Message Brokers
Introducing major server software and middleware in the Message Brokers category.
| No | Name | Description | Trend | Difficulty | Ecosystem | Official Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apache Kafka | Distributed streaming platform. Processes high-throughput real-time data streams. Integrates publish-subscribe messaging and stream processing. | Industry standard for event streaming. Core of real-time data pipelines with capability to process millions of messages per second. Adopted by 80%+ of Fortune 500 companies. | intermediate | growing | Official |
| 2 | RabbitMQ | Highly reliable message broker. Supports AMQP, MQTT, STOMP protocols. Provides complex routing, message acknowledgment, and clustering capabilities. | Standard for microservices communication. High reliability with guaranteed message delivery and transaction processing. Second choice message broker among developers. | intermediate | growing | Official |
| 3 | Apache Pulsar | Cloud-native distributed messaging system. Integrates multi-tenancy, geo-distributed replication, and schema management. Kafka alternative developed by Yahoo. | Gaining attention as next-generation messaging platform. High affinity with Kubernetes due to cloud-native design. Large-scale adoption cases at Yahoo, Tencent, etc. | intermediate | growing | Official |
| 4 | Redis Pub/Sub | Built-in messaging feature of Redis. Provides lightweight publish-subscribe pattern. Optimal for real-time notifications, chat, and live updates. | Expanding adoption in real-time applications. Popular in chat apps and live notification systems when combined with WebSockets. Valued for lightweight and high-speed. | intermediate | growing | Official |
| 5 | Amazon SQS | Fully managed message queue service. Provides serverless, auto-scaling, and high availability. Supports standard and FIFO queues. | Rapidly expanding adoption in cloud-first organizations. Strength in AWS ecosystem integration as maintenance-free managed service. | intermediate | growing | Official |
| 6 | Apache ActiveMQ | Message broker supporting Java Message Service (JMS). Provides diverse protocol support, transactions, and security features. Proven track record in enterprise environments. | Veteran in enterprise Java environments. ActiveMQ Artemis under development as next-generation version. Continued demand for legacy system integration. | intermediate | growing | Official |