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Amazon SQS vs CloudAMQP comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon SQS
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CloudAMQP
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
10th
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of Amazon SQS is 5.8%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudAMQP is 0.1%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Message Queue (MQ) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SQS5.8%
CloudAMQP0.1%
Other94.1%
Message Queue (MQ) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Roberto Costa - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data & AI Engineer at Imprint
Facilitates seamless queue creation and management for efficient application decoupling
If you need a messaging service to help decouple your application, Amazon SQS would be a smart choice because it's easy to use and very easy to manage Amazon SQS is a simple service to use. If we compare with other solutions such as RabbitMQ for messaging, Amazon SQS is easier to use and easier…
Tharun K - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Bahwan CyberTek
Message queues have improved fuel station data flow and now provide faster front-end responses
The best features that CloudAMQP offers include handling server setup, RabbitMQ installations, upgrades, patching, maintenance, scaling, and backup. It is a fully managed RabbitMQ, allowing easy scaling without any downtime. CloudAMQP offers strong monitoring and alerting features that make managing the RabbitMQ environment much easier, providing real-time visibility into the queues, messaging rates, consumers, and memory usage through an easy-to-use dashboard. After using CloudAMQP, our efficiency has increased, and the data which is transferring from the fuel station has become easier and faster to communicate with our front-end application. The data which is queued in RabbitMQ is providing the fastest response to the front-end application.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Amazon SQS is reliable, with no issues to date."
"The libraries that connect and manage the queues are rich in features."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to decouple components, which is beneficial because our architecture usually has different components and the communication aspect of components is crucial."
"The dead-letter queue is very helpful in maintaining the messages that come into the queue."
"There is no setup just some easy configuration required."
"With SQS, we can trigger events in various cloud environments. It offers numerous benefits for us."
"The scale it manages is quite impressive."
"I appreciate that Amazon SQS is fully integrated with Amazon and can be accessed through normal functions or serverless functions, making it very user-friendly. Additionally, the features are comparable to those of other solutions."
"Since using CloudAMQP, my organization has seen a very significant return on investment because there is no data loss, and I can recover the system timely."
"After using CloudAMQP, our efficiency has increased, and the data which is transferring from the fuel station has become easier and faster to communicate with our front-end application."
"CloudAMQP has positively impacted my organization as I have built an automation for scaling, which has helped the organization benefit from workload distribution and faster processes."
 

Cons

"As a company that uses IBM solutions, it's difficult to compare Amazon SQS to other solutions. We have been using IBM solutions for a long time and they are very mature in integration and queuing. In my role as an integration manager, I can say that Amazon SQS is designed primarily for use within the Amazon ecosystem and does not have the same level of functionality as IBM MQ or other similar products. It has limited connectivity options and does not easily integrate with legacy systems."
"A primary area of improvement for Amazon SQS is the message size limitation, which is currently restricted to 256 kilobytes per message."
"The current visibility timeout of five minutes is okay. However, I'd like to explore the possibility of extending it for specific use cases."
"There is room for improvement in handling large-scale data."
"Sometimes, we have to switch to another component similar to SQS because the patching tool for SQS is relatively slow for us."
"Amazon SQS is costly. I think there could be improvements in how it facilitates comparisons between different AWS products. A calculator would be helpful. The calculator for Kafka is based on factors like throughput or storage used in the last month. In contrast, the calculator for Amazon SQS is based on the number of transactions processed. These different approaches make it challenging to compare them directly. I suggest AWS provide a straightforward calculator where I can input one aspect, and it calculates costs for multiple solutions."
"The retention period for messages could be improved. Currently, messages are retained for four or seven days."
"It would be easier to have a dashboard that allows us to see everything and manage everything since we have so many queues."
"CloudAMQP can be improved, as sometimes while upgrading, for instance, if I am running a Big Bunny cluster and want to upgrade to Happy Hour, there is a lag or slowness while upgrading from one queue to another."
"CloudAMQP can be improved as the pricing is a bit high, and if that could be reduced, it would be a great tool."
"CloudAMQP can be improved in a few ways, such as lowering the pricing at scale and keeping the pricing structure simpler."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon SQS is quite expensive and is at the highest price point compared to other solutions."
"Compared to the other options and based on what I have heard, Amazon SQS is relatively more expensive, but it is not insanely expensive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a nine out of ten."
"It's quite expensive."
"Amazon SQS offers a generous free tier, beyond which it remains very cost-effective. The cost per million messages is less than a dollar, making it an economical choice."
"The pricing model is pay-as-you-use. It depends on your usage and configuration."
"SQS's pricing is very good - I would rate it nine out of ten."
"Compared to EC2 and other services, Amazon SQS' pricing is cheaper."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
7%
Construction Company
51%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Transportation Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise14
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon SQS?
There is nothing I can remember that I would want as new features for Amazon SQS.
What is your primary use case for Amazon SQS?
If you need a messaging service to help decouple your application, Amazon SQS would be a smart choice because it's easy to use and very easy to manage.
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon SQS?
I would recommend Amazon SQS to other people. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution a 10.
What needs improvement with CloudAMQP?
CloudAMQP can be improved, as sometimes while upgrading, for instance, if I am running a Big Bunny cluster and want to upgrade to Happy Hour, there is a lag or slowness while upgrading from one que...
What is your primary use case for CloudAMQP?
Our main use case for CloudAMQP is that we are using it for RabbitMQ operations as a message broker, with CloudAMQP managing RabbitMQ. Apart from that, we use it for microservice communication. In ...
What advice do you have for others considering CloudAMQP?
My advice for others looking into using CloudAMQP is that if you are choosing any message broker, you can go directly to CloudAMQP. However, before making a choice, at least check their plans accor...
 

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Sample Customers

EMS, NASA, BMW, Capital One
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