The most scalable and reliable MQTT broker for AI, IoT, IIoT and connected vehicles
Clustered MQTT broker with a rules engine and data bridges; the licence allows one production node for free.
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AWS IoT Core
Managed MQTT broker on AWS with a device registry, device shadows and a rules engine. A closed product from Amazon Web Services.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMQX | Partial | 17k | Other | Source available | Yes | Erlang | 6.3.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| Eclipse Mosquitto | Partial | 11k | Other | Open source | Yes | C | v2.1.2 | 2026-10-04 |
| VerneMQ | Partial | 3.6k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Erlang | 2.2.1 | 2026-10-06 |
| NanoMQ | Partial | 2.6k | MIT | Open source | Yes | C | 0.25.6 | 2026-10-06 |
| HiveMQ Community Edition | Partial | 1.2k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Java | 2026.5 | 2026-10-01 |
Every alternative
5 alternatives
Eclipse Mosquitto - An open source MQTT broker
MQTT broker only, on a single node; no device registry, shadows or rules engine.
A distributed MQTT message broker based on Erlang/OTP. Built for high quality & Industrial use cases. The VerneMQ mission is active & the project maintained. Thank you for your support!
Clustered MQTT broker built on Erlang/OTP; MQTT only, no device management.
- Language
- Erlang
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 3.6k
- Latest
- 2.2.1
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
An ultra-lightweight and blazing-fast Messaging Bus/MQTT Broker for Edge & SDV
Lightweight MQTT broker for edge devices, with bridging to cloud brokers and a rules engine.
HiveMQ CE is a Java-based open source MQTT broker that fully supports MQTT 3.x and MQTT 5. It is the foundation of the HiveMQ Enterprise Connectivity and Messaging Platform
MQTT 5 broker on a single node, extended with Java plugins.
- Language
- Java
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 1.2k
- Latest
- 2026.5
- Last push
- 2026-10-01
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About AWS IoT Core
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- Amazon Web Services