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Compare Apache Kafka and Google Cloud Pub/Sub 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (43.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Apache Kafka
Star Rating
(126)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Apache KafkaGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub
Star Rating
(37)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud Pub/SubApache Kafka vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Google Cloud Pub/Sub is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Google Cloud Pub/Sub overall.
- Reviewers felt that Google Cloud Pub/Sub meets the needs of their business better than Apache Kafka.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Cloud Pub/Sub is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Apache Kafka over Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apache Kafka
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub
No pricing availableFree Trial
Apache Kafka
No trial information availableGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
90
9.2
27
Ease of Use
8.6
91
8.6
28
Ease of Setup
8.0
29
8.9
9
Ease of Admin
7.8
24
7.9
7
Quality of Support
7.8
81
8.8
24
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
20
8.9
6
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
87
8.3
27
Features by Category
Data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.7
35
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
31
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
52
9.1
13
8.5
49
8.5
11
8.3
45
9.3
14
8.1
49
7.4
12
Integration
8.8
51
9.0
13
8.4
47
9.0
12
8.1
46
8.6
11
Management
8.2
42
8.3
13
8.0
42
8.8
12
8.3
43
8.8
12
Agentic AI - Message Queue (MQ)
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Building Reports
Not enough data
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Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apache Kafka and Google Cloud Pub/Sub are categorized as Message Queue (MQ) and Stream Analytics
Unique Categories
Apache Kafka is categorized as Event Stream Processing
Google Cloud Pub/Sub has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apache Kafka
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
24.8%
Information Technology and Services
18.2%
Financial Services
8.3%
Banking
5.8%
Retail
4.1%
Other
38.8%
Computer Software
21.9%
Education Management
15.6%
Marketing and Advertising
9.4%
Retail
6.3%
Information Services
6.3%
Other
40.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Apache Kafka used for?
2 Comments
RS
I am using Apache Kafka for event Processing. We use it to capture the new events generated by our application in our database. Currently, Kafka streams is...Read more
What is the maximum limit of the number of partitions in a Kafka topic?
1 Comment
CT
The answer is closely related to the version of the Kafka broker that you are running. A reasonably up to date cluster can hold up to 4,000 partitions per...Read more
What is Apache Kafka used for?
1 Comment
DV
It used this Mnemonic to remember what kafka is and what it is used for -
S - Stream Data in Real-Time:
Handles and processes live data (e.g., Uber car...Read more
Google Cloud Pub/Sub has no discussions with answers
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