# Amazon Kinesis Data Streams alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 190 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon Kinesis Data Streams 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/amazon-kinesis-data-streams/alternatives

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

- Confluent Cloud: 67
- Redpanda: 18
- Apache Kafka: 10
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: 6
- Dacast: 4
- Livestorm: 3

## Streaming platforms

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Kinesis Data Streams (Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is #4 of 13 at 5%).

- Redpanda: first choice in 15 of those 64
- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 13 of those 64
- Dacast: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Livestorm: first choice in 3 of those 64
- StreamYard: first choice in 3 of those 64
- DigitalOcean Managed Kafka: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Goldcast: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Kinesis Data Streams (Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is #8 of 12 at 3%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 24 of those 61
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Redpanda: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Facebook Live: first choice in 2 of those 61
- NATS JetStream: first choice in 2 of those 61
- YouTube Live: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Airmeet: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Kinesis Data Streams (Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is #5 of 9 at 2%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 30 of those 65
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Amazon MSK Provisioned on AWS: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Azure Event Hubs: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Azure Event Hubs Dedicated: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Azure Event Hubs Premium or Dedicated: first choice in 1 of those 65

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