CloudAMQP vs TIBCO FTL

CloudAMQP is a managed cloud service for LavinMQ and RabbitMQ messaging clusters. It automates cluster setup, operation, and scaling, with a control panel for monitoring and alarms sent through email, webhooks, or external services. Plans support AMQP, AMQPS, HTTPS, STOMP, and MQTT; dedicated plans also support WEB-STOMP. The service runs on Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, and Scaleway. It supports configurable delivery guarantees, per-queue ordering, dead-letter queues, and messages up to 128 MB. RabbitMQ clusters use Quorum Queues to replicate messages across nodes and reconnect clients after a node failure. SSL/TLS protects data in transit, with network isolation and VPC options on some clouds. CloudAMQP states that it is SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliant. Free plans are available; paid plans start at $19/mo. Customers cannot access nodes via SSH.

TIBCO FTL is an application-to-application messaging system designed for low latency and high performance. Applications can exchange messages through brokers or directly with one another using peer-to-peer messaging. Messages contain named fields with typed values, and subscribers can use content matchers to select them. Persistence services retain messages for durable subscribers and replicate message and acknowledgement data across services for fault tolerance. API references are listed for C,.NET, Java, and Go; TIBCO also describes messaging for REST, web, and mobile-based devices. Security documentation covers authentication, authorization, TLS, secure transports, and server data directories. FTL channels enable publish-subscribe messaging among eFTL applications and between eFTL and FTL applications. Listed platforms include API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows. The Community Edition is listed at free. Enterprise Edition pricing is on request, and a non-expired license is required to start it. TIBCO lists online support cases and live chat available around the clock for other assistance.