IBM MQ on Cloud

IBMIntegrationFree tier available

Fully managed IBM MQ messaging service delivering reliable, once-only delivery across point-to-point and pub/sub topologies, with clients for Java, JMS, .NET, Go, Python, and C, plus REST and MQTT bridges for legacy and IoT workloads

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USArmonk, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACEUUKUSOther14 regions across 5 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
Yes — 1 sovereign-flagged region available

Attributes

Once Only Delivery
Yes

Sub-services (3)

Queue Managers

Dedicated MQ runtimes hosting queues, topics, and channels

REST Messaging API

HTTP-based producers/consumers for clients without an MQ library

MQTT Bridge

Bidirectional MQTT broker bridging IoT workloads to enterprise MQ

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

Where this runs

14 regions
9 countries
1sovereign
Sovereign regions (1)
  • Frankfurt (Financial Services) · FrankfurtIBM Cloud for Financial Services
Commercial regions (13)

Europe (4)

  • Frankfurt
  • Frankfurt 2
  • Madrid
  • London

North America (4)

  • Montreal
  • Toronto
  • Dallas
  • Washington DC

South America (1)

  • São Paulo

Asia (3)

  • Chennai
  • Osaka
  • Tokyo

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney

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Pricing

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