--- title: "ActiveMQ vs Azure Service Bus: Which is searched more?" description: "Is ActiveMQ or Azure Service Bus more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Message queue services set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/activemq-vs-azure-service-bus" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ActiveMQ vs Azure Service Bus: Which is searched more? Is ActiveMQ or Azure Service Bus more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Message queue services set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: ActiveMQ and Azure Service Bus - **Competitive set**: Message queue services - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **ActiveMQ Share of Search**: 6.4% - **Azure Service Bus Share of Search**: 7.8% ## Is ActiveMQ or Azure Service Bus more popular in search? - In September 2026, Azure Service Bus had more branded searches than ActiveMQ among message queue services worldwide. Azure Service Bus had about 9,900 branded searches, while ActiveMQ had 8,100. Azure Service Bus made up 7.8% of all message queue service searches we track, and ActiveMQ accounted for 6.4%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: ActiveMQ took it in April 2026, Azure Service Bus took it in June 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ActiveMQ’s share of searches among message queue services worldwide moved from 6.8% to 6.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Azure Service Bus’ share of searches among message queue services worldwide moved from 6.8% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K. ## Top message queue services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Azure Service Bus was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ActiveMQ did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | RabbitMQ | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Amazon SQS | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Kafka | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Azure Service Bus | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | NATS | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Google Pub/Sub | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ActiveMQ | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ZeroMQ | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Redis Streams | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about message queue services - Asked ChatGPT "Which message queue service should I use?": 1. Amazon SQS, 2. RabbitMQ, 3. Azure Service Bus, 4. Kafka - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best message queue services?": 1. Amazon SQS, 2. RabbitMQ, 3. Kafka, 4. Azure Service Bus, 5. NATS - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best message queue service for service-to-service messaging?": 1. Amazon SQS, 2. RabbitMQ, 3. NATS, 4. Kafka, 5. Azure Service Bus - Searched Google, AI Overview "message queue services": 1. Kafka, 2. Azure Service Bus, 3. RabbitMQ - Searched Google, AI Overview "message broker service": 1. RabbitMQ, 2. Kafka, 3. Amazon SQS, 4. NATS Not named in any answer: Google Pub/Sub, ActiveMQ, ZeroMQ and Redis Streams. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for message queue services worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for ActiveMQ worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 8.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Azure Service Bus worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | ActiveMQ estimated searches | ActiveMQ Share of Search | ActiveMQ rank | Azure Service Bus estimated searches | Azure Service Bus Share of Search | Azure Service Bus rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 6.8% | 3 | 14.8K | 6.8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 6.6% | 4 | 12.1K | 6.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 5.7% | 4 | 9.9K | 5.7% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 5.5% | 5 | 12.1K | 6.7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 5.6% | 5 | 12.1K | 6.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 6.4% | 4 | 12.1K | 6.4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 10.6% | 3 | 12.1K | 7.1% | 4 | | May 2026 | 9.9K | 6.3% | 4 | 9.9K | 6.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 6.6% | 4 | 12.1K | 8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 6.7% | 3 | 9.9K | 6.7% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 6.4% | 4 | 9.9K | 7.9% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 6.4% | 4 | 9.9K | 7.8% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ActiveMQ’s and Azure Service Bus’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **ActiveMQ**: Measured on the search term “activemq”. - **Azure Service Bus**: Measured on the search term “azure service bus”. - [ActiveMQ profile](/demand/global-en/brands/activemq) - [Azure Service Bus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/azure-service-bus) - [All message queue services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/message-queue-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is ActiveMQ or Azure Service Bus more popular in search? In September 2026, Azure Service Bus had more branded searches than ActiveMQ among message queue services worldwide. Azure Service Bus had about 9,900 branded searches, while ActiveMQ had 8,100. Azure Service Bus made up 7.8% of all message queue service searches we track, and ActiveMQ accounted for 6.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ActiveMQ vs Azure Service Bus: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/activemq-vs-azure-service-bus This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/activemq-vs-azure-service-bus. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.