Amazon MQ vs Apache ActiveMQ

Amazon MQ plans

• AWS Free TierFree
• Pay-as-you-go—

Apache ActiveMQ plans

• Apache ActiveMQ ClassicFree

Pick Amazon MQ if…

Amazon MQ suits teams moving existing ActiveMQ or RabbitMQ applications to a managed broker without changing messaging code. It also fits AWS workloads that need broker metrics, private networking, or multiple deployment modes.

Pick Apache ActiveMQ if…

ActiveMQ suits teams that need a self-hosted messaging server with multiple protocols, client languages and transport choices. It is also relevant where JMS support and configurable destination permissions are needed.