--- title: IBM MQ Reviews meta\_title: 'IBM MQ Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 174 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IBM MQ works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 174 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-management --- # IBM MQ Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by IBM MQ but has limited features. Are you part of the IBM MQ team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! IBM MQ connects applications and microservices in private datacenters, across hybrid or multi-cloud environments, and at the edge of the enterprise. It allows businesses, from large enterprises to startups, to ensure every order, every payment, and every customer interaction counts. Messages between applications are delivered reliably once-and-only-once and applications are decoupled to enable rapid response to sudden traffic increases or system outages. Businesses can tap into the value of existing mission-critical data to gain real-time insights and ensure the safety of customer and business data with comprehensive security mechanisms. * * * Seller [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) Discussions [IBM MQ Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-mq/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Pradeep Sudarshan Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months ### Return on Investment 20 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-mq/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![MuleSoft Anypoint Platform](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "MuleSoft Anypoint Platform") MuleSoft Anypoint Platform 4.5/5(775) ](https://www.g2.com/products/mulesoft-anypoint-platform/reviews) [ ![Apache Kafka](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Apache Kafka") Apache Kafka 4.5/5(132) ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-kafka/reviews) [ ![RabbitMQ](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "RabbitMQ") RabbitMQ 4.1/5(48) ](https://www.g2.com/products/rabbitmq/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-mq/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 174 real user reviews. Implementation Time 4 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## IBM MQ Integrations (3) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Apache Kafka ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-kafka/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") IBM App Connect ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-app-connect/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") IBM Instana ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-instana/reviews) Show More ![yashwanth r.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "yashwanth r.") YR yashwanth r. Pega Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/18/2024 "Best Queue Manager" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? Performance when sending messages across the networks for unlike components is the best thing asynchronously and able to use cloud-based messaging Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? Less help from the community and support teams Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? We are using the IBM MQ to send messages across the networks to sync the information between the systems in our healthcare domain, which is very difficult to achieve using traditional coding practices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Moneim E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Moneim E.") ME Moneim E. Enterprise Solutions Architect Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/3/2023 "One of the most robust products at IBM" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? While IBM MQ is performant, secure, easy to install and use, the feature I like the most is supporting Message Delivery Assurance, so even for long running and asynchronous processing needs I can guarantee that a response will be delivered sooner or later Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? What I dislike the most is when I was having issues related to Code Character Set (CCSID) configuration over multi-OS like Windows, AIX and IBM i. Also there are some ambiguity when dealing with MQMD and RFH2 headers. IBM has to work on simplifying this and to detect the unsupported encoding or formats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? I used MQ for XML financial messages exchange with the middleware (IBM App Connect hosted on AIX) and the core banking system (hosted on IBM i) MQ was really fast, which let the front-facing applications respond in a timely fashion Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite VG Valdeci G. Government Administration Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/10/2024 "We have the tool in the corporation, but without qualified labor." 2.5/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? It is a robust and stable tool, with a very low incidence of incidents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? Tool that is difficult to maintain and configure. In my perception, only specialists can maintain the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? Integration with SERPRO to obtain information on imported goods for the purpose of clearance and collection of the due tax. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller inviteAI Translated ![Sanjay K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sanjay K.") SK Sanjay K. Project Associate Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/22/2024 "One of the best MQ service" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? IBM MQ is best suitable for organisations that need reliable and scalable messaging middleware for their systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? The cost for using the IBM MQ service is on higher part Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? It provides vendor lock-in, and provides complete inclusion for various protocols Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite JJ JORGE J. Arquitetura Banking Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/1/2023 "Review of IBM MQ" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? Stability, Customization, cross-platform, resilience, Multiprotocol, compatible with various technologies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? Cost and Interface of the WebConsole, the MQ Explorer is more dynamic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? Integrations between institutions, integration between applications. Facilitating the dynamics of sending and receiving, reducing the work in controlling the messaging dynamics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 4/9/2024 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller inviteAI Translated ![Verified User in Retail](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Retail") UR Verified User in Retail Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/1/2024 "IBM MQ is a nice toolset for asynchronous processing" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? I've been using this as a developer to connect to queues and then put or get messages and so far the experience has been good only Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? Sometimes it's not compatible with certain runtimes other than ibm product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? We use it mainly for asynchronous processing and for publishing data to topics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Abdul Qader M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Abdul Qader M.") AM Abdul Qader M. Senior DB2 LUW / DB2 LUW Consultant Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/22/2023 "Messaging solution for Queue" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? Easy of usage and implementation scenarios. