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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
7.4
Number of Reviews
30
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 September 2025, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of Amazon SQS is 7.9%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Message Queue (MQ) Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon SQS7.9%
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ for xPaaS0.6%
Other91.5%
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

"The most valuable features of the solution are AWS Lambda services, ECS, and QuickSight reports, which are beneficial for data analysis."
"We use Amazon SQS for notifying, queuing servers, queuing messages, and notifying the people for alerting systems."
"The dead-letter queue is very helpful in maintaining the messages that come into the queue."
"It's very quick and easy to build or set up Amazon SQS."
"SQS is very stable, and it has lots of features."
"It is stable and scalable."
"With SQS, we can trigger events in various cloud environments. It offers numerous benefits for us."
"There is no setup just some easy configuration required."
"JBoss is easy to use, and we have a good partner here in Tunisia to provide local support."
 

Cons

"The cost became an issue, leading us to consider other solutions."
"The retention period for messages could be improved. Currently, messages are retained for four or seven days."
"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."
"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."
"Support could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing, especially for the FIFO model."
"I cannot send a message to multiple people simultaneously. It can only be sent to one recipient."
"JBoss could add more automation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"It's quite expensive."
"Compared to EC2 and other services, Amazon SQS' pricing is cheaper."
"The pricing of Amazon SQS is reasonable. The first million requests are free every month, and after, it's cost 40 cents for every million requests. There are not any additional fees."
"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."
"Amazon SQS is moderately priced."
"Amazon SQS is quite expensive and is at the highest price point compared to other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

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

What needs improvement with Amazon SQS?
The retention period for messages could be improved. Currently, messages are retained for four or seven days. It would be beneficial if there was a provision to configure and retain messages for lo...
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I primarily use Amazon SQS ( /products/amazon-sqs-reviews ) for asynchronous messaging. It is part of our distributed system design, where we use it for asynchronous communication by posting a mess...
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