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HiveMQ vs OpenPLC Runtime

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.

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★HiveMQ55
OpenPLC Runtime35
Score
vioscaleAI score
HiveMQ55 / 100high · 75%
OpenPLC Runtime35 / 100low · 21%
Pricing
Free tier
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime✓
Model
HiveMQfreemium
OpenPLC Runtimefreemium
Price level
HiveMQhigh
OpenPLC Runtimelow
Starting price
HiveMQ$299
OpenPLC Runtime–
Transparent
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime✗
Integrations
Count
HiveMQ5
OpenPLC Runtime–
Security
Certifications
HiveMQSOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2013
OpenPLC Runtime–
Iso27001
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime–
Soc2
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
HiveMQ99.95
OpenPLC Runtime–
Adoption
Github stars
HiveMQ–
OpenPLC Runtime1,573
Activity
Commits last 30d
HiveMQ–
OpenPLC Runtime0
License
Spdx
HiveMQ–
OpenPLC RuntimeGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
HiveMQ–
OpenPLC RuntimeC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
HiveMQ7 items
OpenPLC Runtime4 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
FeatureHiveMQOpenPLC Runtime
Auth modelmTLS-
Delivery guaranteeat-least-once-
Deploymenthybrid-
Message history replay✓-
Mqtt support✓-
Pricing modelconnections-metered-
Self hostable✓-

What each one is

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

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

OpenPLC Runtime

An open-source industrial automation system that deploys across diverse hardware from microcontrollers to enterprise servers. Available as a free community edition with optional commercial support and proprietary features.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

OpenPLC Runtime

HybridFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
HiveMQ✗
OpenPLC Runtime✓
macOS
HiveMQ✗
OpenPLC Runtime✓
Windows
HiveMQ✗
OpenPLC Runtime✓
Linux
HiveMQ✗
OpenPLC Runtime✓
CLI
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime✓
Self-hosted
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime✓
On-premise
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime✓
Hybrid
HiveMQ✓
OpenPLC Runtime✗

Integrations

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

HiveMQ

Leader
9 total
  • Kafka
  • Amazon Kinesis
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Prometheus
  • Graphite
  • Apache Kafka
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenShift
Independently observed

OpenPLC Runtime

Not documented yet.

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