MSMQWhat is MSMQ?
This technology enables applications running at different times to communicate across heterogeneous networks and systems that may be temporarily offline. Applications send messages to queues and read messages from queues.
MSMQ is a tool in the Background Jobs category of a tech stack.
MSMQ Pros & Cons
Pros of MSMQ
- ✓Easy to learn
- ✓Cloud not needed
Cons of MSMQ
- ✗Windows dependency
MSMQ Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to MSMQ?
Kafka
Kafka is a distributed, partitioned, replicated commit log service. It provides the functionality of a messaging system, but with a unique design.
RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ gives your applications a common platform to send and receive messages, and your messages a safe place to live until received.
Amazon SQS
Transmit any volume of data, at any level of throughput, without losing messages or requiring other services to be always available. With SQS, you can offload the administrative burden of operating and scaling a highly available messaging cluster, while paying a low price for only what you use.
Celery
Celery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing. It is focused on real-time operation, but supports scheduling as well.
