# NATS JetStream alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 224 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NATS JetStream 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/nats-jetstream/alternatives

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

- Confluent Cloud: 85
- Apache Kafka: 27
- Redpanda: 19
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: 6
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: 6
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: 6

## Streaming platforms

**Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name NATS JetStream (NATS JetStream is #5 of 13 at 3%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 16 of those 66
- Redpanda: first choice in 15 of those 66
- Dacast: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 3 of those 66
- StreamYard: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 66
- DigitalOcean Managed Kafka: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name NATS JetStream (NATS JetStream is #5 of 12 at 5%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 29 of those 76
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 13 of those 76
- Redpanda: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Facebook Live: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name NATS JetStream.

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 40 of those 82
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 14 of those 82
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 2 of those 82
- ON24: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Amazon MSK Provisioned on AWS: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Azure Event Hubs: first choice in 1 of those 82

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