HiveMQ Reviews & Product Details

The throughput consistency under variable load is what our platform team references whenever someone asks why we chose HiveMQ over lighter alternatives early on. Traffic across our device fleet is not uniform and the broker handles the peaks without any of the message queuing delays that were causing problems with our previous setup. The SDK quality has also been something our developers comment on because integrating custom logic into the broker layer has been straightforward enough that it stopped being a specialist task and became something any senior engineer on the team can own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Onboarding new engineers onto the platform takes longer than it should because the learning resources assume more prior MQTT knowledge than most candidates arrive with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The clustering capability is what sets HiveMQ apart from everything else we tested before committing. Scaling broker nodes horizontally without any message loss or connection disruption during peak device activity is something we genuinely took for granted until we tried replicating it on an alternative platform during an evaluation. The extension SDK has also given our team the ability to build custom authentication and data transformation logic directly into the broker layer without compromising the core stability we depend on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing conversation with the sales team takes longer than it should for teams that just want to get started quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The broker stability at high message volumes is where HiveMQ genuinely earns its reputation. We push millions of messages daily across connected devices and the platform has not flinched once. Clustering was straightforward to configure and the reliability we have seen in production has given our engineering team a lot of confidence. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The pricing structure can feel steep for teams that are still scaling up. Getting full access to enterprise features requires a commitment that smaller engineering teams might hesitate over. The documentation is solid but some of the more advanced configuration guides assume a level of familiarity that newer IoT developers may not have yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate HiveMQ for its data replication through cluster management, which ensures that no messages are lost and everything is processed according to the quality of service set. It's built by extremely smart people who understand MQTT 3 and 5 features, making it extremely easy to implement and maintain. The system is robust and has a customer-first mindset, which is truly commendable. HiveMQ does an exceptional job at managing data for several hundred thousand actively connected devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish HiveMQ created a 'HiveMQ MQTT Client' for C#/.NET. They have support only for Java which limits flexibility. Also, it would be nice if HiveMQ supported SYS topics for debugging and development with their professional and enterprise licenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use HiveMQ for high scalability, cloud, and on-premise support, which offers flexible deployment options. It helps me in large-scale, reliable, real-time IoT operations without worrying about connectivity, data loss, or downtime. I like the rich plugin SDK for custom features, which turns the broker from a message pipe into a smart processing engine tailored to my operations work. The initial setup was good, making it easier to integrate into my projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think more user-friendly dashboards would be helpful. It has many filters and sub-filters, which could be arranged in a simpler way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like being able to start a VPS more easily than Amazon EC2. I also find the initial setup of HiveMQ very easy and appreciate its user-friendly dashboard. It gives the option to choose the server location and provides necessary info like URLs for easy connections, plus the ability to add user access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The pricing, it starts off great then when you apply scalability, it can get costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how HiveMQ helps us enable real-time connections between IoT devices and the backend. Its scalable MQTT-based publish-subscribe architecture ensures efficient message delivery, which I find incredibly useful. I appreciate its robust MQTT implementation and the flexibility of its architecture. The enterprise-grade security features, including TLS encryption, are crucial for securing communication between IoT devices and the backend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish HiveMQ had deeper analytics and monitoring capabilities. Also, the initial setup was hard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HiveMQ is very reliable and scalable. Its broker efficiently handles large volumes of MQTT messages with minimal latency. The platform’s monitoring and management tools make it easy to track device connections and troubleshoot issues quickly.

The most helpful aspect is its ability to handle large-scale deployments while maintaining performance. HiveMQ’s clustering and high-availability features ensure minimal downtime, which is critical for real-time IoT applications. Integration with existing systems is straightforward, and the documentation is thorough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main downside is that some advanced features require familiarity with MQTT protocols and may have a learning curve for new users. Also, certain configurations could be simplified for faster setup, especially in smaller teams without dedicated infrastructure expertise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The team is helpful and always responsive whenever we have issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn't much that I dislike about these guys, they have worked with us to get our kinks ironed out Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is an elegant solution to the business need of having a message broker technology. It facilitates our need to have 5 9's of uptime as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since it is so stable it is very easy to let the version lapse and then it is a bit of a technological struggle to get the out of support version up to current. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.