Best IronMQ Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from message broker software ranked against IronMQ on the same published basis.
- 1IronMQ vs Lightstreamer
- 2IronMQ vs EMQX
- 3IronMQ vs Faye
- 4IronMQ vs HiveMQ MQTT Broker
- 5IronMQ vs RabbitMQ
- 6IronMQ vs TIBCO FTL
- 7IronMQ vs Apache Artemis
- 8IronMQ vs Eclipse Mosquitto
- 10IronMQ vs ZeroMQ
- 11IronMQ vs Amazon SNS
- 12IronMQ vs Apache ActiveMQ
- 13IronMQ vs Apache RocketMQ
- 14IronMQ vs CloudAMQP
- 15IronMQ vs Google Cloud Pub/Sub
- 16IronMQ vs JORAM
- 17IronMQ vs Upstash QStash
- 18IronMQ vs Amazon SQS
- 19IronMQ vs Mochi MQTT
- 20IronMQ vs NATS
- 21IronMQ vs Aedes
IronMQ alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightstreamer | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | EMQX | 7.2 | Free plan | $234/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Faye | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | HiveMQ MQTT Broker | 7.1 | Free plan | $299/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | RabbitMQ | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | TIBCO FTL | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Apache Artemis | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Eclipse Mosquitto | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | ZeroMQ | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Amazon SNS | 6.9 | Free plan | $0.06/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Apache ActiveMQ | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Apache RocketMQ | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | CloudAMQP | 6.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | API, Web |
| 15 | Google Cloud Pub/Sub | 6.9 | Free plan | $40/mo | API, Web |
| 16 | JORAM | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | Upstash QStash | 6.9 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Web |
| 18 | Amazon SQS | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 19 | Mochi MQTT | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 20 | NATS | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 21 | Aedes | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
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Questions about IronMQ alternatives
What is the best alternative to IronMQ?
Lightstreamer, number 1 in message broker software with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: EMQX, Faye, HiveMQ MQTT Broker and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to IronMQ?
Lightstreamer is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.