softwaremill/elasticmq
In-memory message queue with an Amazon SQS-compatible interface. Runs stand-alone or embedded. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 66
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 41
- age_days: 5548
- days_rel: 150
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
2918 stars · 203 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ElasticMQ is an in-memory message queue system that implements an Amazon SQS-compatible REST interface. It can run stand-alone (including via Docker), embedded in a JVM application, and offers an optional web UI and queue persistence.
Use cases
- run a local SQS-compatible queue for integration tests
- fake SQS endpoint for local development without AWS
- embed a message queue inside a Scala/JVM application
- test SQS consumer and producer code offline
- develop systems that work both inside and outside AWS infrastructure
- monitor and manage queues via a web UI
When to choose
- you need an SQS-compatible mock for testing or local development
- you want an embeddable in-memory queue in JVM apps
- you want to run a queue without AWS dependencies
When to avoid
- you need a durable, production-grade distributed message queue
- you need features beyond the SQS query interface subset
- you need exactly-once delivery guarantees
Facets
service · maturity active
message-queue http-server testing developer-tools testing jvm self-hosted cross-platform sqs-compatible in-memory-queue localstack-alternative scala rest-api queue-ui messaging aws docker
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/softwaremill/elasticmq · fetched 2026-08-28 · bd5de41e186e
- homepage: https://softwaremill.com/open-source/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ebbb9106d79a
- site_page: https://softwaremill.com/about-us · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3bf9cbf7100c
- site_page: https://softwaremill.com/how-we-work · fetched 2026-08-29 · 36a836a630d7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| softwaremill/elasticmq | main | 88 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="softwaremill/elasticmq")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem