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Best Maxwell's Daemon Alternatives in 2026

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19 tools from change data capture software ranked against Maxwell's Daemon on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Estuary Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $0.50/mo7.3
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Estuary
  2. 2
    Striim Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Striim
  3. 3
    Canal Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.2
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Canal
  4. 4
    PeerDB Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $250/mo7.2
    Maxwell's Daemon vs PeerDB
  5. 5
    IRI DarkShield Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.1
    Maxwell's Daemon vs IRI DarkShield
  6. 6
    pgstream Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free7.1
    Maxwell's Daemon vs pgstream
  7. 7
    Apache Flink CDC Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Apache Flink CDC
  8. 8
    dbmazz Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free7.0
    Maxwell's Daemon vs dbmazz
  9. 9
    TiCDC Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.0
    Maxwell's Daemon vs TiCDC
  10. 10
    Google Cloud Datastream Free plan apiWeb $0.40/mo6.8
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Google Cloud Datastream
  11. 11
    OpenLogReplicator Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Maxwell's Daemon vs OpenLogReplicator
  12. 12
    Decodable Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $0.01/mo6.7
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Decodable
  13. 14
    Precisely EnterWorks apiWebWin 6.7
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Precisely EnterWorks
  14. 15
    Oracle GoldenGate Free plan LinuxWeb $1.34/mo6.6
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Oracle GoldenGate
  15. 16
    Sequin apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Sequin
  16. 17
    Debezium Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Debezium
  17. 18
    LinkedIn Databus Web 5.8
    Maxwell's Daemon vs LinkedIn Databus
  18. 19
    Tantor Low-Code CDC Web 5.7
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Tantor Low-Code CDC
  19. 20
    Precisely Connect LinuxWin 5.6
    Maxwell's Daemon vs Precisely Connect

Maxwell's Daemon alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Estuary7.3Free plan$0.50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
2Striim7.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
3Canal7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
4PeerDB7.2Free plan$250/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
5IRI DarkShield7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6pgstream7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
7Apache Flink CDC7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8dbmazz7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
9TiCDC7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
10Google Cloud Datastream6.8Free plan$0.40/moAPI, Web
11OpenLogReplicator6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12Decodable6.7Free plan$0.01/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14Precisely EnterWorks6.7No—API, Web, Windows
15Oracle GoldenGate6.6Free plan$1.34/moLinux, Web
16Sequin6.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Debezium6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
18LinkedIn Databus5.8No—Web
19Tantor Low-Code CDC5.7No—Web
20Precisely Connect5.6No—Linux, Windows
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Questions about Maxwell's Daemon alternatives

What is the best alternative to Maxwell's Daemon?

Estuary, number 1 in change data capture software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Striim, Canal, PeerDB and 15 more.

What is the best free alternative to Maxwell's Daemon?

Estuary is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 19 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.