Eclipse Mosquitto 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for realtime messaging infra. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Eclipse Mosquitto
A message routing system that follows the MQTT standard, enabling publish-subscribe communication between networked applications, with support for multiple protocol versions and built-in client libraries
HiveMQ
LeaderHiveMQ 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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
HiveMQ
LeaderFree 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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Eclipse Mosquitto
Not documented yet.
HiveMQ
Leader- Kafka
- Amazon Kinesis
- AWS CloudWatch
- Prometheus
- Graphite
- Apache Kafka
- Microsoft Azure
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
Eclipse Mosquitto or HiveMQ: which one depends on you
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