# Mosquitto vs RabbitMQ

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Mosquitto | RabbitMQ |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 in IoT | #3 of 12 in Message Broker |
| GitHub stars | 11 306 | 13 949 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +86 ✓ | +78 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v4.3.7 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Other |
| Main language | C | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

RabbitMQ scores 77/100 against 76/100 for Mosquitto, so it is the safer default.

RabbitMQ ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Mosquitto.

## Details

- [Mosquitto](https://selfhost.directory/project/mosquitto) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mosquitto.md)
- [RabbitMQ](https://selfhost.directory/project/rabbitmq) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/rabbitmq.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mosquitto-vs-rabbitmq