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Amazon SQS vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon SQS
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (7th), Relational Databases Tools (11th), Data Warehouse (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of Amazon SQS is 8.5%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 5.2%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Message Queue (MQ) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Ariel Tarayants - PeerSpot reviewer
Powerful queue system facilitates seamless asynchronous operations
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. Enhanced filtering on the messages would be beneficial, as currently one has to pull all messages out, filter the right one by code, and then re-insert the remaining messages. This solution is not effective with the FIFO queue.
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
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…

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."
"All Amazon Web Services resources are easy to configure."
"There is no setup just some easy configuration required."
"The libraries that connect and manage the queues are rich in features."
"Amazon SQS provides faster search through indexing via OpenSearch."
"The solution is easy to scale and cost-effective."
"We use the tool in interface integrations."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to decouple components."
"The most valuable feature for me is that it is open source. The licensing costs are really low and they are transparent."
"It works very well with large database queries."
"Reliability for the messages is key. RabbitMQ ensures your messages are safe. They are not deleted and stuff."
"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."
"Companies can scale the solution, so long as they have server room."
"After creating a RabbitMQ service, they provide you with a sort of web management dashboard."
"The loading speed is very good."
"The product is not complex."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"Sending or receiving messages takes some time, and it could be quicker."
"Packages sometimes have delays in dropping, indicating reliability issues."
"It would be easier to have a dashboard that allows us to see everything and manage everything since we have so many queues."
"There is room for improvement by making use of Kafka services to create more flexible data streams."
"Sometimes, we have to switch to another component similar to SQS because the patching tool for SQS is relatively slow for us."
"The search should be more user-friendly, allowing me to search for a longer period of time and return results faster."
"The product has to improve the crisis management, especially in memory issues."
"The debugging capabilities and testing flexibilities need to be improved."
"Some integration with other platforms like design tools, and ETL development tools, that will enable some advanced functionality, like fully down processing, etc."
"When you have complex tasks, RabbitMQ is hard to use."
"The fact that a single queue can't be distributed across multiple instances/nodes is a major disadvantage."
"The next release should include some of the flexibility and features that Kafka offers."
"The availability could be better."
"Their implementation is quite tricky. It's not that easy to implement RabbitMQ as a cluster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon SQS is quite expensive and is at the highest price point compared to other solutions."
"It's quite expensive."
"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 is moderately priced."
"Compared to the other options and based on what I have heard, Amazon SQS is relatively more expensive, but it is not insanely expensive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a nine out of ten."
"Compared to EC2 and other services, Amazon SQS' pricing is cheaper."
"The pricing model is pay-as-you-use. It depends on your usage and configuration."
"The pricing is okay."
"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."
"It is an open-source product."
"It’s an open-source solution."
"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."
"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."
"We are using the open-source version of this solution."
"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon SQS?
AWS provides another messaging service, which is fine for certain purposes. SQS meets the cloud messaging workload requirements. However, combining the features of both products could be an easier ...
What is your primary use case for Amazon SQS?
I primarily use SQL Server for messaging services, and I need to offer loose couplings. SQS is handy for offloading non-urgent tasks that can be reverted later. I use it as a queue management servi...
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, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
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.
 

Also Known As

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

EMS, NASA, BMW, Capital One
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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