# Self-Hosted Redpanda: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/self-hosted-redpanda/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streaming platforms | 0% | 50 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "then migrate to self-hosted Redpanda if you outgrow the free tiers and have DevOps capacity" (Kimi K2, Streaming)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Streaming platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 50 of 98.

## In its own words

What Self-Hosted Redpanda's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Redpanda is a powerful, simple, and cost-efficient streaming data platform compatible with Kafka® APIs, eliminating Kafka complexity. (https://redpanda.com/)
- For: platform_engineering_and_sre,data_engineering_and_architects,ai_ml_and_agent_platform_teams,security_risk_and_compliance (https://redpanda.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start free; No credit card required (https://www.redpanda.com/customers)
- Integrations claimed: 300 (https://redpanda.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 42001:2023
- Customers named: LiveRamp, Lacework, NYSE, Teads, Akamai Technologies, Chess.com, Truecaller, Zafin

## What it publishes

Every page redpanda.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 12349 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 444 pages, 22 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 27 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- webinar or virtual event: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 104 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-24
- report or ebook: 160 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 37 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-31
- glossary or explainer: 29 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- podcast or video: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-04
- news or press: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Ai killswitch in model is not agentic governance https://www.redpanda.com/blog/ai-killswitch-in-model-is-not-agentic-governance
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Glossary https://docs.redpanda.com/agentic-data-plane/reference/glossary
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Glossary https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/glossary
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Glossary https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/current/reference/glossary
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Glossary https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/glossary
- Recent: 2026-09-28 glossary or explainer: Glossary https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/25.3/reference/glossary

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.