Amazon MQ vs PubSub+ Platform comparison

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Solace are both solutions in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.7, while Solace is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.6. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 3.9% mindshare in MQ, compared to Solace’s 5.8% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Solace users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

Amazon MQ and PubSub+ Platform are competing messaging services in the realm of communication solutions. PubSub+ Platform has an edge due to its robust features and functionality, making it a preferred choice for enterprises that prioritize features over cost.

Features: Amazon MQ offers high availability, seamless integration with AWS, and comprehensive protocol support, making it a secure and scalable solution for reliable message brokering. PubSub+ Platform provides multi-cloud capabilities, dynamic message routing, and flexible protocol exchange, enhancing its applicability for complex needs across multiple platforms.

Room for Improvement: Amazon MQ could enhance its multi-cloud integration and expand protocol flexibility to compete with wider environments. Improvements in feature diversity and global accessibility would strengthen its offering. PubSub+ Platform could reduce complexity in its initial configuration and strive for more intuitive user interfaces. Lower cost of entry and simplified deployment processes would further broaden its appeal.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon MQ benefits from AWS's comprehensive documentation, making setup straightforward for AWS users. Its managed nature requires minimal maintenance effort. PubSub+ Platform excels in providing a seamless configuration experience backed by responsive support, ensuring clear guidance for users across various environments.

Pricing and ROI: Amazon MQ operates on a pay-as-you-go model, offering potential cost savings ideal for small to mid-sized businesses. PubSub+ Platform, while higher in pricing, aligns with its extensive feature set, promising high ROI for enterprises that leverage its capabilities, justifying the investment for organizations prioritizing comprehensive solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon MQ

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

PubSub+ Platform

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

7th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) (2nd), Event Monitoring (9th), Streaming Analytics (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of Amazon MQ is 3.9%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PubSub+ Platform is 5.8%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Message Queue (MQ) Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
PubSub+ Platform	5.8%
Amazon MQ	3.9%
Other	90.3%

Message Queue (MQ) Software

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RamilCerrada

Solution architect at SM Supermalls

Has provided consistent functionality across on-premise and cloud while simplifying cloud integration

I have experience with on-premise setups using ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ, but with regards to AWS, I use it via cloud only. There's a free tier with Amazon MQ based on their website, which is a six-month free trial of a single instance, allowing per month usage of either ActiveMQ or RabbitMQ, five gig of Amazon EFS storage, and for ActiveMQ, it's 20 gig of Amazon EBS storage for RabbitMQ. I did not purchase Amazon MQ through AWS Marketplace. Amazon MQ has published information about having 650 hours of free trial usage. This can be found via the AWS website by searching for AWS MQ. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Amazon MQ an eight out of ten.

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Deepankar Bbhowmick

Integration Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Messaging design has become visual and reliable and now supports fast microservice communication

The unique functions I appreciate about PubSub+ Platform are that it allows me to design my solution in a graphical manner, which is not available in many other products, and the design can also be pushed to the actual infrastructure layer, making it quite advantageous. Mesh technology is useful in scenarios where different geographies have to be connected, although such situations are not commonly found. It is beneficial but not a super-used feature of PubSub+ Platform. The event replay function is quite mature in PubSub+ Platform, allowing me to replay messages that are days in the past, which is a good feature. The main benefits PubSub+ Platform provides for the end-user include building a robust and scalable system with very low network latency, which improves the customer experience, whether using mobile phones or applications. This type of messaging framework is extremely important, and Solace is a very good product in that space. Nowadays, most applications are built using microservices technology, with small microservices interchanging messages via PubSub+ Platform. Without it, realizing a scalable system would not be possible; for example, one cannot have Netflix or similar services that require quick data transit and a good user experience, ensuring that data cannot be lost in transit. The analytics part of PubSub+ Platform is quite useful as it can connect with many analytical software tools, mainly for analysis of system logs, such as Splunk, DataDog, or Prometheus. It has the flexibility to connect with any of these and supports OpenTelemetry, which is not available in many other products, making traceability very easy. I can see how a message travels from a source system to the target system, end-to-end, along with what happens to that message along the path, making the analytics quite good.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"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 is a very scalable solution."

"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."

"Amazon MQ is a secure solution."

"Amazon MQ is important for being collaborative, allowing for centralized information."

"We have found Amazon MQ to provide scalability, robustness, and security."

