free plan$1/moAPI, Web
5Amazon SNS7.3Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Web
6Amazon SQS7.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
7Google Cloud Pub/Sub7.3Free plan$40/moAPI, Web
8IronMQ7.3Free plan$399/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Lightstreamer7.3Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10RabbitMQ7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Aedes7.2Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
12Apache ActiveMQ7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
13Apache Artemis7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14JORAM7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
16NATS7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
17TIBCO FTL7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Apache RocketMQ7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Eclipse Mosquitto5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
20Faye5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21ZeroMQ5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
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Questions about Mochi MQTT alternatives

What is the best alternative to Mochi MQTT?

CloudAMQP, number 1 in message broker software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: EMQX, HiveMQ MQTT Broker, Upstash QStash and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Mochi MQTT?

CloudAMQP is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.