EMQX
8.1#1 in message broker softwareFrom $234 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitEMQX vs ZeroMQ
What both publish
| Fact | EMQX | ZeroMQ |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation | The documentation site covers Cloud, Enterprise, clustering, installation and migration, data integration, security, APIs and troubleshooting guides. | The ZeroMQ Guide covers use of ØMQ with more than 60 diagrams and 750 examples in 28 languages. |
| License | From version 5.9.0, EMQX uses Business Source License 1.1; Apache 2.0 becomes available four years after each version's first publication, and clusters over one node require a license file. | The libzmq library is licensed under MPL-2.0, and the site says commercial applications do not need a separate commercial license. |
| Security | Security features include TLS/mTLS, X.509 certificate authentication, access controls, and audit logs. | The listed libzmq and many language bindings support PLAIN and CURVE mechanisms. |
EMQX plans
- Dedicated Flex$234 a month
- BYOCPriced on request
- ServerlessFree
- Enterprise—
ZeroMQ plans
- ZeroMQFree
Pick EMQX if…
EMQX suits teams building IoT systems that need MQTT messaging alongside data processing, protocol gateways, and integrations. Its deployment choices and management API may also suit teams that want to operate the platform through containers, Kubernetes, or installation packages.
Pick ZeroMQ if…
ZeroMQ suits developers building distributed or concurrent applications who want asynchronous messaging without a dedicated broker. It may also suit projects that need bindings across multiple programming languages.