# Aiven for Apache Kafka alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 213 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Aiven for Apache Kafka holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aiven-for-apache-kafka/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Confluent Cloud: 70
- Apache Kafka: 32
- Redpanda: 19
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: 6
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: 6
- Dacast: 4

## Streaming platforms

**Small business**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Aiven for Apache Kafka (Aiven for Apache Kafka is #6 of 13 at 3%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 16 of those 67
- Redpanda: first choice in 15 of those 67
- Dacast: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Livestorm: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 2 of those 67
- DigitalOcean Managed Kafka: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Aiven for Apache Kafka (Aiven for Apache Kafka is #7 of 12 at 3%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 18 of those 68
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 14 of those 68
- Redpanda: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 3 of those 68
- NATS JetStream: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Facebook Live: first choice in 2 of those 68
- YouTube Live: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Aiven for Apache Kafka (Aiven for Apache Kafka is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 36 of those 78
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 16 of those 78
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 78
- ON24: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Amazon MSK Provisioned on AWS: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Azure Event Hubs: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Azure Event Hubs Dedicated: first choice in 1 of those 78

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