Analytics & Data · Real-time data streaming

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams vs Azure Event Hubs vs Pub/Sub

Real-time data streaming, side by side on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.

Analytics & Data

Real-time data streaming

Close match

AWS

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams

Azure

Azure Event Hubs

Google Cloud

Pub/Sub

What's different

Event Hubs exposes a Kafka-compatible endpoint. Pub/Sub is global and needs no partitions or shards.

Quick answers

What is the Azure equivalent of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams?
The Azure equivalent of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is Azure Event Hubs. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is Pub/Sub. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the AWS equivalent of Azure Event Hubs?
The AWS equivalent of Azure Event Hubs is Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Azure Event Hubs?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Azure Event Hubs is Pub/Sub. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the AWS equivalent of Pub/Sub?
The AWS equivalent of Pub/Sub is Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the Azure equivalent of Pub/Sub?
The Azure equivalent of Pub/Sub is Azure Event Hubs. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.