Aurea CX Messenger vs IBM MQ vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Aurea and IBM are both solutions in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category. Aurea is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.0, while IBM is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. Aurea holds a 0.9% mindshare in MQ, compared to IBM’s 26.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Aurea users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Aurea CX Messenger

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100% willing to recommend

IBM MQ

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94% willing to recommend

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Aurea CX Messenger, IBM MQ, and VMware Tanzu Data Solutions based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of Aurea CX Messenger is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM MQ is 26.8%, up from 20.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 4.5%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Message Queue (MQ) Software

Featured Reviews

Radhey Rajput

Sr. IT Analyst at NCR Corporation

Lightweight and efficient solution

It's very good and lightweight. But, it does not provide web service communication. But it is excellent for internal connections One valuable feature is the messaging broker. If there is a disruption, it restores the messages. And when the application is running, it delivers all the messages. The…

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Md Al-Amin

Senior System Analyst at Thakral

Reliable and secure performance consistently enhances message transfer

IBM MQ is more reliable and secure than other software. There is a saying that for the last 30 years IBM MQ has never been hacked. It is more secure and reliable. Whenever the configuration is done, I do not have to touch it again. It works fine, it is stable, and its communication is to the point and accurate. All performance-related aspects are better. Performance-wise, it is scalable, and other features such as DR, DC, replication, and active passive mode are complex to configure, but it remains scalable. The pricing model for IBM MQ could be more flexible for clients.

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Sushma Polavarapu

Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini

Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges

We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution offers excellent stability."

"The solution is highly scalable, this is very important for us. It can handle a lot of messages."

"ESB: Provides all kind of possibilities to resolve business needs. A lot of ready to use services plus custom Java services. I used a lot of them all."

"The Messenger Broker is a really good feature."

"SDM: User-friendly tool which allows for a seamless approach to performing hotfixes, if required."

"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is very easy to develop. Most of it is graphical, but we also have the option to add any custom call that you need."

"Reliable messaging and throughput are the most valuable."

"It runs everywhere, from the mainframe in the US to the PCs in the Gobi desert attached to an analog modem."

"Has helped integrate between applications, reduce rework, and costs by reusing working components of existing applications."

"The system integration is good."

"The most valuable features are RDQM and queue sharing."

"The most valuable feature is that it's a very strong integration platform but it is quite a monolithic solution. It's got everything."

"Combined with IBM MQ, this product is our primary data store."

"Support for JMS 2.0, because we develop solutions compatible with Java EE7."

More IBM MQ pros

"I like the high throughput of 20K messages/sec, and that it supports multiple protocols."

"It works very well with large database queries."

"Large amounts of data can be moved pretty fast using the solution."

"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."

"Helps us to achieve large-scale analytics."

"The solution is stable."

"With VMware Tanzu Greenplum, one can make a huge database table and analyze the queries by adding in the SQL command. Some hint or command for the query goes over the multi-parallel execution."

"Some of the most valuable features are publish and subscribe, fanout, and queues."

Cons

"It should include/add more services with the product as per market demand. It should include custom Java services developed by any organization or provide a platform where users/developers can share ideas/custom services, etc."

"The improvement is that it should be on the cloud and use web services."

"I don't know if the last version has the cloud option, but maybe that could be good. That could be something that is included."

"You should not hurry with upgrades without testing the whole product completely."

"Aurea CX Messenger could improve by making better use of the new APIs"

"The solution needs to improve support for new, more recent protocols on the API."

"It should support a wider range of protocols, not just a few specific ones. Many other products have broader protocol support, and IBM MQ is lagging in that area."

"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."

"It's not always easy for applications to connect to IBM MQ, but I think it's fine in general."

"the level of training as well as product marketing for this product are not that great. You rarely find a good training institute that provides training. Many of the architects in several organization are neither aware of the product nor interested in using it. IBM should provide good training on products like this."

"The memory management is very poor and it consumes too much memory."

"The user interface should be enhanced to include more monitoring features and other metrics. The metrics should include not only those from the IBM MQ point of view but also CPU and memory utilization."

"There could be a better front-end GUI interface for us, where we can see things more easily."

"Scalability is lacking compared to the cloud native products coming into the market."

More IBM MQ cons

"The initial setup is somewhat complex and the out-of-the-box configuration requires optimization."

"I was struggling with installing a few things. It would be good if was somewhat similar to RedHat. There should be more documentation regarding installation troubleshooting."

"There are some security concerns that have been raised with this product."

"We needed to configure additional plugins. While it was relatively easy to do this on-premises, it became more challenging in the cloud."

"VMware RabbitMQ's configuration process could be easier to understand."

"We would like to see Greenplum maintain a closer relationship with and parity to features implemented in PostgreSQL."

"One of the disadvantages, not a disadvantage with the product itself, but overall, is the expertise in the marketplace. It's not easy to find a Greenplum administrator in the market, compared to other products such as Oracle."

"If you have a user consuming a huge load of resources, it takes down the entire system."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You pay nothing for licensing, because the commercial model is a subscription. Other environments, such as QA and Development, are included in the subscription"

"Much better than Oracle SOA Suite."

"The pricing is not so high."

"I think the pricing is reasonable, especially with IIB as a part of it."

