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What it is

AutoMQ is Kafka-compatible streaming software that runs Kafka on cloud object storage. It supports S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, MinIO, and Ceph, and can be deployed on premises or in private and public clouds by binary, Helm, or Docker Compose. AutoMQ states sub-10ms P99 latency and automatic scaling with traffic, including partition rebalancing across brokers. Table Topic can materialize Kafka topics as Iceberg or Delta Lake tables without ETL pipelines, for direct querying with Spark, Trino, or Flink. Managed Connector runs Kafka Connect workers in a customer’s Kubernetes environment, with logs and monitoring for throughput, task health, failures, and anomalies. The platform lists stream processing, schema registry, exactly-once delivery, a maximum 90-day retention period, and 300 connectors. Supported client languages include Java, C/C++, Go, Python, and NodeJS. Pro costs $300 a month; Enterprise pricing is by contact. There is no free plan, but a 30-day free trial requires no credit card.

Spec sheet

What it does
AutoMQ is Kafka-compatible streaming software that runs Kafka on cloud object storage.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Deployment
AutoMQ Software can be deployed on premises, in private or public clouds, using a binary, Helm, or Docker Compose.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Trial
The site advertises a 30-day free trial with no credit card required.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Security
The security page describes TLS or mTLS for Kafka client connections, optional encryption at rest for AWS BYOC, and RBAC for AutoMQ Cloud control-plane operations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Privacy
AutoMQ says its commercial editions run their control plane and data plane within customer-owned cloud or data-center boundaries and do not access Kafka data or metadata without authorization.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Compliance
AutoMQ lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and GDPR programs on its security page.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Headquarters
Hong KongRead 28 Sep 2026 · automq.com
Founded
2022Read 28 Sep 2026 · automq.com
Connector monitoring
Managed Connector provides real-time logs, metrics, and monitoring for throughput, task health, record failures, and connector anomalies.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Connectors
Managed Connector runs Kafka Connect workers in the customer's Kubernetes environment and supports tested system plugins or custom Kafka Connect plugins.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Elasticity
AutoMQ automatically scales with traffic and rebalances partitions across brokers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Lakehouse
Table Topic can materialize Kafka topics as Iceberg or Delta Lake tables without ETL pipelines.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Latency
The homepage states sub-10ms P99 latency for AutoMQ.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Open-source history
AutoMQ says it was founded in 2022 and launched its open-source product in November 2023.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Query engines
Table Topic pages name Spark, Trino, and Flink as engines that can query tables directly.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Storage
AutoMQ Software supports S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, MinIO, and Ceph.Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com

Plans and prices

Pro $300 a month $300/mo Max ingress 1,024 MiB/sec · Max 20,000 partitions · 99.95% SLA · Business-hours support · 3-hour response time Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Enterprise Priced on request Contact us Unlimited max ingress throughput · Unlimited partitions · 99.99% SLA · 24/7 premium support · 1-hour response time Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports five listed object storage systems
  • Automatic scaling and partition rebalancing
  • Creates Iceberg or Delta Lake tables without ETL
  • Exactly-once delivery and schema registry
  • 30-day trial requires no credit card

Limits

  • No free plan
  • Pro starts at $300 a month
  • Maximum retention is 90 days

Who it suits

AutoMQ suits teams building Kafka-compatible streaming systems that need cloud-object storage, configurable deployment, or topic-to-lakehouse tables. Its listed integrations and client languages may also fit teams using Kafka Connect and the named query engines.

Verdict

AutoMQ combines Kafka-compatible streaming with multiple storage and deployment options, plus table materialization for lakehouse query engines. The Pro entry price is $300 a month, while Enterprise pricing requires contacting the company.

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