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Best Mochi MQTT Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from message broker software ranked against Mochi MQTT on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Lightstreamer Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.1
    Mochi MQTT vs Lightstreamer
  2. 2
    EMQX Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $234/mo7.9
    Mochi MQTT vs EMQX
  3. 3
    HiveMQ MQTT Broker Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin $299/mo7.8
    Mochi MQTT vs HiveMQ MQTT Broker
  4. 4
    CloudAMQP Free plan apiWeb $19/mo7.7
    Mochi MQTT vs CloudAMQP
  5. 5
    IronMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $399/mo7.7
    Mochi MQTT vs IronMQ
  6. 6
    Google Cloud Pub/Sub Free plan apiWeb $40/mo7.6
    Mochi MQTT vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
  7. 7
    Solace PubSub+ Event Broker Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    Mochi MQTT vs Solace PubSub+ Event Broker
  8. 8
    Faye Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs Faye
  9. 9
    RabbitMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Mochi MQTT vs RabbitMQ
  10. 10
    Amazon SNS Free plan apiWeb $0.06/mo7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs Amazon SNS
  11. 11
    Eclipse Mosquitto Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs Eclipse Mosquitto
  12. 12
    TIBCO FTL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs TIBCO FTL
  13. 13
    Upstash QStash Free plan apiWeb $1/mo7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs Upstash QStash
  14. 14
    ZeroMQ Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Mochi MQTT vs ZeroMQ
  15. 15
    Amazon SQS Free plan apiWeb Free7.0
    Mochi MQTT vs Amazon SQS
  16. 16
    Apache ActiveMQ Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Mochi MQTT vs Apache ActiveMQ
  17. 17
    Apache RocketMQ Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Mochi MQTT vs Apache RocketMQ
  18. 18
    JORAM Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Mochi MQTT vs JORAM
  19. 19
    Eclipse Amlen Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs Eclipse Amlen
  20. 20
    NATS Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Mochi MQTT vs NATS

Mochi MQTT alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Lightstreamer8.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2EMQX7.9Free plan$234/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
3HiveMQ MQTT Broker7.8Free plan$299/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
4CloudAMQP7.7Free plan$19/moAPI, Web
5IronMQ7.7Free plan$399/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Google Cloud Pub/Sub7.6Free plan$40/moAPI, Web
7Solace PubSub+ Event Broker7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Faye7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9RabbitMQ7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Amazon SNS7.1Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Web
11Eclipse Mosquitto7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12TIBCO FTL7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Upstash QStash7.1Free plan$1/moAPI, Web
14ZeroMQ7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Amazon SQS7.0Free planFreeAPI, Web
16Apache ActiveMQ7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
17Apache RocketMQ7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18JORAM7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
19Eclipse Amlen6.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20NATS6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
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Questions about Mochi MQTT alternatives

What is the best alternative to Mochi MQTT?

Lightstreamer, number 1 in message broker software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: EMQX, HiveMQ MQTT Broker, CloudAMQP and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Mochi MQTT?

Lightstreamer is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.