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Compare HiveMQ and RabbitMQ 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (37.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
No pricing available
HiveMQ
Star Rating
(58)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Learn more about HiveMQRabbitMQ
Star Rating
(47)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that RabbitMQ excels in asynchronous messaging with a score of 8.6, but HiveMQ outshines it with a score of 9.4, indicating a more robust handling of message delivery and processing.
- Reviewers mention that HiveMQ offers superior cloud-based messaging capabilities, scoring 9.7 compared to RabbitMQ's 7.8, making it a better choice for businesses looking to leverage cloud infrastructure.
- G2 users highlight that HiveMQ's ease of use is significantly higher, with a score of 9.1 versus RabbitMQ's 8.4, suggesting that HiveMQ provides a more intuitive user experience for developers and administrators alike.
- Users on G2 report that HiveMQ's quality of support is rated at 9.2, while RabbitMQ's support quality is lower at 8.2, indicating that HiveMQ may offer more responsive and helpful customer service.
- Reviewers say that RabbitMQ has a strong performance in device discovery with a score of 7.7, but HiveMQ's overall system integration capabilities, particularly in application integration, score 9.4, making it a more versatile option for complex environments.
- Users report that HiveMQ's product direction is rated at 9.6, compared to RabbitMQ's 9.1, suggesting that HiveMQ is perceived as having a clearer and more promising roadmap for future enhancements and features.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HiveMQ
HiveMQ Self-Managed Editions
Free Trial
MQTT messaging solution that runs anywhere
Choose from:
-Community Edition
-Starter Edition
-Professional Edition
-Enterprise Edition
- 24/7 Support available
- Clustering for high availability and scalability
- Essential security features
RabbitMQ
No pricing availableFree Trial
HiveMQ
Free Trial is available
RabbitMQ
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.4
54
8.7
40
Ease of Use
9.2
54
8.4
40
Ease of Setup
9.0
46
8.3
14
Ease of Admin
8.9
17
8.5
14
Quality of Support
9.1
52
8.2
32
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
17
8.1
13
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
53
9.1
37
Features by Category
Functionality
9.1
23
8.6
24
9.2
21
8.2
21
9.4
22
7.8
22
9.3
23
8.0
23
Integration
9.5
23
8.4
24
9.2
23
7.9
23
9.2
22
7.8
24
Management
9.1
23
8.0
23
9.1
22
8.2
21
9.1
23
8.3
21
Agentic AI - Message Queue (MQ)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
26
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
9.2
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Systems Management
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
IoT Capabilities
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
HiveMQ and RabbitMQ are categorized as Message Queue (MQ)
Unique Categories
RabbitMQ has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
HiveMQ
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RabbitMQ
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
25.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Retail
3.4%
Internet
3.4%
Industrial Automation
3.4%
Other
48.3%
Computer Software
28.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.6%
Financial Services
8.9%
Internet
6.7%
Banking
4.4%
Other
35.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
HiveMQ
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Olivia M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
HiveMQ supports TLS Connection with Cloud Facilities which allows awesome integration with messaging systems and AWS that helps in saving lot of time which i like the most.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
navigating core website can be a bit dazzling.
RabbitMQ
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Research
I like the simplicity of usage of RabbitMQ. It permits to develop complex application using a single logical point in which gather all the logs and data of our application. The pattern many-to-many is very effective building IoT application, where there are...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Prashant J.
Verified User in Internet
Not as extensive and feature-rich as Kafka
Olivia M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
HiveMQ supports TLS Connection with Cloud Facilities which allows awesome integration with messaging systems and AWS that helps in saving lot of time which i like the most.
Verified User in Research
I like the simplicity of usage of RabbitMQ. It permits to develop complex application using a single logical point in which gather all the logs and data of our application. The pattern many-to-many is very effective building IoT application, where there are...
Verified User in Computer Software
navigating core website can be a bit dazzling.
Prashant J.
Verified User in Internet
Not as extensive and feature-rich as Kafka
Alternatives
Discussions
Is HiveMQ open source?
1 comment
JH
Hi there! HiveMQ has a Community Edition as well as a public MQTT broker.
You can find the details here: https://www.hivemq.com/developers/community/ Read more
I'm sorry, I don't have the current pricing information for HiveMQ. Please check their official website or contact their sales team for the most accurate and up-to-date pricing details.
1 comment
JH
I am unable to assist with this request.Read more
What is HiveMQ broker?
1 comment
Official Response from HiveMQ
HiveMQ is an enterprise MQTT platform that underpins business critical systems so they can securely move data between devices and the cloud at enterprise...Read more
RabbitMQ has no more discussions with answers
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