Apache Kafka vs HiveMQ MQTT Broker
| Apache Kafka | HiveMQ MQTT Broker | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | $299/mo |
| Platforms | api, self-hosted | api, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | hybrid |
| Stream processing | Yes | |
| Delivery guarantee | both | |
| Supported client languages | Java, Scala, Go, Python, C, C++, REST APIs | |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| SQL processing | No | |
| Stateful processing | Yes | |
| Event-time windows | Yes | |
| Supported languages | Java, Scala | |
| Delivery guarantees | configurable | |
| Dead-letter queues | Yes | |
| Maximum message size | 256 MB | |
| Supported protocols | MQTT 3.1, MQTT 3.1.1, MQTT 5, TCP, TLS, WebSocket | |
| Max message size | 256 MB |
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