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zeromq/netmq

A 100% native C# implementation of ZeroMQ for .NET observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/zeromq/netmq · C# · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

96/100

  • Activity 95
  • Release rhythm 95
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

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: 21.5
  • age_days: 5051
  • days_rel: 35
  • days_push: 35
  • n_releases_24m: 11

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3180 stars · 764 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

NetMQ is a 100% native C# port of the ZeroMQ lightweight messaging library for .NET. It provides asynchronous message-queue sockets supporting multiple messaging patterns, subscriptions, and multiple transport protocols.

Use cases

  • send messages between .NET services over tcp
  • implement pub-sub messaging in C#
  • build request-reply communication between processes
  • replace heavyweight message brokers with lightweight sockets
  • connect distributed .NET components with inproc or ipc transports

When to choose

  • you need ZeroMQ-style messaging in a .NET application without native dependencies
  • you want lightweight messaging patterns like pub-sub, push-pull, or request-reply in C#
  • you need asynchronous message queues across multiple transports

When to avoid

  • you need a full-featured message broker with persistence and clustering
  • you are not working on the .NET platform
  • you require guaranteed message delivery or transactions

Facets

library · maturity active

message-queue networking rpc concurrency microservices developer-tools dotnet cross-platform windows zeromq csharp messaging-patterns pub-sub request-reply sockets messaging linux macos

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