Amazon EventBridge is a point-to-point event bus that ingests events and routes them to destinations based on their contents and metadata. It has three parts: the Event Bus, EventBridge Pipes, and EventBridge Scheduler. The Event Bus can ingest, filter, make simple transformations, and deliver events with multiple possible event sources and destinations. However, it has a weak processing capability and complex identity and access management. Amazon EventBridge alternatives include Hookdeck, Azure Event Grid, Google Eventarc, and Confluent Kafka, each offering different features and trade-offs in terms of complexity, scalability, and operational impact. When choosing an alternative, consider factors such as event integrations, filtering and routing, complex event processing, storage, observability, authentication methods, and operational impact. By evaluating these alternatives, developers can make informed decisions about which tool best fits their needs today and in the future.