# Upstash Kafka: 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/upstash-kafka/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streaming platforms | 2% | 17 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd recommend starting with Upstash Kafka's free tier" (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 2%, +2. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 17 of 98.

## In its own words

What Upstash Kafka's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, Data Privacy Framework (DPF)
- Customers named: Dub, Okara, The Met, GitBook, OpenArt, Dropee, Supabase, Zapier

## What it publishes

Every page upstash.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2556 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 418 pages, 31 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-05-22
- report or ebook: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 18 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-10-17
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Personal assistant in messaging apps hermes upstash box https://upstash.com/blog/personal-assistant-in-messaging-apps-hermes-upstash-box
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Scheduled browser tests upstash box https://upstash.com/blog/scheduled-browser-tests-upstash-box
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: File uploads in a react app what to use and pricing breakdown 2026 https://upstash.com/blog/file-uploads-in-a-react-app-what-to-use-and-pricing-breakdown-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Whats the best object storage for a saas september 2026 comparison https://upstash.com/blog/whats-the-best-object-storage-for-a-saas-september-2026-comparison
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Context7 search https://upstash.com/blog/context7-search
- Recent: 2026-09-21 comparison: Redis array vs list https://upstash.com/blog/redis-array-vs-list

## 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.