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? This is a technology which needs to be more precise with providing training material for users. The only training offered are either from official IBM learning websites or from redbooks. There are no free resources other than redbooks. Even the redbooks are not structured to inlcude examples explaining every possible implementation scenarios and they also lack graphical images which are much more easier than reading lengthy texts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? We are primarliy using MQ as the backbone of Infosphere Q-replication, we do not need to understand the underlying details of MQ but just use it as a user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller MS Marcelo S. IT Operations Tech Lead Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/19/2023 "Secure and reliable queue management platform." 5/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? Easy queue management, the platform practically works by itself after correct configuration. Good message browser features, that we don't find in the same way in competitors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? Some resources we don't use just because we don't have a business need. I have not identified any need for changes so far. Improvement in ease of use is always very welcome, but I don't see any problems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? IBM MQ helped us handle the exchange of messages with partners and we are very satisfied with its efficiency, allowing us to exchange messages within the established limits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Nitin M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nitin M.") NM Nitin M. GRC Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/4/2024 "IBM MQ Review" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? Creating messages channel on the go as and when required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? Message prioritisation and customer isolation is not achieved in some cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? Creating multiple message channels when required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") AF Verified User in Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/22/2024 "One stop solution for all queuing needs" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IBM MQ? It's a robust and easy to use middleware solution that ensures reliable, secure, and scalable communication between systems and services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM MQ? It's a little complex during the initial setup Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM MQ solving and how is that benefiting you? IBM MQ is being used as a messaging queue platforms which helps us in seamless data transition between one service to other Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about IBM MQ? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about IBM MQ ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-mq/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is IBM MQ used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/ibm-mq-what-is-ibm-mq-used-for) GU Guest User • Last activity over 3 years ago Is IBM MQ free? 0 Upvotes 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-ibm-mq-free) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-mq/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months ### Return on Investment 20 months ### Average Discount 17% [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-mq/pricing) IBM MQ Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_2879288387f48b3d7b8205fe6d626c9a/rabbitmq.png "Product Avatar Image") RabbitMQ 4.1/5(48) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/ibm-mq-vs-rabbitmq) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_809aa88d3571ee805a47d8fb156ba412/apache-kafka.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Apache Kafka 4.5/5(132) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-kafka-vs-ibm-mq) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/apache-activemq.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Apache ActiveMQ 4.3/5(16) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/apache-activemq-vs-ibm-mq) ##### ##### IBM MQ Features Functionality Asynchronous Messaging Language Support Cloud-based Messaging Integration Application Integration Data Integration Plugins and integrations Management Policies and Controls Security Monitoring Activity Monitoring Risk Internal Compliance [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-mq/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Message Queue (MQ)](https://www.g2.com/categories/message-queue-mq)[Business Activity Monitoring](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-activity-monitoring) ##### Explore More [What is the most affordable video communication software for SMBs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-most-affordable-video-communication-software-for-smbs)[Which file reader solutions have the easiest setup for non-technical users rated highly by practitioners?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-file-reader-solutions-have-the-easiest-setup-for-non-technical-users-rated-highly-by-practitioners)[Top tools for automating software deployment pipelines](https://www.g2.com/discussions/top-tools-for-automating-software-deployment-pipelines) [What survey platforms come with a solid template library so you are not building every survey from scratch?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-survey-platforms-come-with-a-solid-template-library-so-you-are-not-building-every-survey-from-scratch)[Blytheco vs NexTec Group: which Acumatica consulting partner is better for manufacturing and construction implementations?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/blytheco-vs-nextec-group-which-acumatica-consulting-partner-is-better-for-manufacturing-and-construction-implementations)[Top-rated API management tools for developer portals](https://www.g2.com/discussions/top-rated-api-management-tools-for-developer-portals) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)