Best Message-Oriented Middleware

Compare the Top Message-Oriented Middleware as of November 2025

What is Message-Oriented Middleware?

Message-oriented middleware (MOM) is software that provides an interoperable interface between multiple applications. It enables applications to communicate with one another, regardless of their underlying technologies. Applications using MOM can send and receive messages across a variety of networks and transport protocols such as HTTP, TCP/IP, and SMTP. These messages can be either synchronous or asynchronous, allowing for real-time interactions or delayed messaging without the need for complex programming code. MOM also facilitates remote access through a centralized system making it easier to manage in distributed environments. Additionally, since it is independent of the application architecture, MOM offers increased flexibility when integrating different platforms together. Compare and read user reviews of the best Message-Oriented Middleware currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    PubSub+ Platform
    Solace PubSub+ Platform helps enterprises design, deploy and manage event-driven systems across hybrid and multi-cloud and IoT environments so they can be more event-driven and operate in real-time. The PubSub+ Platform includes the powerful PubSub+ Event Brokers, event management capabilities with PubSub+ Event Portal, as well as monitoring and integration capabilities all available via a single cloud console. PubSub+ allows easy creation of an event mesh, an interconnected network of event brokers, allowing for seamless and dynamic data movement across highly distributed network environments. PubSub+ Event Brokers can be deployed as fully managed cloud services, self-managed software in private cloud or on-premises environments, or as turnkey hardware appliances for unparalleled performance and low TCO. PubSub+ Event Portal is a complimentary toolset for design and governance of event-driven systems including both Solace and Kafka-based event broker environments.
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    Astra Streaming
    Responsive applications keep users engaged and developers inspired. Rise to meet these ever-increasing expectations with the DataStax Astra Streaming service platform. DataStax Astra Streaming is a cloud-native messaging and event streaming platform powered by Apache Pulsar. Astra Streaming allows you to build streaming applications on top of an elastically scalable, multi-cloud messaging and event streaming platform. Astra Streaming is powered by Apache Pulsar, the next-generation event streaming platform which provides a unified solution for streaming, queuing, pub/sub, and stream processing. Astra Streaming is a natural complement to Astra DB. Using Astra Streaming, existing Astra DB users can easily build real-time data pipelines into and out of their Astra DB instances. With Astra Streaming, avoid vendor lock-in and deploy on any of the major public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure) compatible with open-source Apache Pulsar.
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