ActiveMQ vs Red Hat AMQ vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Apache and Red Hat are both solutions in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category. Apache is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0, while Red Hat is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3. Apache holds a 26.4% mindshare in MQ, compared to Red Hat’s 9.5% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

ActiveMQ

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88% willing to recommend

Red Hat AMQ

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1,536 Comparison Views

90% willing to recommend

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

Read 83 VMware Tanzu Data Solutions reviews

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1,694 Comparison Views

89% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of ActiveMQ is 26.4%, up from 21.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat AMQ is 9.5%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 4.8%, down from 12.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Message Queue (MQ) Software

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Prashant-Sharma

Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Allows for asynchronous communication, enabling services to operate independently but issues with stability

The feature of ActiveMQ which I feel is good is its ability to have DLP, the later queues. If something goes wrong with the platform, it retries. Even if it fails, it goes to DLP, and later we can rescan the same event for processing. The ability to store the failed events for some time is valuable.

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Sther Martins

Java Developer at SCCON

An easy-to-learn solution that can be used with microservices

We have done around 20 projects in Red Hat AMQ. I have two projects using Red Hat AMQ, and I can share how its scalability has impacted them. In one project, we have a solution for authentication and authorization using SSO. We need to integrate with other systems in two ways. We use Red Hat AMQ for social data, sending messages to other queues, and integrating with business. We have two databases with the same information. The solution is good because it helps us solve problems with messaging. For instance, when messaging doesn't change, we still check the cloud and verify the information. In another project, we have a large banking solution for the Amazon region using Red Hat AMQ for financial transactions. In this solution, business messages are sent, and another system processes them.

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Sushma Polavarapu

Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini

Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges

We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

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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

"I am impressed with the tool’s latency. Also, the messages in ActiveMQ wait in a queue. The messages will start to move when the system reopens after getting stuck."

"ActiveMQ is very lightweight and quick."

"ActiveMQ brings the most value to small applications because it will not cost you very much to complete."

"The ability to store the failed events for some time is valuable."

"For reliable messaging, the most valuable feature of ActiveMQ for us is ensuring prompt message delivery."

"It provides the best support services."

"Message broadcasting: There could be a use case sending the same message to all consumers. So as a producer, I broadcast the message to a topic. Then, whichever consumers are subscribed to the topic can consume the same message."

"I appreciate many features including queue, topic, durable topic, and selectors. I also value a different support for different protocols such as MQTT and AMQP. It has full support for EIP, REST, Message Groups, UDP, and TCP."

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"The most valuable feature is stability."

"This product is well adopted on the OpenShift platform. For organizations like ours that use OpenShift for many of our products, this is a good feature."

"I can organize the tool with microservices, which allows me to use it across different services. It is easy to learn."

"The most valuable feature for us is the operator-based automation that is provided by Streams for infrastructure as well as user and topic management. This saves a lot of time and effort on our part to provide infrastructure. For example, the deployment of infrastructure is reduced from approximately a week to a day."

"My impression is that it is average in terms of scalability."

"AMQ is highly scalable and performs well. It can process a large volume of messages in one second. AMQ and OpenShift are a good combination."

"The solution is very lightweight, easy to configure, simple to manage, and robust since it launched."

"Reliability is the main criterion for selecting this tool for one of the busiest airports in Mumbai."

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"Very fast for query processing."

"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."

"The product is not complex."

"We chose Greenplum because of the architecture in terms of clustering databases and being able to have, or at least utilize the resources that are sitting on a database."

"Very sophisticated routing control and priority messaging capabilities"

"Some of the most valuable features are publish and subscribe, fanout, and queues."

"Simple and straightforward admin portals: Made it easy for users and worked out excellently for our requirements"

"RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the provided SDKs."

Cons

"It would be great if it is included as part of the solution, as Kafka is doing. Even though the use case of Kafka is different, If something like data extraction is possible, or if we can experiment with partition tolerance and other such things, that will be great."

"There are some stability issues."

"The solution's stability needs improvement."

"This solution could improve by providing better documentation."

"We need to enhance stability and improve the deployment optimization to fully leverage the platform's capabilities."

"Needs to focus on a certain facet and be good at it, instead of handling support for most of the available message brokers."

