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Best Google Cloud Pub/Sub Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from message broker software ranked against Google Cloud Pub/Sub on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    HiveMQ MQTT Broker Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin $299/mo7.8
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs HiveMQ MQTT Broker
  2. 2
    CloudAMQP Free plan apiWeb $19/mo7.7
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs CloudAMQP
  3. 4
    Faye Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Faye
  4. 5
    RabbitMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs RabbitMQ
  5. 6
    Amazon SNS Free plan apiWeb $0.06/mo7.1
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Amazon SNS
  6. 7
    Eclipse Mosquitto Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Eclipse Mosquitto
  7. 8
    TIBCO FTL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs TIBCO FTL
  8. 9
    Amazon SQS Free plan apiWeb Free7.0
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Amazon SQS
  9. 10
    Apache ActiveMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Apache ActiveMQ
  10. 11
    EMQX Free plan Web $234/mo6.9
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs EMQX
  11. 12
    Apache Artemis Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.8
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Apache Artemis
  12. 13
    Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 6.6
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer
  13. 14
    Lightstreamer WebWinLinuxiOSAndroid 6.1
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Lightstreamer
  14. 15
    TIBCO BusinessWorks WebWinMacLinux 6.1
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs TIBCO BusinessWorks
  15. 16
    ApsaraMQ for MQTT AndroidiOSWeb 6.0
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs ApsaraMQ for MQTT
  16. 17
    NSQ WebWinMacLinux 6.0
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs NSQ
  17. 18
    Apache Qpid Broker-J WinMacLinux 5.9
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Apache Qpid Broker-J
  18. 19
    SocketCluster WebAndroidiOS 5.9
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs SocketCluster
  19. 20
    Upstash QStash Web 5.9
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Upstash QStash
  20. 21
    Eclipse Amlen WebLinux 5.8
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs Eclipse Amlen

Google Cloud Pub/Sub alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1HiveMQ MQTT Broker7.8Free plan$299/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
2CloudAMQP7.7Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
4Faye7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5RabbitMQ7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Amazon SNS7.1Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Web
7Eclipse Mosquitto7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8TIBCO FTL7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Amazon SQS7.0Free planFreeAPI, Web
10Apache ActiveMQ7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
11EMQX6.9Free plan$234/moWeb
12Apache Artemis6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer6.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Lightstreamer6.1No—Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
15TIBCO BusinessWorks6.1No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
16ApsaraMQ for MQTT6.0No—Android, iOS, Web
17NSQ6.0No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
18Apache Qpid Broker-J5.9No—Windows, Mac, Linux
19SocketCluster5.9No—Web, Android, iOS
20Upstash QStash5.9No—Web
21Eclipse Amlen5.8No—Web, Linux
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Questions about Google Cloud Pub/Sub alternatives

What is the best alternative to Google Cloud Pub/Sub?

HiveMQ MQTT Broker, number 1 in message broker software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: CloudAMQP, Faye, RabbitMQ and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Google Cloud Pub/Sub?

HiveMQ MQTT Broker is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.