Comparison

Amazon SQS vs ZeroMQ

On the evidence we track, ZeroMQ leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon SQS48
ZeroMQ60
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon SQS48 / 100medium · 64%updating
ZeroMQ60 / 100low · 48%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Model
Amazon SQSfreemium
Price level
Amazon SQSlow
ZeroMQfree
Transparent
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Integrations
Count
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ11
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Fedramp
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Gdpr
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Hipaa
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Pci
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Scorecard
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ5.7
Reliability
Status page
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ2,003
Github stars
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ10,972
Package downloads weekly
Amazon SQS
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ19
Release
Cadence days
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ114
History
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ13 items
License
Spdx
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQC++
Market
Availability
ZeroMQ

Capabilities

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

Core
Messaging paradigm
Amazon SQSQueue
ZeroMQPub/sub
Correctness
Delivery guarantee
Amazon SQSAt-least-once
ZeroMQ-
Ordering guarantee
Amazon SQSNone
ZeroMQ-
Durability
Durable replayable log
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ-
Message replay / rewind
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ-
Interop
Wire protocol
Amazon SQS-
ZeroMQZMTP/3.1
Kafka-protocol compatible
Amazon SQS-
ZeroMQ-
Scale
Partitioned horizontal scaling
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ-
Geo / cross-region replication
Amazon SQS-
ZeroMQ-
Consumption
Consumer groups / competing consumers
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ-
Dead-letter queue
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ-
Deployment
Managed cloud offering exists
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Hosting
Amazon SQSCloud only
ZeroMQSelf-hosted only
Processing
Built-in stream processing
Amazon SQS-
ZeroMQ-

What each one is

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

Amazon SQS

A managed service that stores and delivers messages between software components, enabling them to communicate without requiring direct connections or simultaneous availability.

Independently observed

ZeroMQ

Leader

ZeroMQ is a messaging library that enables asynchronous communication through socket abstractions, supporting multiple communication patterns, message subscriptions, and access to various transport protocols.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Amazon SQS

Usage-basedFree tier
as of verify ↗

ZeroMQ

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Android
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
macOS
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Windows
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Linux
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
CLI
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ
Self-hosted
Amazon SQS
ZeroMQ

Integrations

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

Amazon SQS

Not documented yet.

ZeroMQ

Leader
11 total
  • Microsoft
  • Samsung
  • AT&T
  • Spotify
  • Facebook
  • Digital Ocean
  • Auth0
  • Bitcoin
  • Jupyter
  • Mongrel2
  • Jina
Independently observed

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