"One potential area would be the complexity of the initial setup."

"Distributed message processing would be a nice addition."

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"There is improvement needed to keep the support libraries updated."

"There are several areas in this solution that need improvement, including clustering multi-nodes and message ordering."

"The challenge is the multiple components it has. This brings a higher complexity compared to IBM MQ, which is a single complete unit."

"The turnaround of adopting new versions of underlying technologies sometimes is too slow."

"AMQ could be better integrated with Jira and patch management tools."

"There are some aspects of the monitoring that could be improved on. There is a tool that is somewhat connected to Kafka called Service Registry. This is a product by Red Hat that I would like to see integrated more tightly."

"The product needs to improve its documentation and training."

"This product needs better visualization capabilities in general."

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"They should add more analytics. Their documentation could also be improved so that I don't have to bother my co-workers and tech support so often."

"Implementation takes a long time."

"If messages pile up until the space of the memory is full, then basically, the cluster goes down, and someone has to log in through the backend and purge all messages."

"The next release should include some of the flexibility and features that Kafka offers."

"Scalability issues are present."

"I would like to see the performance of the administration portal improved and additional messaging protocols."

"Initial setup is a little complex. It took around two weeks to deploy."

"They need to enhance integration with other Big Data products... to integrate with Big Data platforms, and to open a bi-directional connection between Greenplum and Big Data."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the open-source version."

"We are using the open-source version, so we have not looked at any pricing."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable and competitive compared to other solutions."

"The solution is less expensive than its competitors."

"I use open source with standard Apache licensing."

"It’s open source, ergo free."

"I think the software is free."

"ActiveMQ is open source, so it is free to use."

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"Red Hat AMQ's pricing could be improved."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"This is a very cost-effective solution and the pricing is much better than competitors."

"There is a subscription needed for this solution and there are support plans available."

"The solution is open-source."

"It’s an open-source solution."

"Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."

"It is an open-source product."

"We are using the open-source version of this solution."

"This is an open source solution."

"The price is pretty good."

"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."

"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

34%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ActiveMQ?

For reliable messaging, the most valuable feature of ActiveMQ for us is ensuring prompt message delivery.

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What needs improvement with ActiveMQ?

We need to address the non-deterministic load issues. Sometimes, ActiveMQ either restarts automatically or goes into ...

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What is your primary use case for ActiveMQ?

We have a digital ID platform that uses various services running on Kafka. There are two main endpoints where service...

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What do you like most about Red Hat AMQ?

AMQ is highly scalable and performs well. It can process a large volume of messages in one second. AMQ and OpenShift ...

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What needs improvement with Red Hat AMQ?

The product needs to improve its documentation and training.

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What is your primary use case for Red Hat AMQ?

We just started working with Red Hat AMQ. We selected it as the ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) platform for a new airpo...

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How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?

IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, si...

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What do you like most about VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

The loading speed is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.

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Also Known As

AMQ

Red Hat JBoss A-MQ, Red Hat JBoss AMQ

Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres

Overview

Apache ActiveMQ is the most popular and powerful open source messaging and Integration Patterns server.

Apache ActiveMQ is fast, supports many Cross Language Clients and Protocols, comes with easy to use Enterprise Integration Patterns and many advanced features while fully supporting JMS 1.1 and J2EE 1.4. Apache ActiveMQ is released under the Apache 2.0 License

Apache

To respond to business demands quickly and efficiently, you need a way to integrate the applications and data spread across your enterprise. Red Hat JBoss A-MQ—based on the Apache ActiveMQ open source project—is a flexible, high-performance messaging platform that delivers information reliably, enabling real-time integration and connecting the Internet of Things (IoT).

Red Hat

VMware Tanzu is a robust platform tailored for data warehousing, complex analytics, BI applications, and predictive analytics. It excels in scalability, performance, and parallel processing, enhancing data handling efficiency. Users report significant productivity improvements and streamlined operations, making it ideal for comprehensive data solutions.

VMware

Sample Customers

University of Washington, Daugherty Systems, CSC, STG Technologies, Inc.

E*TRADE, CERN, CenturyLink, AECOM, Sabre Holdings

General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University

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