Amazon MQ pricing
2 plans read from aws.amazon.com
AWS Free TierFree Eligible new AWS customers can choose a free plan available for 6 months after account creation; AWS Free Tier credits can be applied to eligible Amazon MQ usage.Up to $200 in credits · credits must be used within 12 months of account creation Read 8 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Pay-as-you-goPrice not published Broker usage is billed hourly at one-second resolution; storage is billed monthly. Fees vary by instance size, deployment type, and storage.No minimum fees or upfront commitments · standard data transfer fees may apply Read 8 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
In short
- Amazon MQ has a free plan (AWS Free Tier).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudAMQP | $19/mo | Yes | Yes |
| EMQX | $234/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Apache ActiveMQ | — | Yes | No |
| Apache RocketMQ | — | Yes | No |
| Amazon SQS | — | Yes | No |
| Faye | — | Yes | No |
| Amazon SNS | $0.06/mo | Yes | No |
| RabbitMQ | — | Yes | No |