Redpanda is a streaming data platform for developers. Kafka API compatible. 10x faster. No ZooKeeper. No JVM!
Kafka API compatible, without ZooKeeper or a JVM.
Apache Kafka - A distributed event streaming platform
Redpanda, AutoMQ, Apache RocketMQ y otras. 8 alternativas a Apache Kafka, en C++, Java, Go, JavaScript, Rust. Compara el nivel de sustitución, la licencia, las estrellas y la última versión firmada. Sustitución directa: Redpanda, AutoMQ.
| Herramienta | Sustitución | Estrellas | Licencia | Condiciones | Autoalojable | Lenguaje | Última versión | Último push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redpanda | Sustitución directa | 13k | Ninguna detectada | Código disponible | Sí | C++ | v26.2.2 | 2026-10-08 |
| AutoMQ | Sustitución directa | 11k | Apache-2.0 | Código abierto | Sí | Java | 1.7.5-rc3 | 2026-11-12 |
| Apache RocketMQ | Sustitución completa | 23k | Apache-2.0 | Código abierto | Sí | Java | rocketmq-all-5.5.1 | 2026-11-10 |
| Apache Pulsar | Sustitución completa | 15k | Apache-2.0 | Código abierto | Sí | Java | v5.0.1 | 2026-11-12 |
| NATS | Parcial | 21k | Apache-2.0 | Código abierto | Sí | Go | v2.15.3 | 2026-11-11 |
| RabbitMQ | Parcial | 14k | Other | Código abierto | Sí | JavaScript | v4.4.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| Apache Iggy | Parcial | 5.3k | Apache-2.0 | Código abierto | Sí | Rust | server-0.10.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| Fluvio | Parcial | 5.3k | Apache-2.0 | Código abierto | Sí | Rust | v0.18.1 | 2026-11-05 |
8 alternativas
Redpanda is a streaming data platform for developers. Kafka API compatible. 10x faster. No ZooKeeper. No JVM!
Kafka API compatible, without ZooKeeper or a JVM.
Diskless Kafka® on S3. 10x Cost-Effective. No Cross-AZ Traffic Cost. Autoscale in seconds. Single-digit ms latency. Multi-AZ Availability.
A Kafka fork that keeps partitions in S3-compatible object storage, with the same protocol and tools.
Apache RocketMQ is a cloud native messaging and streaming platform, making it simple to build event-driven applications.
Streaming and messaging with transactional and delayed messages, through its own protocol and clients.
Apache Pulsar - distributed pub-sub messaging system
Streaming and pub/sub with storage separated from the brokers, multi-tenant.
High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.
Durable streams with JetStream, without Kafka's protocol.
Open source RabbitMQ: core server and tier 1 (built-in) plugins
A message broker first; streams add a replayable, Kafka-like log.
Apache Iggy: Hyper-Efficient Message Streaming at Laser Speed
Persistent message streaming in Rust over TCP, QUIC and HTTP, with its own protocol and clients.
🦀 event stream processing for developers to collect and transform data in motion to power responsive data intensive applications.
Streaming in Rust with WebAssembly transforms, with its own protocol and clients.