ActiveMQ vs Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS 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 #13. Apache holds a 26.4% mindshare in MQ, compared to Red Hat’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

ActiveMQ

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88% willing to recommend

Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS

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70 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between ActiveMQ and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

ActiveMQ

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

2nd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

13th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Akran Ruiz

System Administrator at BH Bank

It's scalable and easy to use, and we have local support here in Tunisia

We have an application-presentation layer, and we use JBoss to communicate with the application layer. The interceptors use Active MQ. JBoss is easy to use, and we have a good partner here in Tunisia to provide local support. JBoss could add more automation. We have been using JBoss for five…

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

Pros

"The main function I find valuable in ActiveMQ is facilitating message transfer within the client's internal network. ActiveMQ handles the message transfer from the internal network to the cloud. Regarding multi-protocols, we use different approaches based on client capabilities. Some clients connect for real-time data transfer, using database queries for periodic updates every ten minutes. We collect data from multiple clients, ensuring we get real-time sensor values where possible and periodic updates for others."

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

"It provides the best support services."

"Reliable message delivery and mirroring."

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

"There is a vibrant community, and it is one of the strongest points of this product. We always get answers to our problems. So, my experience with the community support has been good."

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"JBoss is easy to use, and we have a good partner here in Tunisia to provide local support."

Cons

"The tool needs to improve its installation part which is lengthy. The product is already working on that aspect so that the complete installation gets completed within a month."

"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."

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

"From the TPS point of view, it's like 100,000 transactions that need to be admitted from different devices and also from the different minor small systems. Those are best fit for Kafka. We have used it on the customer side, and we thought of giving a try to ActiveMQ, but we have to do a lot of performance tests and approval is required before we can use it for this scale."

"Distributed message processing would be a nice addition."

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

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

"This solution could improve by providing better documentation."

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"JBoss could add more automation."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It’s open source, ergo free."

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

"I use open source with standard Apache licensing."

"There are no fees because it is open-source."

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

"We use the open-source version."

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

"The solution is less expensive than its competitors."

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Financial Services Firm

34%

Computer Software Company

11%

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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 ActiveMQ mode, causing interruptions. We need to enhance stability and improve t...

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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 services interact with external services. These include an automatic biometric service ...

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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 JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS extends the capabilities to our Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution, Red Hat OpenShift, for messaging services in the cloud.

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