Amazon SQS vs Apache ActiveMQ
| Amazon SQS | Apache ActiveMQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Web | api, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | cloud | self_hosted |
| Delivery guarantees | configurable | configurable |
| Dead-letter queues | Yes | Yes |
| Ordering guarantees | per_queue | per_queue |
| Maximum message size | 1 MB | — |
| Supported protocols | AWS JSON, AWS Query, HTTPS, TLS | AMQP, MQTT, OpenWire, STOMP, REST |
Both are listed in Best Message Broker Software, Best Message Queue (MQ) Software. On Freedom251, Apache ActiveMQ scores higher on our published basis.