# Amazon MSK alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 164 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon MSK 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-msk/alternatives

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

- Confluent Cloud: 23
- Apache Kafka: 20
- Redpanda: 18
- NATS JetStream: 6
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: 5
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: 5

## Streaming platforms

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Amazon MSK (Amazon MSK is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Redpanda: first choice in 14 of those 64
- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 64
- Dacast: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Livestorm: first choice in 3 of those 64
- NATS JetStream: first choice in 3 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Amazon MSK (Amazon MSK is #6 of 12 at 3%).

- Apache Kafka: first choice in 13 of those 58
- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 58
- Redpanda: first choice in 4 of those 58
- NATS JetStream: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Facebook Live: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 2 of those 58
- YouTube Live: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Airmeet: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Amazon MSK (Amazon MSK is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 42
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 7 of those 42
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 42
- ON24: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Amazon MSK Provisioned on AWS: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Azure Event Hubs Premium or Dedicated: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Cvent: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Keboola Streams: first choice in 1 of those 42

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