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How Many Message Queue (MQ) Software Products Does G2 Track?

Total Products under this Category: 54

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  • Average Rating: 4.28/5 The average rating of products in this category, based on all submitted ratings
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How Does G2 Rank Message Queue (MQ) Software Products?

Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:

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G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category.

G2 Grid® for Message Queue (MQ) Software

G2 Grid® for Message Queue (MQ) Software plotting products by satisfaction and market presence

Highlighted products: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, IBM MQ, HiveMQ, Azure Logic Apps, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, meshIQ, TIBCO Messaging, and IBM Cloud Pak for Integration.

Underlying data: [Grid® JSON](https://www.g2.com/categories/message-queue-mq/grids.json?focus%5B%5D=mulesoft-anypoint-platform&focus%5B%5D=ibm-mq&focus%5B%5D=hivemq&focus%5B%5D=azure-logic-apps&focus%5B%5D=google-cloud-pub-sub&focus%5B%5D=meshiq&focus%5B%5D=tibco-messaging&focus%5B%5D=ibm-cloud-pak-for-integration)

Hooklistener

Hooklistener is a webhook infrastructure platform designed to simplify how developers work with event-driven systems. Whether you’re debugging payloads, routing webhooks to multiple destinations, or managing retries and failures, Hooklistener gives you full visibility and control without the overhead of custom infrastructure.

Who Is the Company Behind Hooklistener?

  • Seller: Lemonity
  • Year Founded: 2024
  • HQ Location: Barcelona, Spain
  • Twitter: @hooklistener
    11 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®

HYTE MQ

HYTE MQ is an advanced messaging platform based on Apache ActiveMQ, an Open Source enterprise messaging system that is heavily relied on by many Fortune 500 companies. HYTE MQ provides reliable data transmission, delivery and ordering of data traffic. For developers, this significantly reduces the amount of coding complexity required when moving data between enterprise applications. HYTE MQ runs on all Kubernetes distributions, providing a Messaging Platform as a Service, as well as virtual machines and bare metal installations. HYTE provides both 24x7 and standard business hour support.

Who Is the Company Behind HYTE MQ?

Instaclustr Managed Kafka

NetApp® Instaclustr for Apache Kafka® is a managed event streaming platform that enables organizations to deploy, operate, and scale Apache Kafka clusters for distributed data processing. It is designed for IT operations teams, DevOps engineers, software architects, and businesses that require reliable, secure, and scalable streaming infrastructure without the complexity of self-managing open source technologies. NetApp Instaclustr for Apache Kafka supports enterprises and technology-driven organizations that need to ingest, process, and analyze large volumes of data in real time. Common use cases include log aggregation, real-time analytics, data pipeline orchestration, and event-driven application architectures. The platform provides automated provisioning, monitoring, scaling, and maintenance of Apache Kafka clusters across public cloud environments and on-premises data centers. Instaclustr offers multiple deployment models, including fully managed clusters, enterprise support, consulting, and training services. Key features and benefits: - Managed Kafka clusters with automated deployment, configuration, and scaling - 24x7 expert support backed by service level agreements (SLAs) - Professional services for architecture, migration, and optimization - Certified training for technical teams on Apache Kafka best practices - Security and compliance controls, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA NetApp Instaclustr for Apache Kafka helps organizations address challenges such as limited in-house expertise, integration complexity, and the need for reliable, scalable, and secure event streaming operations.

Average Rating: 4.3/5.0

Total Reviews: 11

How Do G2 Users Rate Instaclustr Managed Kafka?

  • Has the product been a good partner in doing business?: 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)

Who Is the Company Behind Instaclustr Managed Kafka?

  • Seller: NetApp
  • Year Founded: 1992
  • HQ Location: Sunnyvale, California
  • Twitter: @NetApp
    118,015 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    12,706 employees on LinkedIn®
  • Ownership: NASDAQ

Who Uses This Product?

  • Company Size: 55% Large, 27% Medium

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LavinMQ

LavinMQ is an extremely fast Message Broker that handles a large amounts of messages and connections. It implements the AMQP 0-9-1 protocol and runs on a single node in order to maximize performance, yet without compromising availability.

Who Is the Company Behind LavinMQ?

  • Seller: 84codes AB
  • Year Founded: 2012
  • HQ Location: Sweden
  • Twitter: @carlhoerberg
    354 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    49 employees on LinkedIn®

MQ Manager

A Key Part of Fortra (the new face of HelpSystems) Halcyon is proud to be part of Fortra’s comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio. Fortra simplifies today’s complex cybersecurity landscape by bringing complementary products together to solve problems in innovative ways. These integrated, scalable solutions address the fast-changing challenges you face in safeguarding your organization. With the help of the powerful protection from MQ Manager and others, Fortra is your relentless ally, here for you every step of the way throughout your cybersecurity journey.

