alternatives to
Hosted message queue service from AWS. A closed product from Amazon Web Services.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElasticMQ | Drop-in | 2.9k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Scala | v1.7.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| RabbitMQ | Full replacement | 14k | Other | Open source | Yes | JavaScript | v4.3.6 | 2026-10-06 |
| NSQ | Partial | 26k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Go | v1.3.0 | 2026-08-11 |
| NATS | Partial | 21k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v2.15.0 | 2026-10-06 |
4 alternatives
In-memory message queue with an Amazon SQS-compatible interface. Runs stand-alone or embedded.
Implements the SQS API, so the AWS SDKs and CLI only need to point at its endpoint.
Open source RabbitMQ: core server and tier 1 (built-in) plugins
Queues over AMQP, MQTT and STOMP on your own servers.
A realtime distributed messaging platform
Distributed queues with at-least-once delivery, through its own protocol and clients.
High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.
Work queues on JetStream streams, through its own protocol and clients.