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Comparison

Eclipse Ditto vs HiveMQ

On the evidence we track, HiveMQ leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Eclipse Ditto full profile →HiveMQ full profile →
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Eclipse Ditto50
★HiveMQ55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Eclipse Ditto50 / 100low · 43%
HiveMQ55 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Eclipse Ditto–
HiveMQ✓
Model
Eclipse Dittoopen_source
HiveMQfreemium
Price level
Eclipse Dittofree
HiveMQhigh
Starting price
Eclipse Ditto–
HiveMQ$299
Transparent
Eclipse Ditto–
HiveMQ✓
Integrations
Count
Eclipse Ditto6
HiveMQ5
Security
Certifications
Eclipse Ditto–
HiveMQSOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2013
Gdpr
Eclipse Ditto✓
HiveMQ–
Iso27001
Eclipse Ditto–
HiveMQ✓
Soc2
Eclipse Ditto–
HiveMQ✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Eclipse Ditto–
HiveMQ99.95
Adoption
Dependent repos
Eclipse Ditto0
HiveMQ–
Github stars
Eclipse Ditto936
HiveMQ–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Eclipse Ditto43
HiveMQ–
Release
Cadence days
Eclipse Ditto8
HiveMQ–
History
Eclipse Ditto20 items
HiveMQ–
License
Spdx
Eclipse DittoEPL-2.0
HiveMQ–
Language
Primary
Eclipse DittoJava
HiveMQ–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Eclipse Ditto6 items
HiveMQ7 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureEclipse DittoHiveMQ
Auth model-mTLS
Delivery guarantee-at-least-once
Deployment-hybrid
Message history replay-✓
Mqtt support-✓
Pricing model-connections-metered
Self hostable-✓

What each one is

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

Eclipse Ditto

Eclipse Ditto enables the creation of virtual, cloud-based copies of real-world devices and systems—such as sensors, vehicles, and grid infrastructure—for digital management and interaction.

Independently observed

HiveMQ

Leader

HiveMQ is a messaging platform purpose-built around MQTT to transport data from industrial equipment and IoT devices to business applications across hybrid environments. It supports managed cloud, self-hosted, and on-premise deployments with strong security, scalability, and governance features for mission-critical operations.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Eclipse Ditto

Open source
as of verify ↗

HiveMQ

Leader
from $299/moHybridFree tier

Free tiers available. Production from $299/month. Usage-based and capacity-based options for larger deployments.

  • LabFree
    • TLS encryption
    • Authentication & authorization
    • Free MQTT connectivity
  • Production$299/month
    • TLS encryption
    • RBAC
    • 99.95% Uptime SLA
    • Broker REST API
  • Cloud ServerlessFree
    • TLS encryption
    • Authentication
    • Authorization
  • Cloud StarterUsage-based pricing
    • TLS encryption
    • Authentication
    • Authorization
    • 99.95% Uptime SLA
    • Broker REST API
  • Cloud EnterpriseContact sales
    • Full RBAC
    • Client certificate authentication
    • OAuth/JWT
    • Audit logging
    • Client event history
    • +2 more
  • Self-Managed EnterpriseContact sales
    • On-premise deployment
    • Up to 99.99% Uptime SLA
    • Full RBAC
    • Client certificate authentication
    • OAuth/JWT
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Eclipse Ditto–
HiveMQ✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Eclipse Ditto✓
HiveMQ✓
Self-hosted
Eclipse Ditto✓
HiveMQ✓
On-premise
Eclipse Ditto✗
HiveMQ✓
Hybrid
Eclipse Ditto✗
HiveMQ✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Apache Kafka

Eclipse Ditto

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Eclipse Mosquitto
  • Eclipse Hono
  • AMQP
  • MQTT
  • HTTP
Independently observed

HiveMQ

Leader
9 total - 8 not shared
  • Kafka
  • Amazon Kinesis
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Prometheus
  • Graphite
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenShift
Independently observed
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Eclipse Ditto or HiveMQ: which one depends on you

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