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Comparison

ActiveMQ vs WarpStream

On the evidence we track, WarpStream leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

ActiveMQ full profile →WarpStream full profile →
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ActiveMQ67
★WarpStream80
Score
Vioscale score
ActiveMQ67 / 100low · 22%updating
WarpStream80 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tier
ActiveMQ✓
WarpStream✓
Model
ActiveMQcommercial
WarpStreamfreemium
Price level
ActiveMQfree
WarpStreamlow
Transparent
ActiveMQ✓
WarpStream✓
Integrations
Count
ActiveMQ–
WarpStream12
Security
Iso27001
ActiveMQ–
WarpStream✓
Scorecard
ActiveMQ6.9
WarpStream–
Soc2
ActiveMQ–
WarpStream✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
ActiveMQ–
WarpStream99.9
Status page
ActiveMQ–
WarpStream✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
ActiveMQ7,528
WarpStream–
Github stars
ActiveMQ2,451
WarpStream–
Activity
Commits last 30d
ActiveMQ39
WarpStream–
Release
History
ActiveMQ18 items
WarpStream–
License
Spdx
ActiveMQApache-2.0
WarpStream–
Language
Primary
ActiveMQJava
WarpStream–
Market
Availability
ActiveMQ–
WarpStreamAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

ActiveMQ

A message broker that facilitates asynchronous communication between services regardless of programming language, using standardized protocols. Supports high-availability configurations and can be deployed on-premises or through managed cloud services.

Independently observed

WarpStream

Leader

WarpStream is a Kafka-compatible streaming platform that eliminates local disks by using cloud object storage, enabling automatic scaling and reducing costs significantly compared to traditional Kafka. It maintains full protocol compatibility while simplifying operations through managed deployment in customer cloud accounts.

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 ↗

WarpStream

Leader
from $0.01/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $100/month base + metered write throughput ($0.01-$0.003/GiB, tiered by volume) and storage. Free $400 non-expiring credits with no card required.

  • Dev$100/month base + metered write throughput and cluster minutes
    • Core functionality
    • 99.9% SLA
    • mTLS
  • Fundamentals$500/month base + metered usage
    • Production functionality
    • 99.9% SLA
    • Agent Groups
    • Cluster Recovery
    • mTLS
    • +3 more
  • Pro$1,500/month base + metered usage
    • Advanced isolation
    • Multi-region replication
    • 99.99% SLA
    • Lightning Topics
    • Topic Recovery
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 99.999% SLA
    • Dedicated Control Plane Cell
    • Multi-Region HA Replication
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
ActiveMQ✗
WarpStream✓
Windows
ActiveMQ✓
WarpStream✗
Linux
ActiveMQ✓
WarpStream✗
CLI
ActiveMQ✓
WarpStream✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ActiveMQ✓
WarpStream✓
Self-hosted
ActiveMQ✓
WarpStream✓
On-premise
ActiveMQ✗
WarpStream✓
Hybrid
ActiveMQ✗
WarpStream✓

Integrations

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

ActiveMQ

Not documented yet.

WarpStream

Leader
12 total
  • Apache Kafka
  • Bento
  • RisingWave
  • Grafana
  • Materialize
  • Snowflake
  • Schema Registry
  • Iceberg
  • Tigris
  • Protobuf
  • Avro
  • JSON
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.