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Comparison

ActiveMQ vs Redpanda

On the evidence we track, Redpanda leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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ActiveMQ59
★Redpanda66
Score
vioscaleAI score
ActiveMQ59 / 100low · 29%
Redpanda66 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓
Model
ActiveMQopen_source
Redpandafreemium
Price level
ActiveMQfree
Redpandalow
Transparent
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✗
Integrations
Count
ActiveMQ–
Redpanda300
Security
Certifications
ActiveMQ–
RedpandaSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
ActiveMQ–
Redpanda✓
Gdpr
ActiveMQ–
Redpanda✓
Scorecard
ActiveMQ7
Redpanda6.5
Soc2
ActiveMQ–
Redpanda✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
ActiveMQ–
Redpanda99.99
Status page
ActiveMQ–
Redpanda✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
ActiveMQ7,528
Redpanda25
Github stars
ActiveMQ2,465
Redpanda12,610
Activity
Commits last 30d
ActiveMQ33
Redpanda100
Release
Cadence days
ActiveMQ4
Redpanda6
History
ActiveMQ20 items
Redpanda20 items
License
Spdx
ActiveMQApache-2.0
Redpanda–
Language
Primary
ActiveMQJava
RedpandaC++
Market
Availability
ActiveMQ–
RedpandaAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
ActiveMQ5 items
Redpanda6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for message queues. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Messaging paradigm
ActiveMQPub/sub
RedpandaLog / streaming
Correctness
Delivery guarantee
ActiveMQ-
RedpandaAt-least-once
Ordering guarantee
ActiveMQ-
RedpandaPer-partition
Durability
Durable replayable log
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓
Message replay / rewind
ActiveMQ-
Redpanda✓
Interop
Wire protocol
ActiveMQAMQP, STOMP, MQTT, JMS
RedpandaKafka protocol
Kafka-protocol compatible
ActiveMQ-
Redpanda✓
Scale
Partitioned horizontal scaling
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓
Geo / cross-region replication
ActiveMQ-
Redpanda✓
Consumption
Consumer groups / competing consumers
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓
Dead-letter queue
ActiveMQ-
Redpanda-
Deployment
Managed cloud offering exists
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓
Hosting
ActiveMQCloud + self-hosted
RedpandaCloud + self-hosted
Processing
Built-in stream processing
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ActiveMQ

An open source Java-based system for asynchronous messaging between applications across different platforms. It supports multiple standard communication protocols and offers high availability features through message load-balancing and master-broker configurations.

Independently observed

Redpanda

Leader

A data streaming platform optimized for high performance and developer productivity, offering Kafka-compatible APIs with lower operational overhead. Available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ActiveMQ

Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free to download and use. Professional support available from commercial vendors.

as of verify ↗

Redpanda

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier (Community Edition). Cloud and Enterprise plans available via quote.

  • Community EditionFree
  • Enterprise EditionContact sales
  • Redpanda CloudContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✗
macOS
ActiveMQ✗
Redpanda✓
Windows
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓
Linux
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓
CLI
ActiveMQ✗
Redpanda✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ActiveMQ✗
Redpanda✓
Self-hosted
ActiveMQ✓
Redpanda✓
Hybrid
ActiveMQ✗
Redpanda✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

ActiveMQ

Not documented yet.

Redpanda

Leader
23 total
  • Kafka
  • PostgreSQL
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Snowflake
  • BigQuery
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Azure
  • MySQL
  • Amazon S3
  • Databricks Unity Catalog
  • AWS Glue Data Catalog
  • Kerberos
  • Debezium
  • Schema Registry
  • Apache Spark
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Kubernetes
  • ClickHouse
  • ScyllaDB
  • Benthos
Independently observed
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