PubSub+ Platform vs TIBCO Enterprise Message Service comparison

Solace and TIBCO are both solutions in the Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) category. Solace is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5, while TIBCO is ranked #4. Solace holds a 14.7% mindshare in MOM, compared to TIBCO’s 9.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Solace users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between PubSub+ Platform and TIBCO Enterprise Message Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

PubSub+ Platform

Ranking in Message Oriented Middleware (MOM)

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Message Queue (MQ) Software (8th), Event Monitoring (12th), Streaming Analytics (13th)

TIBCO Enterprise Message Se...

Ranking in Message Oriented Middleware (MOM)

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Activity Monitoring (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) category, the mindshare of PubSub+ Platform is 14.7%, down from 17.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO Enterprise Message Service is 9.5%, down from 12.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
PubSub+ Platform	14.7%
TIBCO Enterprise Message Service	9.5%
Other	75.8%

Message Oriented Middleware (MOM)

Featured Reviews

BhanuChidigam

Sofware Engineering Manager at Wells Fargo

Performs well, high availability, and helpful support

We use approximately four people for the maintenance of the solution. My advice to others is this solution has high throughput and is used for many stock exchanges. For business critical use cases, such as processing financial transactions at a quick speed, I would recommend this solution. I rate PubSub+ Event Broker an eight out of ten.

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Ray Ochieng

Integration Lead at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

A value-for-money solution with the requisite features to facilitate efficient communication within an organization

We have been struggling with the stability of TIBCO Enterprise Message Service (EMS), but now I don't know how to differentiate whether the issues are caused by the infrastructure or the product itself. So, I am hesitant to provide a rating because I suspect that it might be due to my setup or environment. I really don't know how to evaluate the product independently. We have faced challenges with EMS, but I am unsure if it is related to infrastructure or the product itself. Even if I reach out for support, I am uncertain if the issue will be resolved since it could be partly related to the product. It's a tough situation.

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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

"The topic hierarchy is pretty flexible. Once you have the subject defined just about anybody who knows Java can come onboard. The APIs are all there."

"The event portal and the diversity of deployment options in a hybrid landscape are the most valuable features."

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

"The most useful features has been the WAN optimization and probably the HybridEdge, which requires some third-party adapters or plugins. The idea that we can position Solace as a protocol-agnostic message transport fabric is key to our company having all manners of asynchronous messaging protocols from MQ, Kafka, JMS, etc. I really like the WAN optimization: Send once over a WAN, then distribute locally as many times as there are subscribers."

"When we went to add another installation in our private cloud, it was easy. We received support from Solace and the install was seamless with no issues."

"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."

"Some valuable features include reconnecting topics, placing queues, and direct connections to MongoDB. The platform provides a dashboard to monitor the status of messages, such as how many have been processed or delivered, which is helpful for tracking performance."

"The most valuable feature of PubSub+ Event Broker is the scaling integration. Prior to using the solution, it was done manually with a file, and it can be done instantly live."

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"We have implanted the core middleware solution for the organization using this product and it is responsible for communication between different applications."

"The Enterprise Messaging Server will store the message and wait for other subscribers to come onto the network."

"The initial setup is straightforward and the product documentation is very good."

"The setup was done by TIBCO. It has been stable and has a server."

"I like TIBCO's ability to create versioned queues and persistent messages."

"It is very useful tool. It is also very easy to learn and implement."

"TIBCO Enterprise Message Service's most valuable features are rapid zero-code integration and its large number of adapters and plugins."

"It allows us to achieve synchronous as well as asynchronous communication with the added advantage of making the communication reliable."

Cons

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

"We have requested to be able to get into the payload to do dynamic topic hierarchy building. A current workaround is using the message's header, where the business data can be put into this header and be used for a dynamic topic lookup. I want to see this in action when there are a couple of hundred cases live. E.g., how does it perform? From an administration perspective, is the ease of use there?"

"The solution could be improved by enhancing the message pooling size for persistent messages to handle both small and large messages effectively."

"A challenge we currently have is Solace's ability to integrate with single sign-on in our Active Directory and other single sign-on tools and platforms that any company would have. It's important for the platforms to work. Typically, they support only LDAP-based connectivity to our SQL Servers."

