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Amazon SQS VS RabbitMQ_

As of 4 November 2026, RabbitMQ is named by 2,560 companies and Amazon SQS by 1,798; Amazon SQS skews to companies under 200 people (44% vs 48%), RabbitMQ to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 29%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amazon SQS's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, RabbitMQ rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Amazon SQS: 2–200 employees
44%
RabbitMQ: 2–200 employees
48%
Amazon SQS: 1,000+ employees
29%
RabbitMQ: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 2.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,798companies name Amazon SQS
2,560companies name RabbitMQ
454name both
3,909 · 6,200postings in 90 days, Amazon SQS · RabbitMQ
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAmazon SQSshareRabbitMQshareLeans
Self-employed523%853%even
2-10 employees1549%2118%even
11-50 employees24714%42417%RabbitMQ
51-200 employees38621%58523%even
201-500 employees24814%35314%even
501-1000 employees18210%2389%even
1001-5000 employees26915%34914%even
5001-10000 employees815%1004%even
10,001+ employees17910%2158%even
By industry
SegmentAmazon SQSshareRabbitMQshareLeans
Technology & software94853%1,44256%RabbitMQ
Business & finance services41623%51220%Amazon SQS
Manufacturing & industry955%1586%even
Media & content794%833%even
Commerce & trade553%703%even
Consumer services & leisure372%522%even
Property & construction292%251%even
Transport, logistics & rental282%392%even
Public, community & associations251%311%even
Utilities & infrastructure241%673%even
Hospitality & travel231%261%even
Automotive201%331%even
By country
SegmentAmazon SQSshareRabbitMQshareLeans
United States1,11662%1,28050%Amazon SQS
United Kingdom1337%1777%even
Brazil613%1014%even
Germany553%954%even
India553%934%even
Canada412%351%even
Australia282%271%even
France261%1165%RabbitMQ
Netherlands171%422%even
Japan151%––outside top 12
Sweden141%271%even
Singapore141%––outside top 12
Poland––612%outside top 12
Spain––301%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon SQSshareRabbitMQshareLeans
Software engineering3,74072%6,62579%RabbitMQ
Data & AI51510%4015%Amazon SQS
IT operations & business systems3196%4055%even
Engineering (non-software)421%1191%even
Product, program & project management291%421%even
Sales120%200%even
Customer service & success110%200%even
Quality, safety & environment90%150%even
General management & consulting80%80%even
construction and civil70%60%even
manufacturing and production50%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk30%––outside top 12
Unclassified30%340%even
logistics warehouse and transport20%––outside top 12
Education & training10%20%even
Marketing & communications10%80%even
Finance & accounting––50%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––20%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––10%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
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RabbitMQ is named by 2,560 companies in job postings and Amazon SQS by 1,798; 454 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-sqs-vs-rabbitmq)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Amazon SQS vs RabbitMQ: questions

Which is more used, Amazon SQS or RabbitMQ?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, RabbitMQ (2,560) over Amazon SQS (1,798). By website-and-DNS footprint, RabbitMQ (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amazon SQS?

44% of Amazon SQS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for RabbitMQ. 29% of Amazon SQS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for RabbitMQ.

Do companies run both?

454 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon SQS in marketing and RabbitMQ in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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