10 alternatives to rocketmq
apache/rocketmq — Apache RocketMQ is a cloud native messaging and streaming platform, making it simple to build event-driven applications. (22,644 stars, Apache-2.0, infra, auth, integration).
These are the closest projects in the JustClaw-It index that we serve licence-cleared code from, ranked by relevance and by our code-quality score (1–10, the mean over each repo's graded components: completeness, code quality, deployability, reusability, strategic value). JustClaw-It also serves 1,517 licence-cleared components from apache/rocketmq itself.
| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zeromq/jeromq | 4.3 | MPL-2.0 | 2,453 |
| 2 | cloudamqp/lavinmq | 4.7 | Apache-2.0 | 1,033 |
| 3 | spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream | 4.6 | Apache-2.0 | 1,070 |
| 4 | nats-io/nats.rs | 4.7 | Apache-2.0 | 1,557 |
| 5 | vanus-labs/vanus | 4.7 | Apache-2.0 | 1,697 |
| 6 | nats-io/nats-server | 4.5 | Apache-2.0 | 20,930 |
| 7 | travisjeffery/jocko | 4.4 | MIT | 5,005 |
| 8 | liftbridge-io/liftbridge | 4.8 | Apache-2.0 | 2,805 |
| 9 | knative/eventing | 4.7 | Apache-2.0 | 1,558 |
| 10 | nsqio/nsq | 4.5 | MIT | 25,772 |
The alternatives in detail
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JeroMQ is a pure Java implementation of the ZeroMQ messaging library, offering high-performance asynchronous messaging for distributed or concurrent applications.score 4.3/10 · MPL-2.0 weak-copyleft · 2,453 stars · 143 components · search them
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Ultra quick message queue and streaming serverscore 4.7/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 1,033 stars · 43 components · search them
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Framework for building Event-Driven Microservicesscore 4.6/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 1,070 stars · 323 components · search them
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Rust client for NATS, the cloud native messaging system.score 4.7/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 1,557 stars · 60 components · search them
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Vanus is a Serverless, event streaming system with processing capabilities. It easily connects SaaS, Cloud Services, and Databases to help users build next-gen Event-driven Applications.score 4.7/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 1,697 stars · 517 components · search them
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High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.
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Kafka implemented in Golang with built-in coordination (No ZK dep, single binary install, Cloud Native)score 4.4/10 · MIT permissive · 5,005 stars · 93 components · search them
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Kafka-style message streaming in Go. Built on NATS. Single binary, no JVM, no ZooKeeper.score 4.8/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 2,805 stars · 47 components · search them
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Event-driven application platform for Kubernetesscore 4.7/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 1,558 stars · 483 components · search them
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A realtime distributed messaging platform
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