"The pricing seems good according to the functionality that the solution provides."

"Our costs haven't increased but they also have not improved."

"IBM MQ has a flexible license model based on the Processor Value Unit (PVU) and I recommend it."

"IBM MQ is expensive and they charge based on the CPU."

"IBM MQ is an expensive solution compared to other solutions. However, if you pay less you will not receive the same experience or features."

"IBM is expensive."

"The pricing needs improvement."

More IBM MQ pricing and cost advice

"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."

"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."

"The solution's pricing is cost-effective as it does not involve significant expenses. Licensing is required only for the server, while clients do not need any licensing. Therefore, it proves to be a cost-efficient option."

"The pricing is okay."

"This is an open source solution."

"Since the tool is an open-source product, there is no need to pay anything."

"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."

"It is an open-source product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Insurance Company

Media Company

Financial Services Firm

37%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Aurea CX Messenger?

The Messenger Broker is a really good feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aurea CX Messenger?

The pricing is not so high. I will rate it a seven out of ten, where one is the lowest and ten is the highest. There ...

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What needs improvement with Aurea CX Messenger?

The improvement is that it should be on the cloud and use web services because the earlier version is not using web s...

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What is MQ software?

Hi As someone with 45+ years of experience in the Transaction and Message Processing world, I have seen many "MQ" sol...

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What are the differences between Apache Kafka and IBM MQ?

Apache Kafka is open source and can be used for free. It has very good log management and has a way to store the data...

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How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?

IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, si...

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What do you like most about VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

The loading speed is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.

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What needs improvement with VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

Maintenance is time-consuming. It takes time to VACUUM and ANALYZE the tables to remove the fragmentations.

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Also Known As

CX Messenger Enterprise, Aurea Sonic ESB, Aurea Sonic, Aurea Sonic MQ

WebSphere MQ

Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres

Overview

CX Messenger lets your technology keep pace with your business. Aurea’s industry leading Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) lets you adapt and change your infrastructure with plug-and-play speed and ease.

Aurea

IBM MQ is a middleware product used to send or exchange messages across multiple platforms, including applications, systems, files, and services via MQs (messaging queues). This solution helps simplify the creation of business applications, and also makes them easier to maintain. IBM MQ is security-rich, has high performance, and provides a universal messaging backbone with robust connectivity. In addition, it also integrates easily with existing IT assets by using an SOA (service oriented architecture).

IBM MQ can be deployed:

On-premises
In the cloud
Hybrid cloud

IBM MQ supports the following APIs:

MQI (Message Queue Interface)
REST
.NET
MQTT
JMS
IBM MQ Light

IBM MQ Features

Some of the most powerful IBM MQ features include:

High availability
Stability and scalability
Flexible deployment options
Uniform clusters
Automated and intelligent workload balancing
Broad language, API, and messaging protocol support
Administrative features that simplify messaging management
Open standards development tools
Simple management tools

IBM MQ Benefits

Some of the benefits of using IBM MQ include:

Multi-style messaging: IBM MQ supports simple multi-style messaging, making it easy to connect diverse systems with support for message queuing, transactions, and more.
Reduced risk: With IBM MQ you will never lose a message, and messages are never delivered more than once.
Cloud-native: Because IBM MQ has a minimal infrastructure, it is suitable to be cloud-native, and therefore has the capability to always remain on.
Available anywhere: Using IBM MQ, you have access to secure messaging anywhere, at any time.
Secure: IBM MQ makes sure to keep your data safe by using TLS secured communications, providing access identity management, message-level security, and more measures to protect your information.
Easy for application programmers: To use IBM MQ, application programmers do not need to have any knowledge of communications programming.
Technical support: IBM MQ has a large user community and also provides support 24/7 as needed.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by IBM MQ users who are currently using the solution.

PeerSpot user Sunil S., a manager at a financial services firm, explains that they never lose messages are never lost in transit, mentioning that he can store messages and forward them as required: "Whenever payments are happening, such as incoming payments to the bank, we need to notify the customer. With MQ we can actually do that asynchronously. We don't want to notify the customer for each and every payment but, rather, more like once a day. That kind of thing can be enabled with the help of MQ."

Another PeerSpot reviewer, Luis L. who is a solutions director at Thesys Technologies, says that IBM MQ is a valuable solution and is "A stable and reliable software that offers good integration between different systems."

The head of operations at a financial services firm notes that "I have found the solution to be very robust. It has a strong reputation, is easy to use, simple to configure in our enterprise software, and supports all the protocols that we use."

In addition, a Software Engineer at a financial services firm praises the security benefits of it and states that “it has the most security features I've seen in a communication solution. Security is the most important thing for our purposes."

IBM

VMware Tanzu is a robust platform tailored for data warehousing, complex analytics, BI applications, and predictive analytics. It excels in scalability, performance, and parallel processing, enhancing data handling efficiency. Users report significant productivity improvements and streamlined operations, making it ideal for comprehensive data solutions.

VMware

Sample Customers

Heathrow, HomeServe, Paypal, Freedom Mortgage

Deutsche Bahn, Bon-Ton, WestJet, ARBURG, Northern Territory Government, Tata Steel Europe, Sharp Corporation

General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University

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