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ØMQ vs ActiveMQ

A side-by-side look at ØMQ and ActiveMQ. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

ØMQ

ØMQ

Development

ØMQ (also known as ZeroMQ) is an open-source messaging library that provides a flexible lightweight abstraction for distributed and concurrent applications. It offers a socket API for building fast and efficient asynchronous message-based applications.

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ActiveMQ

ActiveMQ

Development

ActiveMQ is an open source message broker that implements the Java Message Service (JMS) API for sending, receiving, and persisting messages between distributed applications. It supports many advanced messaging features like message queues, topic publishing and subscribing, reliability, and security.

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