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  • "I use open source with standard Apache licensing."
  • "It’s open source, ergo free."
  • "I think the software is free."
  • "We are using the open-source version, so we have not looked at any pricing."
  • "There are no fees because it is open-source."
  • "We use the open-source version."
  • "ActiveMQ is open source, so it is free to use."
  • "The tool's pricing is reasonable and competitive compared to other solutions."
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    Top Answer:The ability to store the failed events for some time is valuable.
    Top Answer:Everybody is now moving from ActiveMQ to Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ. Apache Kafka is much higher in terms of scalability and stability; it's way ahead. So, there is room for improvement in terms of… more »
    Top Answer:We used it for communication between microservices. For example, if service one makes an update and service two needs to be aware of it, and it doesn't need to be synchronous, it can handle that later… more »
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    IBM MQ logo
    Compared 33% of the time.
    Anypoint MQ logo
    Compared 19% of the time.
    Red Hat AMQ logo
    Compared 13% of the time.
    VMware RabbitMQ logo
    Compared 9% of the time.
    Apache Kafka logo
    Compared 8% of the time.
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    Overview

    Apache ActiveMQ is the most popular and powerful open source messaging and Integration Patterns server.

    Apache ActiveMQ is fast, supports many Cross Language Clients and Protocols, comes with easy to use Enterprise Integration Patterns and many advanced features while fully supporting JMS 1.1 and J2EE 1.4. Apache ActiveMQ is released under the Apache 2.0 License

    IronMQ is an elastic message queue created specifically with the cloud in mind. It’s easy to use, runs on industrial-strength cloud infrastructure, and offers developers ready-to-use messaging with highly reliable delivery options and cloud-optimized performance.

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    University of Washington, Daugherty Systems, CSC, STG Technologies, Inc. 
    Zenefits, Google, Turner, Whole Foods Market, Thrillist, Harry's, Untappd, Twitter, Consyl, Edeva, Hotel Tonight
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    Financial Services Firm42%
    Transportation Company17%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    Computer Software Company8%
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    Financial Services Firm32%
    Computer Software Company12%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    ActiveMQ is ranked 3rd in Message Queue (MQ) Software with 23 reviews while Iron.io is ranked 18th in Message Queue (MQ) Software. ActiveMQ is rated 7.8, while Iron.io is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of ActiveMQ writes "Allows for asynchronous communication, enabling services to operate independently but issues with stability". On the other hand, ActiveMQ is most compared with IBM MQ, Anypoint MQ, Red Hat AMQ, VMware RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka, whereas Iron.io is most compared with .

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