Comparison

Eclipse Mosquitto vs HiveMQ

On the evidence we track, HiveMQ leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Eclipse Mosquitto40
HiveMQ68
Score
Vioscale score
Eclipse Mosquitto40 / 100low · 16%
HiveMQ68 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Model
Eclipse Mosquittocommercial
HiveMQfreemium
Price level
Eclipse Mosquittofree
HiveMQlow
Starting price
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ$0.34
Transparent
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Integrations
Count
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ5
Security
Disclosure policy
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Iso27001
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Soc2
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Reliability
Sla pct
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ99.99
Adoption
Dependent repos
Eclipse Mosquitto0
HiveMQ
Github stars
Eclipse Mosquitto11,158
HiveMQ
Activity
Commits last 30d
Eclipse Mosquitto13
HiveMQ
Language
Primary
Eclipse MosquittoC
HiveMQ
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for realtime messaging infra. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Presence
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Message history replay
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Delivery guarantee
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Global edge network
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Scaling model
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Offline reconnect catchup
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Push notification bridge
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Auth model
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Self hostable
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Mqtt support
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Deployment
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-
Pricing model
Eclipse Mosquitto-
HiveMQ-

What each one is

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

Eclipse Mosquitto

Not documented yet.

HiveMQ

Leader

HiveMQ is a real-time data streaming platform built on MQTT that provides reliable, high-performance connectivity for industrial systems and AI applications. It supports both fully-managed cloud deployments and self-hosted installations, enabling enterprises to move operational data reliably at enterprise scale.

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 Mosquitto

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

HiveMQ

Leader
from $0.34/hrHybridFree tier15-day trial

Free tier available. Starter from $0.34/hour + $0.80/million messages. Enterprise custom.

  • Serverless FreeFree
    • 100 connections
    • 10 GB/month throughput
    • Shared MQTT broker
    • TLS encryption
    • RBAC
    • +2 more
  • Starter$0.34/hour + $0.80/million messages; 15-day free trial
    • Production-ready MQTT with clustering and high availability
    • 1 MB/sec max throughput
    • 10,000 connections
    • TLS encryption, authentication, advanced authorization
    • Data Streaming Extensions
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Complete HiveMQ Platform
    • Custom connection and throughput limits
    • Distributed Data Intelligence
    • Agentic AI for Operations (coming soon)
    • Up to 99.99% uptime SLA
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Windows
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Linux
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
CLI
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Self-hosted
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
On-premise
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ
Hybrid
Eclipse Mosquitto
HiveMQ

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
5 total
  • Kafka
  • Amazon Kinesis
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Prometheus
  • Graphite
Independently observed

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