AutoMQ
Hong Kong
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, with deployment on premises or in private and public clouds through a 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, and Spark, Trino, and Flink can query those tables directly. Managed Connector runs Kafka Connect workers in a customer’s Kubernetes environment and provides logs, metrics, and monitoring for throughput, task health, failures, and anomalies. The product lists stream processing, schema registry, exactly-once delivery, up to 90 days of retention, 300 connectors, and clients for Java, C/C++, Go, Python, and NodeJS. Pricing starts at $300/mo, with a 30-day trial and no free plan.
For and against
For
- Kafka-compatible streaming
- Automatic traffic scaling
- Iceberg and Delta Lake materialization
- Exactly-once delivery
- 30-day trial
Against
- No free plan
- Retention capped at 90 days
- Pro plan costs $300/mo
- Enterprise pricing requires contact
The verdict
AutoMQ combines Kafka compatibility with object-storage deployment, connector monitoring, and direct lakehouse table materialization. Teams should weigh the $300/mo starting plan and 90-day retention ceiling against their workload.
Who it suits
AutoMQ fits teams needing Kafka-compatible streaming with cloud-object storage, hybrid deployment, connectors, and lakehouse table access. Its supported client languages and deployment methods suit varied engineering environments.
Plans and prices
Pro
Max ingress 1,024 MiB/sec · Max 20,000 partitions · 99.95% SLA · Business-hours support
Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
Enterprise
Unlimited max ingress throughput · Unlimited partitions · 99.99% SLA · 24/7 premium support
Read 8 Oct 2026 · automq.com
On the record
- Compliance
- AutoMQ lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and GDPR programs on its security page.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Connector monitoring
- Managed Connector provides real-time logs, metrics, and monitoring for throughput, task health, record failures, and connector anomalies.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Connectors
- Managed Connector runs Kafka Connect workers in the customer's Kubernetes environment and supports tested system plugins or custom Kafka Connect plugins.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- AutoMQ Software can be deployed on premises, in private or public clouds, using a binary, Helm, or Docker Compose.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Elasticity
- AutoMQ automatically scales with traffic and rebalances partitions across brokers.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Lakehouse
- Table Topic can materialize Kafka topics as Iceberg or Delta Lake tables without ETL pipelines.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Latency
- The homepage states sub-10ms P99 latency for AutoMQ.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Open-source history
- AutoMQ says it was founded in 2022 and launched its open-source product in November 2023.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- 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.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Query engines
- Table Topic pages name Spark, Trino, and Flink as engines that can query tables directly.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- 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.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Storage
- AutoMQ Software supports S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, MinIO, and Ceph.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The site advertises a 30-day free trial with no credit card required.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- AutoMQ is Kafka-compatible streaming software that runs Kafka on cloud object storage.automq.com · read 8 Oct 2026
