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Comparison

Redpanda vs ZeroMQ

On the evidence we track, Redpanda leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Redpanda66
ZeroMQ49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Redpanda66 / 100medium · 58%
ZeroMQ49 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✓
Model
Redpandafreemium
ZeroMQopen_source
Price level
Redpandalow
ZeroMQfree
Transparent
Redpanda✗
ZeroMQ✓
Integrations
Count
Redpanda300
ZeroMQ11
Security
Certifications
RedpandaSOC 2 Type II
ZeroMQ–
Disclosure policy
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ–
Gdpr
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ–
Scorecard
Redpanda6.5
ZeroMQ5.3
Soc2
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Redpanda99.99
ZeroMQ–
Status page
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Redpanda25
ZeroMQ2,003
Github stars
Redpanda12,610
ZeroMQ11,016
Package downloads weekly
Redpanda–
ZeroMQ23,226,788
Activity
Commits last 30d
Redpanda100
ZeroMQ0
Release
Cadence days
Redpanda6
ZeroMQ114
History
Redpanda20 items
ZeroMQ13 items
License
Spdx
Redpanda–
ZeroMQMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
RedpandaC++
ZeroMQC++
Market
Availability
RedpandaAvailable worldwide
ZeroMQ–
Content
Faq
Redpanda6 items
ZeroMQ6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for message queues. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Messaging paradigm
RedpandaLog / streaming
ZeroMQPub/sub
Correctness
Delivery guarantee
RedpandaAt-least-once
ZeroMQ-
Ordering guarantee
RedpandaPer-partition
ZeroMQ-
Durability
Durable replayable log
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ-
Message replay / rewind
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ-
Interop
Wire protocol
RedpandaKafka protocol
ZeroMQZMTP/3.1
Kafka-protocol compatible
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ-
Scale
Partitioned horizontal scaling
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✓
Geo / cross-region replication
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ-
Consumption
Consumer groups / competing consumers
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ-
Dead-letter queue
Redpanda-
ZeroMQ-
Deployment
Managed cloud offering exists
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✗
Hosting
RedpandaCloud + self-hosted
ZeroMQSelf-hosted only
Processing
Built-in stream processing
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Redpanda

Leader

A data streaming platform optimized for high performance and developer productivity, offering Kafka-compatible APIs with lower operational overhead. Available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment.

Independently observed

ZeroMQ

Enables programs to exchange information through sockets across multiple protocols and network types, with built-in support for various communication patterns such as broadcast, queue-based delivery, and request-response architectures

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Redpanda

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier (Community Edition). Cloud and Enterprise plans available via quote.

  • Community EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
  • Redpanda CloudContact sales
as of verify ↗

ZeroMQ

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Android
Redpanda✗
ZeroMQ✓
macOS
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✗
Windows
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✓
Linux
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✓
CLI
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✗
Self-hosted
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✓
Hybrid
Redpanda✓
ZeroMQ✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Redpanda

Leader
23 total
  • Kafka
  • PostgreSQL
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Snowflake
  • BigQuery
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Azure
  • MySQL
  • Amazon S3
  • Databricks Unity Catalog
  • AWS Glue Data Catalog
  • Kerberos
  • Debezium
  • Schema Registry
  • Apache Spark
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Kubernetes
  • ClickHouse
  • ScyllaDB
  • Benthos
Independently observed

ZeroMQ

11 total
  • Microsoft
  • Samsung
  • AT&T
  • Spotify
  • Facebook
  • Digital Ocean
  • Auth0
  • Bitcoin
  • Jupyter
  • Mongrel2
  • Jina
Independently observed
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