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IBM MQ

byIBM
in Event Brokers
4.6

Overview

Product Information on IBM MQ

Updated 13th October 2025

What is IBM MQ?

IBM MQ is a messaging software that enables secure and reliable exchange of data between applications, systems, and services across diverse computing environments. The software offers message queuing capabilities, supporting both point-to-point and publish-subscribe models, to facilitate communication regardless of differences in operating system, programming language, or network infrastructure. IBM MQ helps address business challenges related to integrating heterogeneous systems and ensuring the assured delivery of transactional information. Its features include message encryption, guaranteed message delivery, transaction support, and scalability, which contribute to reducing operational risk, improving connectivity between processes, and supporting compliance needs in enterprise environments.

IBM MQ Pricing

IBM MQ software uses a subscription-based and perpetual licensing pricing model. Pricing varies depending on deployment options such as on-premises, cloud, and containerized environments. Charges may be based on processor value units, resource usage, or by the number of messages processed. Enterprise and standard editions are available, with additional costs for support and advanced features.

Overall experience with IBM MQ

IT Specialist
3B - 10B USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“IBM MQ: a robust solution for exchanging messages in critical environments”

5.0
Jun 23, 2025
IBM MQ is an essential tool that allows us to create the necessary integrations with the financial network. It is a robust solution for exchanging messages in critical environments.
ARCHITECT
50M - 250M USD, Banking
CRITICAL

“IBM MQ Messaging integration”

3.0
May 16, 2023
The product has all of the capabilities expected from a messaging platform, setup at times was not that simple. Performance was a major advantage.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 15th January 2024

IBM is a well-established entity focused on technology and development. The primary mission revolves around fostering technological growth and enhancing infrastructure, achieved through focused developments and consulting services. By encouraging inventiveness and innovation, it is geared towards facilitating the transition of theoretical ideas into practical realities, thus improving global functionalities. IBM brings about transformation by creating advanced solutions that reshape and redefine the world.

Company Details

Updated 15th January 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1911
Head office location
Armonk, New York, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
http://www.ibm.com

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Performance of IBM MQ Across Market Features

IBM MQ Likes & Dislikes

Like

Support, standardization (logs, configs), stability (continuous operation) and reliability (rare problems).

Like

Most 3rd party systems support MQ integration out of the box which enabled seamless integration. Highly available support, very secure communication with queueing capabilities. File transfer option was advantageous as well. Exception codes very well defined which makes debugging much easier.

Like

Ease of setup, reliability, cross-plaform intercommunication, security, guaranteed message delivery

Dislike

First, there is the administrative complexity (it is a tool with numerous settings, and you need to know it well to avoid problems); Cost; and lack of metrics exposure.

Dislike

The initial setup/configuration has room for improvements. Monitoring and reporting have gaps compared to the competition. There is no concept of bridging from topic to queues and even though there is a subscriber option it introduces more issues when exploring that option.

Dislike

Dependence on third-party software to ensure HA

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IBM MQ Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(37 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
51%
4 Star
32%
3 Star
16%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • IT Specialist
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    IBM MQ: a robust solution for exchanging messages in critical environments

    5.0
    Jun 23, 2025
    IBM MQ is an essential tool that allows us to create the necessary integrations with the financial network. It is a robust solution for exchanging messages in critical environments.
  • Engineer
    <50M USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    IBM MQ Provides Reliable Cross-Platform Messaging With Secure Delivery Features

    5.0
    Jun 20, 2025
    IBM MQ is the world wide best messaging middleware and runs in all platforms (zOS, Linux and Windows) and this is essential for our environment.
  • SENIOR OFFICER
    <50M USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    A Powerful and reliable messaging solution for Enterprises

    5.0
    Jul 10, 2024
    A powerful and reliable messaging solution for large enterprises with complex messaging needs
  • PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER, TECHNICAL LEAD
    1B-10B USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    Reliable Messaging Backbone Simplifies Application Development

    5.0
    Aug 6, 2024
    Consistently solid / reliable, capabilities that have evolved and do not need to be revolutionised
  • PRINCIPAL INTEGRATION SPECIALIST
    10B+ USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Robust, versatile & reliable middleware messaging product

    4.0
    Jan 31, 2024
    I have been using IBM MQ for more than 8 years, the product has matured to co-exist together with the modern technologies and is very stable product
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