ActiveMQ vs StormMQ comparison

Apache and StormMQ are both solutions in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category. Apache is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1, while StormMQ is ranked #15. Apache holds a 26.2% mindshare in MQ, compared to StormMQ’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

ActiveMQ

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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StormMQ

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

15th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of ActiveMQ is 26.2%, up from 23.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StormMQ is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Eyob Alemu

Technical Director at NIDP

Efficient data flow management with high performance and occasional stability improvements

For high traffic volumes where management time on ActiveMQ is minimal and where the rate of flow from the provider is slower than from the consumer, ActiveMQ offers the highest performance based on our experience. It has been efficient for data flow control between two endpoints, despite occasional unexpected glitches. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

33%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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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?

Pricing is something to consider with ActiveMQ, though cloud pricing is not costly and depends upon the compute selection. Focusing on AI is essential nowadays. AI capabilities require improvement ...

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What is your primary use case for ActiveMQ?

In my current organization, I'm only working with ActiveMQ. I previously worked with IBM WebSphere MQ.

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Comparisons

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Compared 50% of the time

Red Hat AMQ vs ActiveMQ

Compared 17% of the time

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform vs ActiveMQ

Compared 10% of the time

Amazon SQS vs ActiveMQ

Compared 6% of the time

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions vs ActiveMQ

Compared 4% of the time

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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

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Every connection, every action, every permission requested. Logged and available for review for 365 days. PCI DSS compatible. The only MQ solution designed from scratch to be Multi‑Tenanted.

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