Compare HiveMQ and RabbitMQ 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (37.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
No pricing available
HiveMQ
Star Rating
(38)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.7% 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
Learn more about RabbitMQSummary
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 queuing and delivery.
- 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 effective customer service.
- Reviewers say that HiveMQ's application integration capabilities are rated at 9.4, compared to RabbitMQ's 8.4, which suggests that HiveMQ provides a more seamless experience when integrating with other applications.
- Users report that RabbitMQ has a lower score in latency at 8.0, while HiveMQ achieves a score of 9.0, indicating that HiveMQ may provide faster message delivery and processing times, which is crucial for real-time applications.
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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
9.3
34
8.7
40
Ease of Use
9.1
34
8.4
40
Ease of Setup
9.0
26
8.3
14
Ease of Admin
8.9
16
8.5
14
Quality of Support
9.2
33
8.2
32
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
15
8.1
13
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
33
9.1
37
Features by Category
Functionality
9.4
12
8.6
24
8.8
10
8.2
21
9.7
11
7.8
22
9.0
12
8.0
23
Integration
9.4
12
8.4
24
9.2
12
7.9
23
9.2
11
7.8
24
Management
8.8
12
8.0
23
8.8
11
8.2
21
8.8
12
8.3
21
Platform
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
8.7
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Systems Management
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IoT Capabilities
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Information Technology and Services
18.4%
Computer Software
10.5%
Retail
5.3%
Internet
5.3%
Industrial Automation
5.3%
Other
55.3%
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
Verified User in Automotive
Awesome support, great product, great features
Most Helpful Critical Review
Ann N.
Verified User in Accounting
My feeling is that as the tool is great, they need to incorporate testing API to avoid using third-party apps.
RabbitMQ
Most Helpful Favorable Review
AMIT C.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The most helpful about Rabbit MQ is it is highly flexible and controllable. It is a cloud-friendly MQ with a lot of plugins available with the help of which we can use different message models like MQTT, STOMP, and AMQP 1.0 etc. Cross-language...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Kyle C.
Verified User in Computer Software
I have experienced many issues with the system. It does not handle having many vhosts at the same time and when you try to cluster it it seems to fall over much more quickly. Finally the error messages are often extremely cryptic which makes it even more...
Verified User in Automotive
Awesome support, great product, great features
AMIT C.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The most helpful about Rabbit MQ is it is highly flexible and controllable. It is a cloud-friendly MQ with a lot of plugins available with the help of which we can use different message models like MQTT, STOMP, and AMQP 1.0 etc. Cross-language...
Ann N.
Verified User in Accounting
My feeling is that as the tool is great, they need to incorporate testing API to avoid using third-party apps.
Kyle C.
Verified User in Computer Software
I have experienced many issues with the system. It does not handle having many vhosts at the same time and when you try to cluster it it seems to fall over much more quickly. Finally the error messages are often extremely cryptic which makes it even more...
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
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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