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Amazon SNS Reviews

Vendor: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4.5 out of 5
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What is Amazon SNS?

Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is a highly available, durable, secure, fully managed pub/sub messaging service that enables you to decouple microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications. Amazon SNS provides topics for high-throughput, push-based, many-to-many messaging. Using Amazon SNS topics, your publisher systems can fan out messages to a large number of subscriber endpoints for parallel processing, including Amazon SQS queues, AWS Lambda functions, and HTTP/S webhooks. Additionally, SNS can be used to fan out notifications to end users using mobile push, SMS, and email.

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Amazon SNS is the #6 ranked solution in top Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) solutions. PeerSpot users give Amazon SNS an average rating of 9.0 out of 10. Amazon SNS is most commonly compared to IBM MQ: Amazon SNS vs IBM MQ.
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Amazon SNS mindshare

As of March 2026, the mindshare of Amazon SNS in the Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) category stands at 5.9%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SNS5.9%
IBM MQ16.2%
PubSub+ Platform12.8%
Other65.1%
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PeerResearch reports based on Amazon SNS reviews

TypeTitleDate
CategoryMessage Oriented Middleware (MOM)Mar 30, 2026Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersMar 30, 2026Download
ComparisonAmazon SNS vs IBM MQMar 30, 2026Download
ComparisonAmazon SNS vs PubSub+ PlatformMar 30, 2026Download
ComparisonAmazon SNS vs TIBCO Enterprise Message ServiceMar 30, 2026Download
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IBM MQ4.216.2%94%174 interviewsAdd to research
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Key learnings from peers
Last updated Mar 27, 2026

Valuable Features

  • "We use this solution because the integration between the features is excellent."
  • "It's a simple communication service that allows us to communicate with customers."
  • "Overall, I am very happy with this service."

Room for Improvement

  • "There needs to be more documentation on the integration with different platforms."
  • "There could be more integration with other solutions."
  • "I recently worked with Firebase, and it provides an option to create a marketing campaign with a title and a specific image to inform our audience about something."

Pricing

  • "One can use the tool for free."
  • "The pricing is very cheap."
  • "Amazon SNS is cheap and I would rate it a three out of ten. The pricing is usage-based."
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Amazon SNS Reviews Summary
Author infoRatingReview Summary
Senior Software Engineer at Saama4.0I find Amazon SNS valuable for server notifications and log exports, but the configuration process is time-consuming and could benefit from a bulk upload feature. Improvements in setup efficiency would enhance its usefulness in my organization.
Senior Consultant at ATOS4.0Our company uses Amazon SNS as middleware for message delivery from publishers to subscribers, enhancing speed without upfront costs. Although effective, it could benefit from improved message flow through a security gateway without a mediator.
Software Specialist at Binghamton University4.0I rate this solution eight out of ten. I appreciate its excellent feature integration and scalability. However, the initial setup was complex, and documentation is poor. Pricing could also be better.
Cloud Solutions Architect at gwcloud.company5.0I use Amazon SNS for device notifications due to its impressive speed. While it generates ROI, I wish it could reach more SMS platforms. I haven't used or considered other solutions, and my deployment is not tied to a specific cloud provider.
Senior Backend Engineer at Freightbro4.5I find Amazon SNS excellent for mobile push notifications, offering superior AWS integration and reliability over FCM. It's best for server-to-client, though AWS's product overlap, especially with EventBridge for server-to-server, can be confusing.
Vice President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees4.0I find Amazon SNS valuable for its simple notification service alert functionality. However, I believe it needs better integration with third-party applications to enhance its utility. Overall, it meets my notification needs efficiently without needing alternative solutions.
Site Reliability Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees5.0We use Amazon SNS for sending notifications to various endpoints like Slack channels and email lists, benefiting from its simplicity in creating topics and subscriptions. However, manual notification management and alert customization need improvement for better efficiency.
Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees4.5I use this simple, stable, and scalable communication tool internally for three years. While the setup was easy and cost competitive, I wish it had more integrations with other platforms like Slack or Teams, despite its overall 9/10 rating.