"I heard that it is quite expensive compared to Kafka."

"The licensing and the cost are the major pitfalls."

"The product should allow third-party agents to be installed. Currently, it is quite proprietary."

"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."

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"An area for improvement would be integration with the API layer."

"Overall, my experience with the support team has been disappointing."

"Since all the communications goes through this product, it acts as a single point of failure."

"TIBCO also has its proprietary line of cloud-based applications, but specifically, these two products are not cloud compatible."

"I would like to see better integration with Java and Apache Kafka."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The pricing and licensing were very transparent and well-communicated by our account manager."

"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."

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

More PubSub+ Platform pricing and cost advice

"In our case, we didn't pay for each product separately. We simply paid for all those companies that provided the components."

"The cost of licensing is very high. One should go for the product only if they need to ensure message reliability and they cannot afford to lose messages."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

31%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Retailer

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

43%

Computer Software Company

10%

University

Government

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	12

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with PubSub+ Event Broker?

Regarding improving the PubSub+ Platform, I'm not sure about the pricing aspect, but I heard that it is quite expensive compared to Kafka. That's the only concern I can mention; otherwise, it was a...

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

My typical use case for the PubSub+ Platform is as an event-driven solution for communication between two components.

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What advice do you have for others considering PubSub+ Event Broker?

I have experience working with Kafka, PubSub+ Platform, and IBM MQ, all three of them. We are customers, meaning my company uses Solace. We use it and customize it based on our needs. Based on my e...

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Also Known As

PubSub+ Event Broker, PubSub+ Event Portal

Enterprise Message Service

Overview

PubSub+ Platform supports real-time shipment tracking, IT event management in multiclouds, and connects legacy and cloud-native systems for application modernization. It's utilized for trading, streaming market data, and app-to-app messaging, enhancing event-driven architectures with reliable message queuing.

Organizations adopt PubSub+ to efficiently transport events across hybrid and cloud environments, managing audit trails and long processing tasks. The platform aids integration through dynamic data publication, event mesh capabilities, and WAN optimization. Features like seamless integration, protocol agnosticism, and flexible topic hierarchy enhance versatility. Solace Admin Utility simplifies configuration and management, while the event portal allows hybrid deployment.

What are the key features of PubSub+ Platform?

Dynamic Data Publication: Enables flexible and responsive data handling.
Event Mesh Capabilities: Facilitates efficient event transportation.
WAN Optimization: Enhances data transfer across networks.
Protocol Agnosticism: Supports a wide range of protocols for integration.
Flexible Topic Hierarchy: Allows detailed and organized data exchange.
Solace Admin Utility: Provides intuitive configuration and management.
Granular Topic Filtering: Offers precise data filtering options.
Guaranteed Messaging: Ensures reliable message delivery.

What benefits or ROI should users consider?

Seamless Integration: Reduces complexity in connecting systems.
Performance and Scaling: Supports high-load environments efficiently.
Asynchronous Messaging: Improves application performance.
Robust Support System: Provides guidance and problem resolution.

PubSub+ is implemented in industries requiring real-time data handling and integration between disparate systems. Financial institutions use it for trading and streaming market data, while logistics companies benefit from real-time shipment tracking. Enterprises apply it to modernize operations by connecting legacy systems with cloud-native applications, enhancing their architecture and ensuring data reliability across environments.

Solace

TIBCO Enterprise Message Service is a standards-based messaging solution that can serve as the backbone of an SOA by providing Java Message Service (JMS) compliant communications across a wide range of platforms and application technologies.

TIBCO

Sample Customers

FxPro, TP ICAP, Barclays, Airtel, American Express, Cobalt, Legal & General, LSE Group, Akuna Capital, Azure Information Technology, Brand.net, Canadian Securities Exchange, Core Transport Technologies, Crédit Agricole, Fluent Trade Technologies, Harris Corporation, Korea Exchange, Live E!, Mercuria Energy, Myspace, NYSE Technologies, Pico, RBC Capital Markets, Standard Chartered Bank, Unibet

BNL, SunGard, TUI Group, UTi Worldwide, Yellow Pages Group

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