"Amazon MQ is managed by AWS and is easy to use."

"The initial Amazon MQ setup is very easy both when you do it on your own or use the self-managed instance."

"When it comes to granularity, you can literally do anything regarding how the filtering works."

"It is a product that is more like a switch or router, where you install it, then it keeps on working."

"Going from something where we had outages and capacity issues constantly to a system that was able to scale with the massive market data and messaging spikes that happened during the initial stages of the COVID crisis in March, we were able to scale with 40 plus percent growth in our platform over the course of days."

"The valuable feature of PubSub+ Event Broker is the speed of processing, publishing, and consumption."

"From my pursuit of the secret sauce, I found that Solace really is, for us, the service and the partnership that we have with the company, having the level of expertise and the subject matter knowledge available to us is second to none."

"As of now, the most valuable aspects are the topic-based subscription and the fanout exchange that we are using."

"I rate the PubSub+ Platform a 9 out of 10."

"This solution reduces the latency to access changes in real-time and the effort required to onboard a new subscriber. It also reduces the maintenance of each of those interfaces because now the publisher and subscribers are decoupled. Event Broker handles all the communication and engagement. We can just push one update, then we don't have to know who is consuming it and what's happening to that publication downstream. It's all done by the broker, which is a huge benefit of using Event Broker."

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Cons

"In community support, especially with distributed systems and integration, there is a need for better system organization."

"On a scale of one to 10, one being the best and 10 being the worst, I would give Amazon MQ an eight for overall performance."

"Depending on your use cases, Amazon MQ can be cheap or expensive."

"If Amazon provided a templating engine, it would be great."

"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."

"Amazon MQ isn't a cheap tool."

"Monitoring capabilities are not yet fully developed, since it's a message broker service, so it focuses more on the health of Apache."

"The solution needs improvement in the back end and security."

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"I would like them to design topic and queue schemas, mapping them to the enterprise data structure."

"Some improvement is required with Solace professional services. The professional services really needs to drive the solutions for the customers and share best practices."

"Potential areas for improvement in PubSub+ Platform are its authentication mechanisms, which could be slightly better."

"The deployment process is complex."

"Make it open source :-) with limited features so that this is not a barrier for using the technology in some places where they will only use open source technology despite then just paying for support (and paid features) on any used open source technology in the organization, as its a misnomer in my view the amount of large companies claiming to only use open source but then using products that are paid versions with additional features included."

"The ease of management could be approved. The GUI is very good, but to configure and manage these devices programmatically in the software version is not easy. For example, if I would like to spin up a new software broker, then I could in theory use the API, but it would require a considerable amount of development effort to do so. There should be a tool, or something that Solace supports, that we could use for this, e.g., a platform like Terraform where we could use infrastructure as code to configure our source appliances."

"Some of the feature's gaps with some of the open-source vendors have been closed in a lot of ways. Being more agile and addressing those earlier could be an area for improvement."

"The ease of management could be approved. The GUI is very good, but to configure and manage these devices programmatically in the software version is not easy."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Depending on your use cases, Amazon MQ can be cheap or expensive."

"As a client or as an end user, I would say that Google Cloud Storage or Google Cloud are cheaper than Amazon MQ."

"The licensing is dependent on the volume that is flowing. If you go for their support services, it will cost some more money, but I think it is worth it, especially if you are just starting your journey."

"Having a free version is critical for our technology operations use case. This is primarily because our technology operations team is a cost center in our company. They are not profit drivers and having a free version for installation will probably meet our needs. Even for production, it'll support up to a 100,000 messages per second. I don't think in technology operations that we have that many events and alerts from our detection tools. Even if I have 20 or 30 event detection products out there, they're only going to publish the things which are critical or warnings. I don't think we'll ever reach a 100,000 messages per second."

"We have been really happy with the product licensing rates. It has been free for us, up to a 100,000 transactions per second, and all we have to do is pay for support. Making their product available and accessible to us has not been a problem at all."

"I would rate the product's pricing a ten out of ten."

"It could be cheaper. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"We are looking for something that will add value and fit for purpose. Freeware is good if you want to try something quickly without putting in much money. However, as far as our decision is concerned, I don't think it helps. At the end of the day, if we are convinced that a capability is required, we will ask for the funding. Then, when the funding is available, we will go for an enterprise solution only."

