We performed a comparison between Amazon SQS and IBM MQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Message Queue (MQ) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There is no setup just some easy configuration required."
"I am able to find out what's going on very easily."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon SQS is the interface."
"The libraries that connect and manage the queues are rich in features."
"Technical support is quite helpful."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The methodology and the way in which the platform has been produced as a standard is most valuable. There are so many different versions of it now, but the actual basic functionality and the simplicity of it have made it far easier to be implemented in so many different instances. When I worked with the OS/2 or PS/2 machine environment, the messaging mechanisms were based upon IBM MQ. It is so versatile, which is the main reason that I'm a fan of it."
"The scalability of IBM MQ is good."
"Encryption and the fact that we have not had any data loss issues so far have been very valuable features. IBM MQ is well encrypted so that we are well within our compliance and regulatory requirements, so that is a plus point as well."
"Overall the solution operates well and has good integration."
"The solution is fast with end data compared to other messaging tools."
"We like IBM MQ for our synchronous communications and transactional applications that require a lot of CPS."
"It would be easier to have a dashboard that allows us to see everything and manage everything since we have so many queues."
"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."
"The solution is not available on-premises so that rules out any customers looking for the messaging solution on-premises."
"The initial setup of Amazon SQS is in the middle range of difficulty. You need to learn Amazon AWS and know how to navigate, create resources, and structures, and provide rules."
"Be cautious around pay-as-you-use licensing as costs can become expensive."
"The GUI part could be better."
"The licensing fees should be more cost-effective so that we can better pitch the product to our clients. With the pricing as it is, they tend to move away from IBM products."
"Sometimes, not all messages are consumed in the queues. File transfers need improvement."
"We have had scalability issues with some projects in the past."
"Should have more integration in the monitoring tools."
"IBM MQ could improve by adding more protocols or APIs for a standard application, such as MuleSoft."
"If they could have some front-end monitoring tool that could be easily available for the team to use, that could be great."
"With IBM products, there's less marketing. If they do more demos and more seminars on their products, it will be very useful. On a given day. I get seminar invites for many vendors and products, but for IBM, I may get an invite once or twice a year."
Amazon SQS is ranked 3rd in Message Queue (MQ) Software with 5 reviews while IBM MQ is ranked 2nd in Message Queue (MQ) Software with 33 reviews. Amazon SQS is rated 7.8, while IBM MQ is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon SQS writes "Very resilient with numerous great features including a 256 kilobyte payload". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM MQ writes "Reliable and stable software with good integration but the file transfer process needs improvement". Amazon SQS is most compared with Apache Kafka, Amazon MQ, Oracle Event Hub Cloud Service, Anypoint MQ and ActiveMQ, whereas IBM MQ is most compared with Apache Kafka, VMware RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, TIBCO Enterprise Message Service and Anypoint MQ. See our Amazon SQS vs. IBM MQ report.
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