Message Queues and Brokers
Message Queues And Brokers is a structured technology dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Broker, Vendor, Model. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Broker, Vendor, Model, First Released, Language, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- First Released span
- 1993 to 2020
- Across 15 preview rows
- Language groups
- 7 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Broker, Vendor, and Model across technology entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Broker↕ | Vendor↕ | Model↕ | First Released↕ | Language↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apache Kafka | Apache / Confluent | Distributed log | 2011 | Scala/Java | De facto event streaming platform, built at LinkedIn, handles trillions of events/day at Netflix and Uber |
RabbitMQ | VMware / Broadcom | AMQP broker | 2007 | Erlang | Classic message broker with flexible routing, plugins galore, easy to operate on Erlang/OTP |
NATS / JetStream | Synadia / CNCF | Pub-sub + stream | 2011 | Go | Ultra-fast pub-sub, tiny footprint, JetStream adds persistence, popular for edge and microservices |
Redis Streams | Redis Ltd. | Stream data structure | 2018 | C | Kafka-like streams inside Redis, consumer groups, great if you already run Redis |
Amazon SQS | AWS | Managed queue | 2006 | Proprietary | First AWS service ever, simple managed queue, unlimited throughput with FIFO option |
Amazon Kinesis | AWS | Managed stream | 2013 | Proprietary | AWS-managed Kafka-style streams, shard-based scaling, tight Lambda and Firehose integration |
Google Pub/Sub | Google Cloud | Managed pub-sub | 2015 | Proprietary | GCP-native global pub-sub, auto-scaling, descendant of internal Google infra powering Gmail and Ads |
Apache Pulsar | Apache / StreamNative | Distributed log + queue | 2016 | Java | Segmented storage with BookKeeper, multi-tenant, geo-replication, Yahoo-originated Kafka challenger |
ActiveMQ / Artemis | Apache | JMS broker | 2004 | Java | Veteran JMS broker, still common in Java enterprise, Artemis is the next-gen rewrite |
ZeroMQ | ZeroMQ community | Brokerless library | 2007 | C++ | Sockets on steroids, no broker, embedded into apps, used by CERN and high-frequency trading |
IBM MQ | IBM | Enterprise queue | 1993 | C | Mission-critical messaging for banks and airlines, still powers huge mainframe integrations |
NSQ | Originally Bitly | Distributed queue | 2012 | Go | Go-based queue built at Bitly, no central broker, simple ops, popular in Go microservices |
Azure Service Bus | Microsoft Azure | Managed queue + topics | 2010 | Proprietary | Enterprise-grade Azure messaging, sessions and transactions, deep .NET integration |
Beanstalkd | Beanstalkd community | Simple work queue | 2007 | C | Minimalist work queue for background jobs, created at Causes.com, Reddit used it for years |
Redpanda | Redpanda Data | Kafka-API streaming | 2020 | C++ | Kafka-compatible broker rewritten in C++, no JVM, no ZooKeeper, strong on low-latency and cost |
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