eProsima/Fast-DDS

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

eProsima Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the OMG Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard with its RTPS wire protocol, serving as the default middleware for ROS 2. It enables high-performance, real-time publish-subscribe communication between distributed applications.

Use cases

• implement pub-sub communication between distributed C++ applications
• build ROS 2 middleware with DDS
• exchange real-time data across a network with low latency
• develop robotics systems with decentralized messaging
• replace message brokers with brokerless DDS communication
• integrate DDS-compliant systems over RTPS

When to choose

• you need a standards-compliant, high-performance DDS implementation in C++
• you are building ROS 2 applications or robotics middleware
• you need real-time, brokerless publish-subscribe with QoS control

When to avoid

• you need simple request-reply REST APIs rather than pub-sub
• you want a managed cloud message broker
• your team works in a language other than C++ without bindings

Facets

library · maturity stable

middleware rpc networking serialization microservices robotics developer-tools cpp windows cross-platform dds rtps ros2 pub-sub data-distribution-service real-time-messaging real-time linux macos

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