Rabbit Technologies

What Rabbit Technologies does

Rabbit Technologies, founded in 2007 in London, UK, is the original legal entity behind RabbitMQ, an enterprise-grade open-source messaging and streaming broker. RabbitMQ implements the AMQP protocol and supports multiple open standards including AMQP 1.0, MQTT 5.0, and STOMP, providing reliable message delivery, flexible routing, federation, quorum queues, streams, publisher confirms, and consumer acknowledgements. The software is used by millions of developers and organisations worldwide for distributed microservices communication, real-time data streaming, IoT device telemetry, RPC, and decoupling interconnected services. Functionality extends through plugins including MQTT (with Sparkplug support), Shovel, Federation, and Stream, plus multi-language client libraries.

The product is dual-licensed in effect: the Community Edition is free under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, distributed for self-serve download from rabbitmq.com and supported via community channels (GitHub, Discord, mailing lists), while the commercial Tanzu RabbitMQ is sold by Broadcom through its VMware Tanzu division with 24/7 support, defined SLAs, longer lifecycle support, multi-data-center disaster recovery, FIPS 140-2 compliance, intra-cluster compression (claimed up to 96% network load reduction in heavy traffic), audit logging on Kubernetes, and AMQP 1.0 over WebSocket. The commercial version is offered as an annual subscription with pricing not publicly disclosed. Distribution and services are delivered via an authorised partner network (AceMQ, Carahsoft, TeraSky, evoila, FiQir Holdings, coders51, VLDB Solutions) covering North America, EMEA, and APAC plus US public sector.

The Rabbit Technologies entity itself, per the firmographic inputs, has 1-10 employees and no disclosed revenue; the commercial RabbitMQ business and active product development have consolidated under VMware Tanzu within Broadcom, which holds the registered RabbitMQ word and logo trademarks. Inputs contain no funding rounds, M&A, or leadership-change data for Rabbit Technologies as a standalone entity, reflecting that the substantive commercial activity, monetisation, and growth signals now attach to Broadcom's Tanzu organisation rather than the original UK entity.

Name

Rabbit Technologies

Website

https://rabbitmq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rabbit Technologies, founded 2007 in London, created RabbitMQ, an open-source AMQP messaging and streaming broker now commercially maintained by Broadcom's VMware Tanzu division and used by millions of developers for distributed microservices, IoT, and real-time streaming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tanzu RabbitMQ Enterprise License and Support: Commercial enterprise version of RabbitMQ offered by VMware Tanzu (Broadcom) with 24/7 expert support, defined SLAs, longer lifecycle support, disaster recovery, cloud cost savings, and industry compliance features. Sold via direct enterprise sales motion with annual or subscription-based terms.
2. Partner Services (Consulting & Training): Partners like AceMQ, TeraSky, and others provide RabbitMQ consulting, training, managed services, and implementation services. These are typically professional services engagements.
3. Open Source Community Edition: Free and open source version under Mozilla Public License 2.0. Community support available on best-effort basis through GitHub, Discord, mailing list, and IRC.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RabbitMQ is an open-source, enterprise-grade messaging and streaming broker that enables reliable, efficient communication for distributed microservices, real-time data streaming, and IoT applications. It supports AMQP 1.0, MQTT 5.0, STOMP, and HTTP/WebSocket protocols with flexible routing, clustering, federation, and guaranteed delivery via publisher confirms and consumer acknowledgements. A commercial Tanzu RabbitMQ offering from Broadcom adds 24/7 expert support, multi-data-center disaster recovery, FIPS 140-2 compliance, intra-cluster compression, and longer lifecycle support.

Product overview

RabbitMQ is a unified messaging and streaming platform consisting of the open-source RabbitMQ core broker (free under Mozilla Public License 2.0) and the commercial Tanzu RabbitMQ enterprise offering from VMware/Broadcom. The platform supports multiple protocols (AMQP 1.0, MQTT 5.0, STOMP, Web STOMP) and offers extensibility through plugins including MQTT, Shovel, Federation, Stream, and STOMP plugins. RabbitMQ is used for distributed microservices communication, real-time data streaming, IoT device messaging, and RPC patterns. The commercial Tanzu version adds 24/7 enterprise support, disaster recovery, FIPS 140-2 compliance, and longer support lifecycles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RabbitMQ (Community Edition) An enterprise-grade open-source messaging and streaming broker that enables efficient, reliable, and versatile communication for distributed microservices, real-time data streaming, and IoT. Supports AMQP 1.0, MQTT 5.0, STOMP, and HTTP/WebSocket protocols. Distributed free under Mozilla Public License 2.0 for self-serve download by developers, DevOps teams, and organizations.
• Tanzu RabbitMQ The commercial, enterprise-grade version of RabbitMQ sold via subscription by VMware Tanzu (Broadcom). Includes 24/7 expert support from the engineers who build the product, defined SLAs, longer lifecycle support, multi-data-center disaster recovery with promotion, FIPS 140-2 enterprise security, intra-cluster compression reducing network load by up to 96%, audit logging on Kubernetes, OAuth 2.0 forward proxy, and cloud cost-savings features. Targeted at large enterprises, public sector, and regulated organizations running mission-critical messaging workloads.

