Pricing snapshot
RabbitMQ is free and open-source software under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. VMware Tanzu RabbitMQ is a commercial edition with features and support beyond the open-source edition.
Choose an edition
Use the open-source edition when MPL 2.0 licensing and the community-support timeline fit your requirements. Evaluate VMware Tanzu RabbitMQ when 24×7 support from the team that builds and maintains RabbitMQ, longer support timelines, or its enterprise features are requirements.
Edition details
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| Option | What it provides |
|---|---|
RabbitMQ open source | Free under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. Supports AMQP 1.0, AMQP 0-9-1, RabbitMQ Stream Protocol, MQTT 3.1, 3.1.1 and 5.0, and STOMP 1.0 through 1.2. |
VMware Tanzu RabbitMQ | Commercial edition with 24×7 support, longer support timelines, FIPS 140-2-compliant TLS, disaster recovery, distributed shovels, AMQP 1.0 over WebSockets, intra-cluster traffic compression, Kubernetes audit logging, and Stream Browser. |
Support lifecycle
Commercial support continues through the dates below for the listed release series. The commercial end dates are indicative; official lifecycle information is available through the Broadcom support portal.
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| Release | End of community support | End of commercial support |
|---|---|---|
4.4 | 31 Jul 2027 | 31 Oct 2028 |
4.3 | 31 Jan 2027 | 30 Apr 2028 |
4.2 | 31 Jul 2026 | 30 Jun 2030 |
3.13 | 30 Sep 2024 | 31 Dec 2029 |
- Vendor source · Observed · Stored official documentation capture for rabbitmq.
Take
The decision turns on support coverage and commercial capabilities. If the release-specific community timeline is sufficient, the open-source edition supplies the listed protocol support; if requirements include the Tanzu security, recovery, observability, or extended-support capabilities, assess the commercial edition.