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We performed a comparison between IBM Event Streams and Red Hat AMQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Message Queue (MQ) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Event Streams vs. Red Hat AMQ Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"The stability has been good.""I'm an administrator, and what I like most is the interface, the security, and the storage.""The system efficiently processes and calculates the data flow within the cluster using DLP functionality."

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"The solution is very lightweight, easy to configure, simple to manage, and robust since it launched.""AMQ is highly scalable and performs well. It can process a large volume of messages in one second. AMQ and OpenShift are a good combination.""My impression is that it is average in terms of scalability.""Red Hat AMQ's best feature is its reliability.""The most valuable feature for us is the operator-based automation that is provided by Streams for infrastructure as well as user and topic management. This saves a lot of time and effort on our part to provide infrastructure. For example, the deployment of infrastructure is reduced from approximately a week to a day.""This product is well adopted on the OpenShift platform. For organizations like ours that use OpenShift for many of our products, this is a good feature.""The most valuable feature is stability."

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Cons
"The product's interface needs improvement.""It would be helpful if they could help us explain why they, as in, the customers, should use the product and the overall benefits.""In the next release, I would like to see the GUI allow you to configure the security section."

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"Red Hat AMQ's cost could be improved, and it could have better integration.""AMQ could be better integrated with Jira and patch management tools.""There are several areas in this solution that need improvement, including clustering multi-nodes and message ordering.""There are some aspects of the monitoring that could be improved on. There is a tool that is somewhat connected to Kafka called Service Registry. This is a product by Red Hat that I would like to see integrated more tightly.""This product needs better visualization capabilities in general.""There is improvement needed to keep the support libraries updated.""The turnaround of adopting new versions of underlying technologies sometimes is too slow."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing needs to be improved."
  • "The platform is averagely priced."
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  • "There is a subscription needed for this solution and there are support plans available."
  • "This is a very cost-effective solution and the pricing is much better than competitors."
  • "The solution is open-source."
  • "Red Hat AMQ's pricing could be improved."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The system efficiently processes and calculates the data flow within the cluster using DLP functionality.
    Top Answer:The platform is averagely priced. I rate the pricing a six out of ten.
    Top Answer:The product's interface needs improvement. Additionally, there could be a management console to create and manage clusters.
    Top Answer:AMQ is highly scalable and performs well. It can process a large volume of messages in one second. AMQ and OpenShift are a good combination.
    Top Answer:AMQ could be better integrated with Jira and patch management tools.
    Top Answer:We use AMQ's event-driven architecture to exchange messages, and I can connect the AMQ Broker through various integrations.
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    Also Known As
    Red Hat JBoss A-MQ, Red Hat JBoss AMQ
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    Overview

    Built on open source Apache Kafka, IBM Event Streams is an event-streaming platform that helps you build smart applications that can react to events as they happen. IBM Event Streams is based on years of operational expertise IBM has gained from running Apache Kafka event streams for enterprises

    To respond to business demands quickly and efficiently, you need a way to integrate the applications and data spread across your enterprise. Red Hat JBoss A-MQ—based on the Apache ActiveMQ open source project—is a flexible, high-performance messaging platform that delivers information reliably, enabling real-time integration and connecting the Internet of Things (IoT).

    Sample Customers
    American Airlines, UBank, Bitly, Eurobits, Active International, Bison, Contextor, Constance Hotels, Resorts & Golf, Creval, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, FaceMe, FacePhi, Fitzsoft, Fuga Technologies, Guardio, Honeywell, Japanese airline, Jenzabar, KONE
    E*TRADE, CERN, CenturyLink, AECOM, Sabre Holdings
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Government6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm26%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise75%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise44%
    Large Enterprise22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise75%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Event Streams vs. Red Hat AMQ
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Event Streams vs. Red Hat AMQ and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    IBM Event Streams is ranked 11th in Message Queue (MQ) Software with 3 reviews while Red Hat AMQ is ranked 8th in Message Queue (MQ) Software with 7 reviews. IBM Event Streams is rated 8.4, while Red Hat AMQ is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Event Streams writes "Easy to use, stable, has a good interface, and the security is good". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Red Hat AMQ writes "A stable, open-source technology, with a convenient deployment". IBM Event Streams is most compared with Apache Kafka and IBM MQ, whereas Red Hat AMQ is most compared with Apache Kafka, ActiveMQ, IBM MQ, VMware RabbitMQ and Amazon MQ. See our IBM Event Streams vs. Red Hat AMQ report.

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