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As of June 2026, the mindshare of EMQX in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category stands at 2.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Message Queue (MQ) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
EMQX2.6%
IBM MQ20.7%
ActiveMQ19.8%
Other56.9%
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CategoryMessage Queue (MQ) SoftwareJun 23, 2026Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersJun 23, 2026Download
ComparisonEMQX vs IBM MQJun 23, 2026Download
ComparisonEMQX vs ActiveMQJun 23, 2026Download
ComparisonEMQX vs Amazon SQSJun 23, 2026Download
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By visitors reading reviews
Media Company
20%
Legal Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Construction Company
4%
University
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Government
2%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
2%
Insurance Company
2%
Computer Software Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Healthcare Company
2%
Non Profit
2%
Performing Arts
2%
Retailer
2%
Museum Or Institution
1%
Educational Organization
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%

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EMQX Reviews Summary
Author infoRatingReview Summary
Senior Software Engineer4.0I use EMQX for scalable IoT MQTT pub/sub, praising its developer-friendly auth/auth and documentation. Improvements are needed in log visibility and heavy load API handling, but it's stable, performs for millions of devices, and rates 8/10.
Java Technical Lead at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees4.0I use EMQX for trading data streaming and chat, appreciating its high performance, low latency, and resource savings over WebSocket. It's stable and scalable, but cluster setup and log tracing need improvement, though I rate it 8/10.
Saa S Company4.5I switched to EMQX from Mosquitto because it significantly increased data sampling rates for my IoT product, achieving higher throughput crucial for AI. I value its scalability, especially the serverless option, though I wish for reduced SSL/TLS overhead in embedded systems.
Industrial Digitalization Engineer4.0I use EMQX as a fast, scalable MQTT broker for factory data, sensors, and PLCs, finding it very stable and saving both time and money compared to databases. Its unified architecture and lightweight nature are highly valuable.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Appreciate Wealth Private Limited4.5I use EMQX for efficient real-time stock data streaming in my fintech startup. Its dashboard and features greatly improve data acquisition and scalability, making me a satisfied customer. I rate it 9/10.
Staff Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees4.0I found EMQX stable, scalable, and low-maintenance for live features, offering good performance and UI. Despite its resilience, I suggest EMQX improve performance and features for more complex use cases, potentially learning from competitors.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees4.0I find EMQX a stable, scalable, and cost-effective MQTT broker for IoT, offering good backend integration and customer support, leading to cost savings. While the UI and multi-tenancy dashboard could improve, it's a great product I rate 8/10.
Software Engineer at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees5.0I use EMQX for fuel automation, connecting ESP32s and handling large data reliably and swiftly via topic-wise distribution and TLS. Its high speed and stability are superior to Mosquitto, making it very efficient and highly recommended.
CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees5.0I use EMQX as a stable, scalable, and affordable IoT MQTT message queue. Its reliability, good features, and documentation save me significant time. I'm completely satisfied, seeing no improvements needed, and recommend its cloud service.
Research Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees5.0EMQX perfectly suited my MQTT IoT project, allowing control and monitoring of multiple devices. Its user-friendly interface, stability, and scalability, along with helpful tutorials, made it easy, leading to project success and my strong recommendation.
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Akshya Akshya
Senior Software Engineer
Apr 4, 2026
Connected millions of iot devices and manage real time pub sub control and flexible access rules
Kevin Pham - PeerSpot reviewer
Kevin Pham
Java Technical Lead at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
May 2, 2026
Messaging has supported high volume streaming and delivers reliable real time trading updates
reviewer2835369 - PeerSpot reviewer
reviewer2835369
Saa S Company
May 4, 2026
High‑rate IoT streaming has boosted data capture for real‑time analytics and AI training
Bedinur İzmirli
Industrial Digitalization Engineer
Apr 28, 2026
Unified factory data has enabled fast MQTT-based machine state and energy monitoring
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Yuvaraj Manjunatha
Senior DevOps Engineer at Appreciate Wealth Private Limited
Apr 25, 2026
Real-time stock streaming has transformed trading data access and supports insightful client monitoring
Ketan Mehta - PeerSpot reviewer
Ketan Mehta
Staff Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Apr 22, 2026
Live messaging has supported smooth user interactions and supports low‑latency engagement
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Shoque Shoque
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Apr 30, 2026
Cost-effective mqtt broker has enabled smooth iot data ingestion and custom auth integration
reviewer2818290 - PeerSpot reviewer
reviewer2818290
Software Engineer at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 21, 2026
Secure messaging has transformed how we manage high-speed fuel dispenser data flows
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reviewer2142567
CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Jun 14, 2026
Reliable messaging has saved time and supports scalable IoT projects with minimal maintenance
Muhammad Afin - PeerSpot reviewer
Muhammad Afin
Research Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Apr 23, 2026
IoT project control has become seamless and supports many connected devices for my studies