# RabbitMQ alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 235 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where RabbitMQ 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/rabbitmq/alternatives

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

- Confluent Cloud: 89
- Apache Kafka: 28
- Redpanda: 24
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: 7
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: 6
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: 4

## Streaming platforms

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name RabbitMQ (RabbitMQ is #8 of 13 at 3%).

- Redpanda: first choice in 20 of those 76
- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 19 of those 76
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Dacast: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Livestorm: first choice in 3 of those 76
- NATS JetStream: first choice in 3 of those 76
- StreamYard: first choice in 3 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name RabbitMQ (RabbitMQ is #11 of 12 at 2%).

- 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**: 83 of 84 answers did not name RabbitMQ.

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 41 of those 83
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 15 of those 83
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 2 of those 83
- ON24: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Amazon MSK Provisioned on AWS: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Azure Event Hubs: first choice in 1 of those 83

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