Quantifiable outcome

• Intra-cluster compression can reduce network load by up to 96% in heavily loaded systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and regional.

• AceMQcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPremier global RabbitMQ partner offering comprehensive support, training, and consulting services for both RabbitMQ Community Edition and Tanzu RabbitMQ. As Broadcom's authorized licensing partner, AceMQ enables organizations to secure annual or subscription-based licenses. With deep experience in cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and Kubernetes environments, AceMQ delivers expertise in architecture design, high-availability clustering, security hardening, and performance optimization across finance, healthcare, defense, logistics, and SaaS industries.
• CarahsoftcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrusted public sector IT solutions provider supporting US Federal, State, Local Government agencies, Education institutes, Healthcare providers, and Canada Public Sector. Carahsoft helps connect organizations with RabbitMQ solution providers specializing in public sector use cases and assists with procurement and contract management for RabbitMQ within required regulatory frameworks.
• TeraSkymajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrusted VMware partner specializing in delivering end-to-end RabbitMQ solutions on-premises and in the cloud. From architecture design and deployment to comprehensive training and long-term support, TeraSky ensures enterprises seamlessly integrate RabbitMQ into mission-critical environments. Offices in USA, Israel, Lithuania, and UK serving North America, South America, Central Europe, and EMEA.
• FiQir Holdings Sdn BhdregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrusted technology solutions provider specializing in RabbitMQ consulting, integration, and support in Asia Pacific. With deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, FiQir helps organizations build scalable, high-performance messaging infrastructures. Offices in Malaysia and New Zealand.
• coders51regionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides end-to-end RabbitMQ solutions with deep expertise in Erlang - the technology underlying RabbitMQ. Members and founding sponsors of the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation, coders51 supports companies across complete RabbitMQ lifecycle: from queue architecture design and resilient client implementation to cluster maintenance and incident management.
• evoilaregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLeading consultancy specializing in RabbitMQ (both Open Source and Tanzu) in EMEA region. With deep expertise in architecture, deployment, and operations, evoila helps organizations design scalable, resilient, and high-performing messaging solutions. Offices in Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• VLDB SolutionsregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecializes in comprehensive managed services for Tanzu RabbitMQ, ensuring messaging infrastructure is optimized, secure, and scalable across multiple regions. With 24/7 support, deep RabbitMQ expertise, and tailored solutions, VLDB Solutions empowers businesses worldwide to maintain high-performance communication systems. Offices in United Kingdom.
• Broadcom (VMware Tanzu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBroadcom Inc. owns RabbitMQ through its VMware Tanzu division. Broadcom develops and maintains the commercial Tanzu RabbitMQ offering with enterprise features, 24/7 support, longer lifecycle support, disaster recovery, and FIPS 140-2 compliance. The open source project remains under Mozilla Public License 2.0.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• HiveMQ: MQTT-native broker optimized for IoT and connected vehicle use cases. Competes with RabbitMQ's MQTT plugin in the dedicated IoT messaging segment.
• Redis Streams: In-memory data structure store with a Streams data type for log-like messaging. Increasingly used as a lightweight messaging alternative that overlaps with RabbitMQ Streams.

Broad incumbents

• Azure Service Bus: Microsoft's fully managed enterprise message broker supporting queues, topics, and AMQP. Competes directly with RabbitMQ for cloud and hybrid enterprise workloads on Azure.
• Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Google's globally distributed messaging service for asynchronous and streaming workloads. Competes with RabbitMQ for cloud-native event-driven applications.
• Amazon SQS and SNS: AWS managed queue and pub/sub services offering serverless messaging. Compete with RabbitMQ for cloud-native workloads by removing the need for self-hosted broker infrastructure.

Direct peers

• NATS (Synadia): Lightweight, high-performance open source messaging system often positioned as a modern alternative to RabbitMQ for cloud-native microservices and IoT workloads.
• Apache Kafka (Confluent): Open source distributed event streaming platform used for high-throughput messaging. Directly competes with RabbitMQ Streams and is the most prominent alternative in event-driven architectures.
• Apache RocketMQ: Distributed messaging and streaming broker originally developed by Alibaba. Competes with RabbitMQ in low-latency messaging, ordered events, and large-scale enterprise deployments.
• ActiveMQ (Apache): Mature open source message broker supporting AMQP, MQTT, STOMP, and OpenWire. Closely overlaps with RabbitMQ on protocols, queueing semantics, and use cases including microservices and IoT.
• IBM MQ: Enterprise-grade message broker with deep roots in financial services and large enterprises. Competes with RabbitMQ on reliability, JMS/AMQP support, and mission-critical messaging.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rabbitmq
• Facebookfacebook.com/rabbitmq-202623286424686
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rabbitmq

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Rabbit Technologies