Amazon SQS vs NATS
| Amazon SQS | NATS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Web | api, Linux, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment model | cloud | hybrid |
| Delivery guarantees | configurable | configurable |
| Dead-letter queues | Yes | — |
| Ordering guarantees | per_queue | — |
| Maximum message size | 1 MB | — |
| Supported protocols | AWS JSON, AWS Query, HTTPS, TLS | NATS, MQTT, WebSocket |
Both are listed in Best Message Broker Software, Best Message Queue (MQ) Software. On Inferse, Amazon SQS scores higher on our published basis.