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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 234 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/rabbitmq/alternatives/

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

- Confluent Cloud: 81
- Apache Kafka: 35
- Redpanda: 34
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: 6
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: 5
- Amazon MSK: 5

## Streaming platforms

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name RabbitMQ (RabbitMQ is #15 of 16 at 0%).

- Redpanda: first choice in 18 of those 72
- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 17 of those 72
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Upstash Kafka: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 4 of those 72
- NATS JetStream: first choice in 4 of those 72
- StreamYard: first choice in 4 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name RabbitMQ (RabbitMQ is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 23 of those 78
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Redpanda: first choice in 11 of those 78
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Dacast: first choice in 2 of those 78
- YouTube Live: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name RabbitMQ.

- Confluent Cloud: first choice in 41 of those 84
- Apache Kafka: first choice in 19 of those 84
- Redpanda: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Aiven for Apache Kafka: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Amazon MSK: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Amazon MSK Provisioned: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Azure Event Hubs: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Bizzabo: first choice in 1 of those 84

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