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Apache Pulsar Reviews

Vendor: Pulsar

4.0 out of 5

1 review
100% willing to recommend

What is Apache Pulsar?

Apache Pulsar is a cloud-native, distributed messaging and streaming platform originally created at Yahoo! and now a top-level Apache Software Foundation project

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Apache Pulsar is the #22 ranked solution in Streaming Analytics tools. PeerSpot users give Apache Pulsar an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. Apache Pulsar is most commonly compared to Confluent: Apache Pulsar vs Confluent. Apache Pulsar is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 55% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 17% of all views.

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Apache Pulsar mindshare

As of January 2026, the mindshare of Apache Pulsar in the Streaming Analytics category stands at 2.6%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Streaming Analytics Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Apache Pulsar	2.6%
Apache Flink	12.3%
Databricks	10.0%
Other	75.1%

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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"The solution operates as a classic message broker but also as a streaming platform."

Room for Improvement

"Documentation is poor because much of it is in Chinese with no English translation."

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

12%

Insurance Company

7%

Comms Service Provider

7%

Government

7%

University

6%

Manufacturing Company

5%

Outsourcing Company

4%

Construction Company

4%

Media Company

4%

Educational Organization

4%

Energy/Utilities Company

4%

Retailer

4%

Performing Arts

2%

Aerospace/Defense Firm

2%

Healthcare Company

2%

Wellness & Fitness Company

1%

Legal Firm

1%

Logistics Company

1%

Marketing Services Firm

1%

Non Profit

1%

Recreational Facilities/Services Company

1%

Sports Company

1%

Hospitality Company

1%

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Apache Pulsar Reviews Summary
Author info	Rating	Review Summary
Solution Architect at Vlaanderen connect.	4.0	No summary available