Red Hat AMQ vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Red Hat and Broadcom are both solutions in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category. Red Hat is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0, while Broadcom is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6. Red Hat holds a 8.4% mindshare in MQ, compared to Broadcom’s 7.5% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions and Red Hat AMQ compete in data management and messaging platforms. VMware Tanzu holds an edge in scalability and data warehousing, while Red Hat AMQ excels in reliability and messaging capabilities.

Features: VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is notable for its massively parallel processing architecture, efficient schema backup, and robust ETL capabilities. It supports integration with procedural languages like Python, C++, and Perl, providing flexibility for complex data operations. Red Hat AMQ offers reliable and scalable message queuing, real-time data processing, and supports various protocols. Its message persistence and robust integration with technologies like OpenShift are highly valued.

Room for Improvement: VMware Tanzu Data Solutions could enhance its in-memory database performance, stability, and compatibility with newer PostgreSQL versions. It faces reliability challenges in appliances and during upgrades. Red Hat AMQ needs better handling of high message loads, enhanced monitoring, and more user-friendly configurations. Improvements in message ordering and support for larger message volumes are also desired.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Tanzu Data Solutions provides flexible deployment options across On-premises, Public, and Hybrid Cloud environments. Its customer service and technical support are generally well-received. Red Hat AMQ predominantly deploys on On-premises and Private Cloud platforms. Its technical support has mixed reviews, with some users noting responsiveness and documentation could be improved.

Pricing and ROI: VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is open-source with commercial support options, offering a cost-effective solution with competitive pricing. Red Hat AMQ is also open-source but is seen as more cost-effective when combined with OpenShift. Users note that pricing could be more competitive, though both platforms offer substantial ROI based on infrastructure needs and support preferences.

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Categories and Ranking

Red Hat AMQ

Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

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

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (5th), Relational Databases Tools (12th), Data Warehouse (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of Red Hat AMQ is 8.4%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 7.5%, up from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Message Queue (MQ) Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions	7.5%
Red Hat AMQ	8.4%
Other	84.1%

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SachinJain

Senior Technical Specialist at Intuitive Technology Partners

Efficiently manages high availability and fault tolerance for critical systems with user-friendly management features

I have experience with features such as message persistence and fault tolerance because I configured high availability and fault tolerance for the client environment, including active-active and active-passive configurations. I mainly prefer active-active. I created a security feature for user authentication and authorization in Red Hat AMQ using vault. When you enable the vault, then your whole Red Hat AMQ becomes more secure. Management is straightforward. I configured it and created documentation. The operations team takes care of the operation part. I educate them on how to manage access, so they can easily add new people who join the company or manage the people who leave. The benefits of using Red Hat AMQ include easy configuration and monitoring. On the portal, I can monitor how many packets or alerts have been generated or sent to the end user via Red Hat AMQ along with messages or emails. It also shows utilization in the tool. These features also come with other AMQs such as Amazon and IBM.

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Moisés Guillén

Has improved server deployment speed and simplified Kubernetes cluster administration

My main use case for VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is Tanzu Basic TKB version 2.4 I focus on the creation of Kubernetes clusters with VMware Tanzu Data Solutions. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions has positively impacted my organization because it is efficient, easy, fast, and aids in the creation and…

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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 is very lightweight, easy to configure, simple to manage, and robust since it launched."

"The most valuable feature for us is the operator-based automation that is provided by Streams for infrastructure as well as user and topic management. This saves a lot of time and effort on our part to provide infrastructure. For example, the deployment of infrastructure is reduced from approximately a week to a day."

"This product is well adopted on the OpenShift platform. For organizations like ours that use OpenShift for many of our products, this is a good feature."

"The benefits of using Red Hat AMQ include easy configuration and monitoring; on the portal, I can monitor how many packets or alerts have been generated or sent to the end user via Red Hat AMQ along with messages or emails, and it also shows utilization in the tool."

"Reliability is the main criterion for selecting this tool for one of the busiest airports in Mumbai."

"AMQ is highly scalable and performs well. It can process a large volume of messages in one second. AMQ and OpenShift are a good combination."

"The most valuable feature is stability."

"My impression is that it is average in terms of scalability."

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"The solution has really cool features to use. Its management console is excellent. You can utilize plugins to view the performance of the whole service on one network."

"Helps us to achieve large-scale analytics."

"The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views."

"Scalable (Massive) Parallel Processing (MPP) – The ability to bring to bear large amounts of compute against large data sets with Greenplum and the EMC DCA has proven itself to be very effective."

"The solution improved our site reliability."

"Very fast for query processing."

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

"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."

Cons

"There are several areas in this solution that need improvement, including clustering multi-nodes and message ordering."

"Red Hat AMQ's cost could be improved, and it could have better integration."

"There are some aspects of the monitoring that could be improved on. There is a tool that is somewhat connected to Kafka called Service Registry. This is a product by Red Hat that I would like to see integrated more tightly."

"The turnaround of adopting new versions of underlying technologies sometimes is too slow."

"There is improvement needed to keep the support libraries updated."

"AMQ could be better integrated with Jira and patch management tools."

"This product needs better visualization capabilities in general."

"The challenge is the multiple components it has. This brings a higher complexity compared to IBM MQ, which is a single complete unit."

More Red Hat AMQ cons

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

"They need to enhance integration with other Big Data products... to integrate with Big Data platforms, and to open a bi-directional connection between Greenplum and Big Data."

"This solution struggled with multi-regional synchronization."

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

"The solution needs improvement on performance."

"The product is pretty hard to configure."

"RabbitMQ is clearly better supported on Linux than it is on Windows. There are idiosyncrasies in the Windows version that are not there on Linux."

"VMware Tanzu Data Solutions can be improved as it is better and faster for administration and clusters, Dockers, and Kubernetes. Improvements are needed in the documentation."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is a very cost-effective solution and the pricing is much better than competitors."

"Red Hat AMQ's pricing could be improved."

"The solution is open-source."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"There is a subscription needed for this solution and there are support plans available."

"It’s an open-source solution."

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

"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."

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

"The pricing is okay."

"It is an open-source product."

"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."

"We are using the open-source version of this solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

20%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	2

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Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	49

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Red Hat AMQ?

The areas for improvement include cost, which is a primary concern. The deployment process is simple, but the cost is very important. Additionally, the management portal should be more user-friendl...

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What is your primary use case for Red Hat AMQ?

For use cases for Red Hat AMQ, let's take banking purposes. This depends upon the firm or the service or product company. For example, let's take HDFC Bank or any other bank. Whenever a customer de...

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What advice do you have for others considering Red Hat AMQ?

I work primarily with Red Hat. For IBM, I have worked with their channel partner, not directly with IBM. For Amazon, I work with partners only. I am working with one company as a consultant. I also...

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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, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...

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What do you like most about VMware RabbitMQ?

RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the pro...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware RabbitMQ?

The product is free of cost.

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Also Known As

Red Hat JBoss A-MQ, Red Hat JBoss AMQ

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

Overview

To respond to business demands quickly and efficiently, you need a way to integrate the applications and data spread across your enterprise. Red Hat JBoss A-MQ—based on the Apache ActiveMQ open source project—is a flexible, high-performance messaging platform that delivers information reliably, enabling real-time integration and connecting the Internet of Things (IoT).

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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.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

E*TRADE, CERN, CenturyLink, AECOM, Sabre Holdings

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

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