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Amazon SQS vs MassTransit: What are the differences?
# Key Differences Between Amazon SQS and MassTransit
Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) and MassTransit are both messaging services used for managing asynchronous communication between distributed systems. Despite their similar functionality, there are key differences that differentiate the two.
1. **Message Delivery**: Amazon SQS ensures that each message is delivered at least once, with the possibility of duplicates. In contrast, MassTransit guarantees the delivery of messages only once, eliminating the risk of duplicate processing.
2. **Ease of Use**: Amazon SQS is a fully managed service that requires minimal setup and maintenance by the user. On the other hand, MassTransit is an open-source library that necessitates more configuration and management on the developer's part.
3. **Scalability**: Amazon SQS is highly scalable and can handle a large volume of messages with ease. MassTransit, while scalable, may require additional configuration and resources to achieve the same level of scalability as Amazon SQS.
4. **Compatibility**: Amazon SQS is platform-agnostic, allowing seamless integration with various programming languages and frameworks. MassTransit, however, is primarily designed for .NET applications, limiting its compatibility with other platforms.
5. **Visibility**: Amazon SQS provides real-time monitoring and visibility into the status of messages through its console and APIs. MassTransit, although it offers monitoring capabilities, may not provide the same level of visibility and control as Amazon SQS.
6. **Cost**: Amazon SQS follows a pay-as-you-go pricing model based on the number of requests and data transfer. Meanwhile, MassTransit is free to use but may incur costs for hosting and managing the underlying infrastructure.
In Summary, Amazon SQS and MassTransit offer distinct advantages in terms of message delivery, ease of use, scalability, compatibility, visibility, and cost, catering to different needs in the realm of messaging services.
I want to schedule a message. Amazon SQS provides a delay of 15 minutes, but I want it in some hours.
Example: Let's say a Message1 is consumed by a consumer A but somehow it failed inside the consumer. I would want to put it in a queue and retry after 4hrs. Can I do this in Amazon MQ? I have seen in some Amazon MQ videos saying scheduling messages can be done. But, I'm not sure how.
Mithiridi, I believe you are talking about two different things. 1. If you need to process messages with delays of more 15m or at specific times, it's not a good idea to use queues, independently of tool SQM, Rabbit or Amazon MQ. you should considerer another approach using a scheduled job. 2. For dead queues and policy retries RabbitMQ, for example, doesn't support your use case. https://medium.com/@kiennguyen88/rabbitmq-delay-retry-schedule-with-dead-letter-exchange-31fb25a440fc I'm not sure if that is possible SNS/SQS support, they have a maximum delay for delivery (maxDelayTarget) in seconds but it's not clear the number. You can check this out: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/dg/sns-message-delivery-retries.html
Pros of Amazon SQS
- Easy to use, reliable62
- Low cost40
- Simple28
- Doesn't need to maintain it14
- It is Serverless8
- Has a max message size (currently 256K)4
- Triggers Lambda3
- Easy to configure with Terraform3
- Delayed delivery upto 15 mins only3
- Delayed delivery upto 12 hours3
- JMS compliant1
- Support for retry and dead letter queue1
- D1
Pros of MassTransit
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Cons of Amazon SQS
- Has a max message size (currently 256K)2
- Proprietary2
- Difficult to configure2
- Has a maximum 15 minutes of delayed messages only1