RabbitMQ VS PostgreSQL

Compare RabbitMQ vs PostgreSQL and see what are their differences.

RabbitMQ

Open source RabbitMQ: core server and tier 1 (built-in) plugins (by rabbitmq)

PostgreSQL

Mirror of the official PostgreSQL GIT repository. Note that this is just a *mirror* - we don't work with pull requests on github. To contribute, please see https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Submitting_a_Patch (by postgres)
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RabbitMQ PostgreSQL
91 403
11,489 14,445
1.4% 3.1%
10.0 9.9
5 days ago 4 days ago
Starlark C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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RabbitMQ

Posts with mentions or reviews of RabbitMQ. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-03.
  • A Developer's Journal: Simplifying the Twelve-Factor App
    9 projects | dev.to | 3 Dec 2023
    Messaging/Queueing Systems (Amazon SQS, RabbitMQ, Beanstalkd)
  • FastStream: Python's framework for Efficient Message Queue Handling
    11 projects | dev.to | 16 Oct 2023
    Later, we discovered Propan, a library created by Nikita Pastukhov, which solved similar problems but for RabbitMQ. Recognizing the potential for collaboration, we joined forces with Nikita to build a unified library that could work seamlessly with both Kafka and RabbitMQ. And that's how FastStream came to be—a solution born out of the need for simplicity and efficiency in microservices development.
  • The Complete Microservices Guide
    17 projects | dev.to | 21 Sep 2023
    Inter-Service Communication: Middleware provides communication channels and protocols that enable microservices to communicate with each other. This can include message brokers like RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, RPC frameworks like gRPC, or RESTful APIs.
  • Project Structure Review [.Net] [Console]
    2 projects | /r/PinoyProgrammer | 19 Sep 2023
    This is an implementation of pub/sub. The publisher is on a separate project. The message broker is Azure Service Bus. We use NServiceBus for code implementation. I use rabbitMQ broker for local tests. Nothing I can do about the tech stack. This is more of a high level single project structure review 😅
  • The Role of Queues in Building Efficient Distributed Applications
    4 projects | dev.to | 10 Aug 2023
    RabbitMQ is a robust and highly configurable open-source message broker that implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP).
  • Should I chain calls in backend?
    2 projects | /r/node | 30 Jun 2023
    When using third-party services, especially within a "transaction", it's often a good idea to use a persistent Message Queue (MQ) system like RabbitMQ. Go through all their tutorials to get a really good understanding of how message queues work and how they can be used to solve your problem.
  • Node still seems better than python after all this time for web server speed but..
    3 projects | /r/node | 20 Jun 2023
  • Delayed events pattern, no more crons
    2 projects | dev.to | 8 Jun 2023
    The best technical solution to provide the event queues is to use a message-broker technology like RabbitMQ.
  • Exploring Async PHP
    6 projects | dev.to | 31 May 2023
    The use of queues such as Amazon SQS, RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka has been a widely accepted solution for some time.
  • Best way to schedule events and handle them in the future?
    9 projects | /r/golang | 25 May 2023
    You're better off with something really, really straightforward, like AWS Simple Queue Service or SQS or RabbitMQ, which are two very popular message queues. (The "MQ" part means Message Queue, in case that wasn't obvious). There are a lot of these out there, including ActiveMQ, IronMQ, and others. Pick the one that makes the most sense to you.

PostgreSQL

Posts with mentions or reviews of PostgreSQL. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-19.
  • From zero to hero: using SQL databases in Node.js made easy
    3 projects | dev.to | 19 Mar 2024
    Node.js, MySQL and PostgreSQL servers installed on your machine
  • I Deployed My Own Cute Lil’ Private Internet (a.k.a. VPC)
    8 projects | dev.to | 18 Mar 2024
    Each app’s front end is built with Qwik and uses Tailwind for styling. The server-side is powered by Qwik City (Qwik’s official meta-framework) and runs on Node.js hosted on a shared Linode VPS. The apps also use PM2 for process management and Caddy as a reverse proxy and SSL provisioner. The data is stored in a PostgreSQL database that also runs on a shared Linode VPS. The apps interact with the database using Drizzle, an Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) for JavaScript. The entire infrastructure for both apps is managed with Terraform using the Terraform Linode provider, which was new to me, but made provisioning and destroying infrastructure really fast and easy (once I learned how it all worked).
  • How to dump and restore a Postgres DB with new table ownership
    2 projects | dev.to | 14 Mar 2024
    I've used MySQL for years. But recently, I found myself working PostgreSQL and simple things like dumping and restoring a database are different enough that I decided to document the process. It's straightforward enough once I knew how.
  • Test Driving a Rails API - Part One
    11 projects | dev.to | 11 Mar 2024
    A running Rails application needs a database to connect to. You may already have your database of choice installed, but if not, I recommend PostgreSQL, or Postgres for short. On a Mac, probably the easiest way to install it is with Posrgres.app. Another option, the one I prefer, is to use Homebrew. With Homebrew installed, this command will install PostgreSQL version 16 along with libpq:
  • Um júnior e um teste técnico: The battle.
    5 projects | dev.to | 3 Mar 2024
    PostgreSQL
  • How to choose the right type of database
    15 projects | dev.to | 28 Feb 2024
    PostgreSQL: Offers a robust feature set and strong compliance with SQL standards, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, from simple to complex, particularly where data integrity and extensibility are key.
  • NoSQL Postgres: Add MongoDB compatibility to your Supabase projects with FerretDB
    6 projects | dev.to | 23 Feb 2024
    FerretDB is an open source document database that adds MongoDB compatibility to other database backends, such as Postgres and SQLite. By using FerretDB, developers can access familiar MongoDB features and tools using the same syntax and commands for many of their use cases.
  • Preventing SQL injection attacks in Node.js
    6 projects | dev.to | 22 Feb 2024
    To better understand how SQL injection works, let's quickly create a vulnerable app using Node.js, Express, and a PostgreSQL database. The application takes user input from a form, constructs a SQL query, and executes it against the database to fetch some data.
  • Full Stack Chat App with Socket.io
    3 projects | dev.to | 16 Feb 2024
    We'll use PostgreSQL, and first of all, you need to install PostgreSQL if you haven't installed it yet. https://www.postgresql.org/
  • Rust GraphQL APIs for NodeJS Developers: Introduction
    7 projects | dev.to | 8 Feb 2024
    In my usual NodeJS tech stack, which includes GraphQL, NestJS, SQL (predominantly PostgreSQL with MikroORM), I encountered these limitations. To overcome them, I've developed a new stack utilizing Rust, which still offers some ease of development:

What are some alternatives?

When comparing RabbitMQ and PostgreSQL you can also consider the following projects:

NATS - High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.

mosquitto - Eclipse Mosquitto - An open source MQTT broker

MediatR - Simple, unambitious mediator implementation in .NET

nsq - A realtime distributed messaging platform

BeanstalkD - Beanstalk is a simple, fast work queue.

psycopg2 - PostgreSQL database adapter for the Python programming language

rq - Simple job queues for Python

vernemq - A distributed MQTT message broker based on Erlang/OTP. Built for high quality & Industrial use cases. The VerneMQ mission is active & the project maintained. Thank you for your support!

Apache Qpid - Mirror of Apache Qpid

Redis - Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. The data model is key-value, but many different kind of values are supported: Strings, Lists, Sets, Sorted Sets, Hashes, Streams, HyperLogLogs, Bitmaps.

Chronicle Queue - Micro second messaging that stores everything to disk

ClickHouse - ClickHouse® is a free analytics DBMS for big data