Best Communications Software for Apache Kafka

Compare the Top Communications Software that integrates with Apache Kafka as of October 2025

This a list of Communications software that integrates with Apache Kafka. Use the filters on the left to add additional filters for products that have integrations with Apache Kafka. View the products that work with Apache Kafka in the table below.

What is Communications Software for Apache Kafka?

Communications software enables users to exchange information through various digital channels, including messaging, voice, and video. It facilitates real-time and asynchronous interactions across devices and networks, enhancing collaboration and connectivity. Common types include email clients, VoIP applications, video conferencing tools, and instant messaging platforms. Businesses and individuals rely on these solutions for remote work, customer support, and team coordination. Advanced features such as encryption, AI-driven automation, and integration with other software improve security and efficiency. Compare and read user reviews of the best Communications software for Apache Kafka currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Ably

    Ably

    Ably

    Ably is the definitive realtime experience platform. We power more WebSocket connections than any other pub/sub platform, serving over a billion devices monthly. Businesses like HubSpot, NASCAR and Webflow trust us to power their critical applications - reliably, securely and at serious scale. Ably’s products place composable realtime in the hands of developers. Simple APIs and SDKs for every tech stack, enable the creation of a host of live experiences - including chat, collaboration, notifications, broadcast and fan engagement. All powered by our scalable infrastructure.
    Starting Price: $49.99/month
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    Pro Edition for Eclipse Mosquitto
    Pro Edition for Eclipse Mosquitto is a pro version of the world's #1 MQTT broker that quickly, stably, and reliably transmits data between IoT devices. Compared to the popular open-source version, our product offers professional MQTT broker and client administration and monitoring, MQTT High Availability, MQTT and REST API access, improved reliability, enhanced security, and professional support, making it an ideal solution for commercial use. Functionality highlights: Leverages Mosquitto Management Center to manage MQTT broker instances and clusters from a single interface. Ensures MQTT High Availability, making your solution available 24h. Ensures security through the use of client certificates and custom certificate authorities, application tokens with role-based access and expiry dates, and the use of the native Dynamic Security plugin to control access rights. Enables MQTT API and REST API to automate workflows and facilitate further integration with third-party systems.
    Starting Price: €23 per month
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    PubSub+ Platform
    Solace PubSub+ Platform helps enterprises design, deploy and manage event-driven systems across hybrid and multi-cloud and IoT environments so they can be more event-driven and operate in real-time. The PubSub+ Platform includes the powerful PubSub+ Event Brokers, event management capabilities with PubSub+ Event Portal, as well as monitoring and integration capabilities all available via a single cloud console. PubSub+ allows easy creation of an event mesh, an interconnected network of event brokers, allowing for seamless and dynamic data movement across highly distributed network environments. PubSub+ Event Brokers can be deployed as fully managed cloud services, self-managed software in private cloud or on-premises environments, or as turnkey hardware appliances for unparalleled performance and low TCO. PubSub+ Event Portal is a complimentary toolset for design and governance of event-driven systems including both Solace and Kafka-based event broker environments.
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    HiveMQ

    HiveMQ

    HiveMQ

    HiveMQ empowers businesses to unlock the full potential of their data with the most trusted edge-to-cloud IoT data streaming platform. Built on MQTT’s publish/subscribe architecture for seamless and flexible integration across operational technology (OT) assets and information technology (IT) applications, HiveMQ ensures businesses can efficiently connect, stream, and govern their data in real-time. With a focus on reliability, scalability, and security, HiveMQ helps organizations get their data AI-ready—enabling advanced analytics, predictive maintenance, and digital transformation. Leading brands like Audi, BMW, Liberty Global, Mercedes-Benz, Siemens, and Eli Lilly trust HiveMQ to modernize their operations, accelerate innovation, and create smarter, data-driven experiences. Visit hivemq.com to learn more.
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    Red Hat AMQ
    ​Red Hat AMQ is a flexible messaging platform that delivers information reliably, enabling real-time integration and connecting the Internet of Things (IoT). Based on open source communities like Apache ActiveMQ and Apache Kafka, it supports various messaging patterns to integrate applications, endpoints, and devices quickly and efficiently, enhancing enterprise responsiveness and agility. AMQ facilitates data sharing between microservices and other applications with high throughput and low latency. AMQ supports connectivity from client programs written in multiple languages. It defines an open-wire protocol for messaging interoperability, allowing enterprises to deploy various distributed messaging solutions to meet evolving business requirements. Backed by Red Hat's award-winning support and services, AMQ has a track record of supporting mission-critical applications.
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    FairCom EDGE
    FairCom EDGE simplifies the integration of sensor and machine data at the source – whether it’s a factory, water treatment plant, oil platform or wind farm. The world’s first converged IoT/Industrial IoT hub, FairCom EDGE unifies messaging, persistence and analytics with an all-in-one solution – complete with browser-based administration, configuration and monitoring. FairCom EDGE supports MQTT and OPC UA for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, SQL for interactive analytics and HTTP/REST for real-time monitoring. It continuously retrieves data from sensors and machines with OPC UA support, and receives messages from those with MQTT support. The data is automatically parsed, persisted and made accessible via MQTT and SQL.
    Starting Price: Free
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    Waterstream

    Waterstream

    SimpleMatter

    Waterstream turns your Kafka-compatible platform into a full-fledged MQTT broker. Connect millions of clients to your data streaming platform with no code, no integration pipelines, and no additional storage. Waterstream implements a bidirectional layer between Kafka and MQTT clients. Forget managing external MQTT clusters, integration pipelines to code, and data duplication. Waterstream scales out linearly. For most operations, its nodes don’t depend on each other. Add more instances to support an increasing number of clients. Waterstream requires only Kafka to operate. The built-in persistence benefits of using Kafka are all included: high availability, high throughput, and low latency.
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