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Amazon MQ mindshare

As of February 2025, the mindshare of Amazon MQ in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category stands at 3.4%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Review data by company size

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Insurance Company
4%
Educational Organization
3%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Healthcare Company
3%
Retailer
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
University
2%
Media Company
2%
Transportation Company
2%
Logistics Company
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
2%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Engineering Company
1%
Marketing Services Firm
1%
Sports Company
1%
Non Profit
1%
Recruiting/Hr Firm
1%
 

Amazon MQ reviews

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David Onuh - PeerSpot user
Senior Software Engineer at MentorMate
Verified user of Amazon MQ
Feb 6, 2024
Provides you with a URL where you can either send or retrieve messages

Pros

"Amazon MQ is a very scalable solution."

Cons

"Depending on your use cases, Amazon MQ can be cheap or expensive."
AdnanKhan - PeerSpot user
Senior System Administrator at Ovrlod
Verified user of Amazon MQ
Aug 26, 2024
Offers good web hosting capacity and security features, but price needs to be reduced

Pros

"Amazon MQ is a secure solution."

Cons

"Amazon MQ isn't a cheap tool."
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Animesh.Kumar - PeerSpot user
Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions
Verified user of Amazon MQ
Nov 26, 2024
Harnesses scalability and security with a need for templating enhancements

Pros

"We have found Amazon MQ to provide scalability, robustness, and security."

Cons

"If Amazon provided a templating engine, it would be great."
RV
Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Verified user of Amazon MQ
Nov 7, 2024
Enabling collaborative integration with enhanced message exchange for diverse systems

Pros

"Amazon MQ is important for being collaborative, allowing for centralized information."

Cons

"In community support, especially with distributed systems and integration, there is a need for better system organization. "
Burak Koban - PeerSpot user
AWS Solution Architect at bcaa
Verified user of Amazon MQ
Sep 7, 2024
Easy to use and provides excellent customer support

Pros

"Amazon MQ is managed by AWS and is easy to use."

Cons

"The solution needs improvement in the back end and security."
TM
IBM MQ Specialist / Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Amazon MQ
Jul 14, 2022
Easy setup; the right option for small and medium-sized enterprises

Pros

"The initial Amazon MQ setup is very easy both when you do it on your own or use the self-managed instance. "

Cons

"Amazon MQ is a good solution for small and medium-sized enterprises. It's open-source software, which means it's cheaper than its competitors. "
PeerSpot user
senior site reliability engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Amazon MQ
Apr 4, 2024
Simple to implement and use with zero maintenance requirements

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is its managed service aspect. It's simple to implement and use. It requires minimal effort to maintain business operations. "

Cons

"The product should improve its monitoring capabilities. It needs to improve the pricing also. "