RabbitMQ

RabbitMQ is ranked #4 of 38 in message broker software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Open Source RabbitMQ Server Free Free under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 Self-managed broker; support is community-based on a best-effort basis rabbitmq.com · 29 Sept 2026

VMware Tanzu RabbitMQ Not published Contact for commercial offering 24/7 expert support · extended support lifecycle · enterprise features rabbitmq.com · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on message broker software

Free plan: Yes
Deployment model: hybrid
Delivery guarantees: configurable
Dead-letter queues: Yes
Ordering guarantees: per_queue
Maximum message size: 16 MB
Supported protocols: AMQP 0-9-1, AMQP 1.0, MQTT, STOMP, RabbitMQ Streams, HTTP, WebSocket

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RabbitMQ

Product: RabbitMQ is an open source messaging and streaming broker for application communication, including distributed microservices, real-time data, and IoT.
Messaging patterns: RabbitMQ supports routing, filtering, streaming, and federation to direct messages from publishers to one or more consumers.
Delivery reliability: RabbitMQ supports message acknowledgements and message replication across a cluster.
Protocols: RabbitMQ supports AMQP 0-9-1, AMQP 1.0, MQTT, STOMP, RabbitMQ Streams, and browser communication over WebSocket.
Integrations: RabbitMQ provides client libraries for Java, .NET/C#, Erlang, and other languages, and offers a community Docker image and Kubernetes operators.
Deployment: RabbitMQ can run on cloud environments, on-premises, local machines, physical or virtual hardware, and containers.
Supported operating systems: RabbitMQ documentation lists Linux, Windows, and macOS among supported platforms; it says z/OS, most mainframes, and systems with less than 100 MB of RAM are unsupported.
Access control: RabbitMQ allows operators to restrict users to specific virtual hosts and limit their permissions within each virtual host.
Transport security: RabbitMQ has built-in TLS support for client connections, applicable plugins, and encrypted inter-node cluster connections.
Commercial security: VMware Tanzu RabbitMQ lists FIPS 140-2 compliance for TLS, OAuth 2.0 forward proxy support, and continuous CVE scanning among its enterprise security features.
Commercial support: VMware Tanzu RabbitMQ offers 24/7 support from its core engineering team, and the contact page says highest severity issues receive attention within 30 minutes, 24/7/365.
Community support: The RabbitMQ project provides best-effort community support through GitHub, Discord, a mailing list, and IRC.
Founded: 2007
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Message Broker Software in 2026#4 of 38
Best Message Queue (MQ) Software in 2026#6 of 27

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rabbitmq.com· checked 29 Sept 2026
rabbitmq.com/docs/protocols· checked 29 Sept 2026
rabbitmq.com/docs/download· checked 29 Sept 2026
rabbitmq.com/docs/platforms· checked 29 Sept 2026
rabbitmq.com/docs/access-control· checked 29 Sept 2026
rabbitmq.com/docs/ssl· checked 29 Sept 2026
rabbitmq.com/commercial-features· checked 29 Sept 2026
rabbitmq.com/contact· checked 29 Sept 2026