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Amazon SQS vs Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS comparison

 

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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
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
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of Amazon SQS is 8.2%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Message Queue (MQ) Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon SQS8.2%
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS0.6%
Other91.2%
Message Queue (MQ) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Hari Prakash Pokala - PeerSpot reviewer
Valuable AWS services enhance data analysis yet could benefit from flexible data streams
I am using multiple services such as AWS Lambda, S3, EC2, ECS, and the SNS SQS services, along with QuickSight reports and some of the VPC concepts.  We have an email notification system integrated with Spring Branch. Once a batch job completes, SNS and SQS trigger events, sending notification…
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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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"All Amazon Web Services resources are easy to configure."
"Amazon SQS provides faster search through indexing via OpenSearch."
"I am able to find out what's going on very easily."
"There is no setup just some easy configuration required."
"Amazon SQS is reliable, with no issues to date."
"The dead-letter queue is very helpful in maintaining the messages that come into the queue."
"Overall, I would rate Amazon SQS as ten out of ten."
"The solution is easy to scale and cost-effective."
"JBoss is easy to use, and we have a good partner here in Tunisia to provide local support."
 

Cons

"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."
"I cannot send a message to multiple people simultaneously. It can only be sent to one recipient."
"A feature I would like to see in Amazon SQS is the ability to view the content of messages without removing them from the queue."
"There is room for improvement in handling large-scale data."
"For Amazon SQS, in particular, I think AWS Management Console has shortcomings. AWS Management Console should be a better pluggable option to help users with some integrations."
"Support could be improved."
"Sending or receiving messages takes some time, and it could be quicker."
"JBoss could add more automation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon SQS is moderately priced."
"The pricing model is pay-as-you-use. It depends on your usage and configuration."
"Amazon SQS is quite expensive and is at the highest price point compared to other solutions."
"SQS's pricing is very good - I would rate it nine out of ten."
"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."
"I rate the tool's pricing a nine out of ten."
"Amazon SQS is more affordable 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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

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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.
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