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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 131 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Redpanda 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/redpanda/alternatives

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

- Confluent Cloud: 33
- Apache Kafka: 14
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: 4
- Dacast: 4
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: 3
- Amazon MSK: 2

## Streaming platforms

**Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Redpanda (Redpanda is #2 of 13 at 26%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Dacast: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Goldcast: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Livestorm: first choice in 2 of those 38
- StreamYard: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Redpanda (Redpanda is #2 of 12 at 7%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 10 of those 41
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 7 of those 41
- Facebook Live: first choice in 2 of those 41
- YouTube Live: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Airmeet: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Enterprise**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Redpanda (Redpanda is #4 of 9 at 2%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 19 of those 52
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 7 of those 52
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 2 of those 52
- ON24: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Amazon MSK Provisioned on AWS: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Azure Event Hubs: first choice in 1 of those 52

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