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PROS

Amazon MQ setup is easy for both self-managed and standalone instances.
Amazon MQ is highly scalable.
Amazon MQ's managed service aspect is valuable and requires minimal maintenance.
Amazon MQ provides robust security features.
Amazon MQ seamlessly integrates with AWS and third-party software via standard APIs.

CONS

Amazon MQ can be cheap or expensive depending on the use case.
Monitoring capabilities need improvement.
Pricing should be improved.
There is a need for enhancement in back-end and security.
Community support needs better organization, especially for distributed systems and integration.
 

Amazon MQ Pros review quotes

TM
IBM MQ Specialist / Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jun 26, 2022
The initial Amazon MQ setup is very easy both when you do it on your own or use the self-managed instance.
David Onuh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at MentorMate
Feb 2, 2024
Amazon MQ is a very scalable solution.
reviewer2326461 - PeerSpot reviewer
senior site reliability engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Apr 3, 2024
The tool's most valuable feature is its managed service aspect. It's simple to implement and use. It requires minimal effort to maintain business operations.
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AdnanKhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at Ovrlod
Aug 19, 2024
Amazon MQ is a secure solution.
Burak Koban - PeerSpot reviewer
AWS Solution Architect at bcaa
Sep 4, 2024
Amazon MQ is managed by AWS and is easy to use.
RV
Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 5, 2024
Amazon MQ is important for being collaborative, allowing for centralized information.
Animesh.Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions
Nov 25, 2024
We have found Amazon MQ to provide scalability, robustness, and security.
RamilCerrada - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution architect at SM Supermalls
Sep 29, 2025
Since we utilize AWS, it's easy to integrate Amazon MQ and work with other third-party software, as they have standard communications via API or native language.
 

Amazon MQ Cons review quotes

TM
IBM MQ Specialist / Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jun 26, 2022
Amazon MQ is a good solution for small and medium-sized enterprises. It's open-source software, which means it's cheaper than its competitors.
David Onuh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at MentorMate
Feb 2, 2024
Depending on your use cases, Amazon MQ can be cheap or expensive.
reviewer2326461 - PeerSpot reviewer
senior site reliability engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Apr 3, 2024
The product should improve its monitoring capabilities. It needs to improve the pricing also.
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AdnanKhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at Ovrlod
Aug 19, 2024
Amazon MQ isn't a cheap tool.
Burak Koban - PeerSpot reviewer
AWS Solution Architect at bcaa
Sep 4, 2024
The solution needs improvement in the back end and security.
RV
Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 5, 2024
In community support, especially with distributed systems and integration, there is a need for better system organization.
Animesh.Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions
Nov 25, 2024
If Amazon provided a templating engine, it would be great.
RamilCerrada - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution architect at SM Supermalls
Sep 29, 2025
Monitoring capabilities are not yet fully developed, since it's a message broker service, so it focuses more on the health of Apache.