"Having a free version of the solution was a big, important part of our decision to go with it. This was the big driver for us to evaluate Solace. We started using it as the free version. When we felt comfortable with the free version, that is when we bought the enterprise version."

"The price of PubSub+ Event Broker is reasonable for the capability it offers. However, when compared to others solutions on the market it is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Comms Service Provider

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	15

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon MQ?

Amazon MQ needs to have data collected on performance to analyze trends for improvement. Additionally, some tools can suggest how to improve performance in terms of speed, time, and processing, whi...

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What is your primary use case for Amazon MQ?

I have some experience working with Amazon MQ.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PubSub+ Event Broker?

The pricing and setup cost of PubSub+ Platform is very seamless and reliable for medium and large-scale enterprises. For small-sized enterprises, it may be a higher cost, or they may be looking for...

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What needs improvement with PubSub+ Event Broker?

PubSub+ Platform could improve by simplifying some advanced configurations and providing better visualization for event flow. Some advanced configurations in PubSub+ Platform could be made simpler ...

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What is your primary use case for PubSub+ Event Broker?

PubSub+ Platform's main use case in our company is real-time data streaming using applications and API integrations. We are working on an IoT-based application, and our company handles most of the ...

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PubSub+ Event Broker, PubSub+ Event Portal

Overview

Amazon MQ enables organizations to manage messaging with scalability, security, and robust integration capabilities. Its seamless integration with AWS and third-party applications enhances transactional efficiency through reliable communication protocols.

Designed to support seamless user transactions, Amazon MQ stands out for its scalability, security, and robust communication integration. It provides high availability as a managed service, simplifying implementation and minimizing maintenance efforts. It aligns with ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ, introducing familiar features useful for those with a computing background. Despite its strengths, there are improvements needed in message templating, performance monitoring, IP management, pricing, backend enhancements, and security measures.

What are the key features of Amazon MQ?

Scalability: Accommodates growing messaging demands effortlessly.
Integration: Compatibility with AWS services and third-party software through standard protocols.
High Availability: Provides consistent uptime as a managed service.
Centralization: Offers a unified platform for information and collaboration.
Familiar Interfaces: Reflects ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ properties for ease of transition.

What benefits should businesses consider?

Reduced Maintenance: Managed services ease management responsibilities.
Enhanced Communication: Supports robust streaming and communication workflows.
Increased Efficiency: Facilitates quick deployment and operational efficiency.
Cost-Effective: Thoughtful pricing could lead to significant savings.
Data Management: Streamlined process improves data handling.

Businesses use Amazon MQ as a broker in AI model deployment, application integration, and notifications management. They configure brokers, queues, and users to manage and route messages effectively. Employed across domains like website hosting, storage, and system integration, it optimizes managed services for communication and streaming processes.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

PubSub+ Platform is designed for real-time message publishing and outstanding interoperability. With features like intuitive administration and topic filtering, it offers both stability and high performance for scalable deployments across diverse scenarios.

PubSub+ Platform enhances data integration with its event mesh and seamless protocol compatibility, providing a comprehensive solution for organizations tracking shipments, generating reports, and managing transactions. Its granular topic filtering and WAN optimization ensure high utility in event-driven applications and cloud deployments. Users highlight the platform's intuitive administration and ease of management, though some seek improved integration with third-party tools and enhanced observability. Concerns include scalability for large payloads and training resource availability. Despite its interface complexity, PubSub+ remains valuable for trading and market data distribution.

What are the key features of PubSub+ Platform?

Real-time messaging: Facilitates seamless communication across platforms.
Flexible topic hierarchy: Supports dynamic topic taxonomy for efficient data management.
Event mesh: Enhances integration and interoperability with diverse protocols.
Intuitive administration: Simplifies system management and configuration.
WAN optimization: Ensures efficient connectivity for global deployment.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Messaging stability: Offers consistent performance in dynamic environments.
Scalability: Provides seamless expansion to accommodate growing data volumes.
Security: Maintains robust protection for sensitive information.
Support and configuration: Accessible, reliable support, and UI-driven setup streamline the management.

PubSub+ Platform is widely implemented for asynchronous messaging in industries like finance for trading and market data, logistics for shipment tracking, and tech operations management. It enables companies to modernize applications while ensuring data accuracy and efficiency across global systems.

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