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ApsaraMQ for MQTT

ApsaraMQ for MQTT is Alibaba Cloud’s managed message broker tailored for IoT and mobile applications. It handles the specific constraints of these environments, managing connections and message delivery for devices that often operate on unreliable networks. This service abstracts the complexity of maintaining persistent connections and ensuring reliable data transmission between lightweight clients and backend systems.

Teams already invested in the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem will find this integration straightforward, but there is no free tier to test the service. You pay strictly on a usage basis, meaning every connection and message incurs a cost from the first request. This model suits production workloads with predictable volume but offers no low-cost entry point for prototyping or small-scale experiments.

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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

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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
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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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