Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka pricing
3 plans read from alibabacloud.com
ServerlessPriced on request Pay-as-you-go; usage is metered hourlyAutomatic scaling · Billed according to consumed resources Read 20 Sep 2026 · alibabacloud.com
SubscriptionPriced on request Pay upfront for a fixed durationFixed-term prepaid capacity · Available for one month, multiple months, or multiple years Read 20 Sep 2026 · alibabacloud.com
Pay-as-you-goPriced on request Billed hourly while the instance existsHourly settlement · Traffic specification, storage, partitions, and optional Internet traffic are bi Read 20 Sep 2026 · alibabacloud.com
In short
- Alibaba Cloud Message Queue for Apache Kafka has a free plan (Serverless).
- 3 plans are priced on request (Serverless, Subscription, Pay-as-you-go).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiven for Apache Kafka | $35/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Apache RocketMQ | — | Yes | No |
| AutoMQ | $300/mo | No | Yes |
| Confluent Cloud | $385/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Redpanda | — | Yes | Yes |
| Solace PubSub+ Event Broker | — | Yes | Yes |
| Apache Pulsar | — | Yes | No |
| Keen Product Analytics | $149/mo | No | No |