Best Canal Alternatives in 2026
Updated
18 apps from change data capture software ranked against Canal on the same published basis.
- 1Canal vs Apache Flink CDC
- 2Canal vs Estuary
- 3Canal vs Striim
- 4Canal vs Oracle GoldenGate
- 5Canal vs Google Cloud Datastream
- 6Canal vs Decodable
- 7Canal vs PeerDB
- 9Canal vs TiCDC
- 10Canal vs dbmazz
- 11Canal vs Debezium
- 12Canal vs Maxwell's Daemon
- 13Canal vs Sequin
- 14Canal vs OpenLogReplicator
- 15Canal vs pgstream
- 16Canal vs Precisely Connect
- 17Canal vs Tantor Low-Code CDC
- 18Canal vs LinkedIn Databus
- 19Canal vs SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText
Canal alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apache Flink CDC | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Estuary | 7.9 | Free plan | $0.50/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Striim | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Oracle GoldenGate | 7.6 | Free plan | $1.34/mo | Linux, Web |
| 5 | Google Cloud Datastream | 7.5 | Free plan | $0.40/mo | API, Web |
| 6 | Decodable | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | PeerDB | 7.2 | Free plan | $250/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | TiCDC | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 10 | dbmazz | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 11 | Debezium | 6.6 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 12 | Maxwell's Daemon | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Sequin | 6.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | OpenLogReplicator | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | pgstream | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 16 | Precisely Connect | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 17 | Tantor Low-Code CDC | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | LinkedIn Databus | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText | 5.0 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Canal alternatives
What is the best alternative to Canal?
Apache Flink CDC, number 1 in change data capture software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Estuary, Striim, Oracle GoldenGate and 14 more.
What is the best free alternative to Canal?
Apache Flink CDC is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 18 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.