ActiveMQ vs StormMQ comparison

Apache and StormMQ are both solutions in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category. Apache is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.5, while StormMQ is ranked #15. Apache holds a 30.9% mindshare in MQ, compared to StormMQ’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution.

ActiveMQ

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Categories and Ranking

ActiveMQ

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

2nd

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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StormMQ

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

15th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of ActiveMQ is 30.9%, up from 24.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StormMQ is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Prashant-Sharma

Senior Software Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Aug 30, 2023

Allows for asynchronous communication, enabling services to operate independently but issues with stability

We used it for communication between microservices. For example, if service one makes an update and service two needs to be aware of it, and it doesn't need to be synchronous, it can handle that later as well. The feature of ActiveMQ which I feel is good is its ability to have DLP, the later…

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It’s open source, ergo free."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable and competitive compared to other solutions."

"I think the software is free."

"There are no fees because it is open-source."

"I use open source with standard Apache licensing."

"We use the open-source version."

"The solution is less expensive than its competitors."

"We are using the open-source version, so we have not looked at any pricing."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

33%

Computer Software Company

12%

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Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ActiveMQ?

For reliable messaging, the most valuable feature of ActiveMQ for us is ensuring prompt message delivery.

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What needs improvement with ActiveMQ?

We need to address the non-deterministic load issues. Sometimes, ActiveMQ either restarts automatically or goes into ActiveMQ mode, causing interruptions. We need to enhance stability and improve t...

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What is your primary use case for ActiveMQ?

We have a digital ID platform that uses various services running on Kafka. There are two main endpoints where services interact with external services. These include an automatic biometric service ...

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Comparisons

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

Apache ActiveMQ is the most popular and powerful open source messaging and Integration Patterns server.

Apache ActiveMQ is fast, supports many Cross Language Clients and Protocols, comes with easy to use Enterprise Integration Patterns and many advanced features while fully supporting JMS 1.1 and J2EE 1.4. Apache ActiveMQ is released under the Apache 2.0 License

Every connection, every action, every permission requested. Logged and available for review for 365 days. PCI DSS compatible. The only MQ solution designed from scratch to be Multi‑Tenanted.

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University of Washington, Daugherty Systems, CSC, STG Technologies, Inc.

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