EMQX vs. HiveMQ Comparison


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About EMQX is the world's most scalable and reliable MQTT messaging platform designed by EMQ. It supports 100M concurrent IoT device connections per cluster while maintaining extremely high throughput and sub-millisecond latency. EMQX boasts more than 20,000 global users from over 50 countries, connecting more than 100M IoT devices worldwide, and is trusted by over 300 customers in mission-critical IoT scenarios, including well-known brands like HPE, VMware, Verifone, SAIC Volkswagen, and Ericsson. Our edge-to-cloud IoT connectivity solutions are flexible to meet the demands of various industries towards digital transformation, including connected vehicles, Industrial IoT, oil & gas, carrier, finance, smart energy, and smart cities.		About HiveMQ is the Industrial AI Platform helping enterprises move from connected devices to intelligent operations. Built on the MQTT standard and a distributed edge-to-cloud architecture, HiveMQ connects and governs industrial data in real time, enabling organizations to act with intelligence. With proven reliability, scalability, and interoperability, HiveMQ provides the foundation industrial companies need to operationalize AI, powering the next generation of intelligent industry. Global leaders including Audi, BMW, Eli Lilly, Liberty Global, Mercedes-Benz, and Siemens trust HiveMQ to run their most mission-critical operations.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Companies and professionals seeking a solution to manage their IoT device connections and process their IoT data in real-time		Audience IoT Developers, Solution Architects, Technical Architects, CTOs, OT/IT Engineer
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $0.18 per hour EMQX Cloud Standard: Billed Hourly: Starts at $0.18 per hour Annual Prepaid: Starts at $1,340 per year Professional: Billed Hourly: Starts at $0.36 per hour Annual Prepaid: Starts at $2,681 per year Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $0.34/hour Please visit our pricing page for more information. Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.6 / 5 ease 4.8 / 5 features 4.8 / 5 design 4.7 / 5 support 4.5 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros It is highly scalable and handles large volumes of messages efficiently. Its support for multiple protocols like MQTT, CoAP, and HTTP makes integration easier. The intuitive dashboard helps monitor connections and message throughput effectively. I also liked its strong security features, including TLS/SSL encryption and fine-grained access control, which ensured safe data transmission. For me, personally, there are various factors that I liked about EMQX; one of them being that it is an accessible broker that is able to process millions of messages in literal seconds, it is very fast like no other service and it is able to connect to multiple devices in one single cluster, EMQX is a software that, while using it, it feels really comfortable and it does not come with any remarkable complications, it is a nicely created software that is easy to deploy on the preferred cloud service for better security. EMQX is the best tool that it is available out there. First of all, I like that this is the most cost-effective tool that exists out there when it comes to giving the Broker MQTT full experience, as it is a fully open-source software that is constantly improving while still providing a great and professional level platform to carry out different projects. It is the most stable service to set up the devices at different scales and provide the users reliability and high security. Being able to have an open source protocol that guarantees community with different devices that allow better data processing and centralize all the information has given us the advantage of being able to achieve a better strategy with respect to the data we have, working with this fluidly and in real time. In addition to the fact that we laugh at each step, the security of all our information, and the flexibility we have to manage this within the enormous acid cloud. EMQX has everything we need in a platform for managing information and data, its messaging system is perfect remotely, it creates a complete data processing network with the management of a completely efficient protocol that helps us send and efficient collection of information, this without letting anything escape and allowing us to have a continuous work flow. It is perfectly integrated into the cloud, which provides us with job security, and not only with this, it has integrations that complement its functionality on a large scale. It handles various data inputs simultaneously without lowering the quality in the process. Cons The initial setup can feel a bit overwhelming for beginners, especially when configuring advanced clustering options. Better documentation or guided tutorials could simplify this process. The support team is not very responsive, I have reached out to them only a couple of times but they have not been very responsive as other customer services, it is an aspect that needs to be improved because this is a software that is working with something very sensitive like data is. We had to follow a few steps in order to be able to set everything up, it was a bit complicated at first but we got the hang of it eventually, I would say it felt a bit discouraging because we were very confused but then it was fine. EMQX is a software that can provide high scalability if needed. I don't have much time but I'm using the platform, however we have discovered that each tool is essential for the work we do, that is, it doesn't saturate us with so many configurations, it has made the experience much more enjoyable, being just what we are looking for for processing data and a real-time messaging system. For now I have to highlight many positive points and really few negatives, since without a doubt the platform was perfectly adapted to my business system, and its use and implementation in the cloud has given us the advantage over any other aspect.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information EMQ Technologies Founded: 2017 California www.emqx.com		Company Information HiveMQ Founded: 2012 Germany www.hivemq.com
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Categories Connected Car Supported Event Brokers Supported Industrial IoT Supported IoT Supported IoT Connectivity Management Supported Message Queue Supported Message-Oriented Middleware Supported MQTT Brokers Supported		Categories Event Brokers Supported Industrial AI Supported Industrial IoT Supported IoT Supported IoT Connectivity Management Supported Message Queue Supported Message-Oriented Middleware Supported MQTT Brokers Supported
Industrial IoT Features Condition Monitoring Supported Data Visualization Supported Factory Data Analytics Supported Machine Learning Supported Machine Workflow Creation Supported Predictive Maintenance Supported Production Line / Factory Insights Supported Real-Time Monitoring Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Smart Alerts / Notifications Supported IoT Features Application Development Supported Big Data Analytics Supported Configuration Management Supported Connectivity Management Supported Data Collection Supported Data Management Supported Device Management Supported Performance Management Supported Prototyping Supported Visualization Supported Message Queue Features Asynchronous Communications Protocol Supported Data Error Reduction Supported Message Encryption Supported On-Premise Installation Supported Roles / Permissions Supported Storage / Retrieval / Deletion Supported System Decoupling Supported		Message Queue Features Asynchronous Communications Protocol Supported Data Error Reduction Not Supported Message Encryption Not Supported On-Premise Installation Supported Roles / Permissions Not Supported Storage / Retrieval / Deletion Not Supported System Decoupling Not Supported
Integrations Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported Kubernetes Supported Microsoft Azure Supported Amazon Kinesis Not Supported Apache Kafka Not Supported Azure Marketplace Supported Cloud Studio IoT Supported Cogent DataHub Not Supported Docker Not Supported Elestio Supported Google Cloud Platform Supported Google Cloud Pub/Sub Not Supported InfluxDB Not Supported MongoDB Atlas Not Supported MySQL Not Supported Prometheus Supported SAP Store Supported Slack Supported Snowflake Not Supported hopit Manufacturing Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 10 Integrations		Integrations Amazon Web Services (AWS) Supported Kubernetes Supported Microsoft Azure Supported Amazon Kinesis Supported Apache Kafka Supported Azure Marketplace Not Supported Cloud Studio IoT Not Supported Cogent DataHub Supported Docker Supported Elestio Not Supported Google Cloud Platform Not Supported Google Cloud Pub/Sub Supported InfluxDB Supported MongoDB Atlas Supported MySQL Supported Prometheus Not Supported SAP Store Not Supported Slack Not Supported Snowflake Supported hopit Manufacturing Supported Show More Integrations View All 13 Integrations
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