Alibaba Cloud Messaging

Simple Message Queue (formerly MNS)

Simple Message Queue handles inter-application messaging on Alibaba Cloud, acting as a buffer to decouple services. It routes messages between components, ensuring delivery even if one side is temporarily unavailable. This makes it suitable for distributed systems where components need reliable, asynchronous communication without direct coupling.

It suits teams already committed to the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem needing basic queueing. The main friction is the lack of a free tier; you pay from the first message sent via a pay-as-you-go model. There is no trial period to test throughput or latency costs before committing budget, so small projects must account for expenses immediately.

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  • Free tier No
  • Pricing Pay as you go
  • Regions 8 · 4 continents
  • SLA uptime 99.99%
  • Compliance 10 certifications
  • Provider health A

Decision score

38 /100
Features 20
Pricing 0
Reliability 100
Community 0
Ecosystem 86

Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.

Trust & reach via Alibaba Cloud

Compliance
  • C5
  • CSA STAR
  • FedRAMP
  • GDPR
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27017
  • ISO 27018
  • ISO 9001
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II
+1 more
SLA uptime
  • compute99.95%
  • database99.95%
  • networking99.95%
  • storage99.99%
Global reach

8 regions across 4 continents

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania

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