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Best SocketCluster Alternatives in 2026

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

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

SocketCluster 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 MQ7.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
6Amazon SNS7.3Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Web
7Amazon SQS7.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
8Google Cloud Pub/Sub7.3Free plan$40/moAPI, Web
9IronMQ7.3Free plan$399/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Lightstreamer7.3Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11RabbitMQ7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Aedes7.2Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
13Apache ActiveMQ7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
14Apache Artemis7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Eclipse Amlen7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16JORAM7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
17Mochi MQTT7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
18NATS7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
20Solace PubSub+ Event Broker7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21TIBCO FTL7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about SocketCluster alternatives

What is the best alternative to SocketCluster?

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 SocketCluster?

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.