Who Is the Company Behind MQ Manager?

  • Seller: Fortra
  • Year Founded: 1982
  • HQ Location: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  • Twitter: @fortraofficial
    2,773 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    1,784 employees on LinkedIn®

MQ Visual Edit

MQ Visual Edit is a desktop application developed by Capitalware Inc. that enables users to view, manipulate, and manage messages within queues and topics of an IBM MQ queue manager. The application presents data in a user-friendly format akin to database utilities or spreadsheet programs, facilitating efficient problem-solving for application programmers, JMS developers, quality assurance testers, and production support personnel. Designed for versatility, MQ Visual Edit operates on various desktop platforms, including Linux (X64 & ARM64), macOS (X64 & AArch64), Windows (7/8/8.1/10/11 for X64 & ARM64), and Raspberry Pi (ARM). It can connect to both local and remote queue managers across multiple platforms that support distributed queuing, such as AIX, HP-UX, HPE NonStop, Linux, IBM i (OS/400), Oracle Solaris, Raspberry Pi (ARM), Tandem, Windows Server editions, z/OS (OS/390), and MQ Appliance. The application offers comprehensive language support for 55 languages, including Amharic, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin China and Taiwan), English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and more, ensuring accessibility for a diverse user base. Key features of MQ Visual Edit include: - **Multi-Queue and Multi-Topic Management**: Users can open and display multiple queues and topics from various queue managers simultaneously. - **Favorites Management**: The ability to add, open, and manage favorite queues and topics for quick access. - **Message Comparison**: Compare the contents of a message on a queue to a file, with differences highlighted in a dual-display window. - **Queue Manager Import**: Import queue manager information from MQ Explorer, MO71, previous versions of MQ Visual Edit, CCDT files, and local queue managers. - **User-Defined Message Formats**: Support for Fixed Width, CSV (Comma Separated Value), and FIX (Financial Information eXchange) formats. - **Time Zone Association**: Associate a time zone with a queue manager to display message date and time in the specified time zone. - **Message Import/Export**: Import or export all or selected messages to/from text files or multiple text files. - **Backup and Restore**: Backup and restore all or selected messages, including MQMD, Named Properties, and data, facilitating message replay. - **Printing and Reporting**: Print selected messages and generate reports in PDF, RTF, or HTML formats. - **Message Editing**: Edit or update message MQMD fields and/or Named Properties. - **Hex Editor**: Edit messages in a Hex Editor, with EBCDIC mode available. - **XML and JSON Viewers**: View messages in XML tree format or as JSON data using built-in viewers. - **Monitoring Tools**: Includes tools like Queue Monitor, Queue Statistics Monitor, Queue Status Monitor, Visual Queue Depth, Visual Queue Statistics, Visual Subscription Rate, Topic Monitor, and Subscription Monitor for real-time monitoring. - **Stress Testing Tools**: Provides tools such as Get Server, Put Server, SIM Client, SIM Server, Subscribe Server, and Publish Server for stress testing applications. - **Security Features**: Supports SSL/TLS for secure connections to remote queue managers and third-party security exits. MQ Visual Edit is available for a free 30-day trial period, offering full functionality with a limitation to one queue manager. Upon purchasing a user license, the commercial version allows for unlimited queue managers. An enterprise license is also available, permitting unlimited users across multiple locations within a company. For more detailed information, visit the official MQ Visual Edit overview page: https://capitalware.com/mqve_overview.html

Who Is the Company Behind MQ Visual Edit?

Robot Console

A Key Part of Fortra (the new face of HelpSystems) Robot is proud to be part of Fortra’s comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio. Fortra simplifies today’s complex cybersecurity landscape by bringing complementary products together to solve problems in innovative ways. These integrated, scalable solutions address the fast-changing challenges you face in safeguarding your organization. With the help of the powerful protection from Roobot Console and others, Fortra is your relentless ally, here for you every step of the way throughout your cybersecurity journey.

Who Is the Company Behind Robot Console?

  • Seller: Fortra
  • Year Founded: 1982
  • HQ Location: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  • Twitter: @fortraofficial
    2,773 Twitter followers
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    1,784 employees on LinkedIn®

Zunoy FreeMQTT

Who Is the Company Behind Zunoy FreeMQTT?

  • Seller: Zunoy
  • HQ Location: Bengaluru, IN
  • LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
    2 employees on LinkedIn®
  • Ownership: Zunoy
  • Phone: +91
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Researched and written by Tian Lin
Updated October 3, 2024