What MQ implemntation to choose...

[steinard]

Hi!

Based on your prior experiences, which MQ is the best one to choose, I'm looking for pros and cons between ActiveMQ, MSMQ and Tibco EMS and maybe even others if they are as good as those already mentioned.

Is there a MQ that has become a kind of industry standard?
Which one would you recommend.


Thanks for sharing your experiences,
Steinar.

[Mark Pollack]

Hi,

I tend to prefer TIBCO EMS, but I'm biased given that I worked for TIBCO in the past and used it on several projects in the financial services area in NYC. TIBCO EMS has made significant inroads in that market due to performance, failover semantics, and offering multiple langugae APIs, most notably .NET/Java.

ActiveMQ has come a long way from when I played with it last 'in anger', but I don't know how much it has penetrated in the enterprise, it is certainly worth a look to see if it meets your requirements.

MSMQ tends to be used in pure microsoft shops where interopability isn't a requirement.

MQ from IBM has most of the market share, primarily due to legacy. It can be a pain to configure and get going, but there is enough knowledge out there on how to do it right.

That is my quick take on it in a 100 words or less.

Cheers,
Mark