Managed RabbitMQ - from Switzerland

RabbitMQ is an open-source message broker that implements the AMQP 0-9-1 protocol along with extensions. It supports multiple messaging patterns including publish/subscribe, work queues, and request/reply. Originally developed by Rabbit Technologies and now maintained under the Broadcom umbrella, it is licensed under the MPL-2.0 licence and is widely used for asynchronous task processing, event streaming, and service decoupling in enterprise applications.

VSHN – The DevOps Company operates managed RabbitMQ. VSHN is a Swiss-owned company based in Zürich, ISO 27001 certified, specialising in managed open-source infrastructure and cloud operations. VSHN handles all infrastructure management, monitoring, patching, upgrades, backup management, and incident response. Business hours support is included; a 24/7 on-call plan is available for production workloads.

Managed RabbitMQ supports AMQP 0-9-1 (the core protocol), MQTT 3.1 and 3.1.1 for IoT and lightweight clients, STOMP for web-friendly messaging, the RabbitMQ HTTP API for management and monitoring, and WebSocket connections via the Web STOMP and Web MQTT plugins. AMQP clients are available for all major programming languages including Java, Python, Go, .NET, Ruby, and Node.js.

Managed RabbitMQ is available on cloudscale.ch, a Swiss cloud provider operating data centres exclusively in Switzerland, and on Enterprise Private Cloud for organisations requiring dedicated infrastructure. Both options keep your data within Switzerland. cloudscale.ch is recommended for most production workloads due to its Swiss ownership, predictable pricing, and data residency guarantees under Swiss law.

VSHN performs automated daily backups of RabbitMQ definitions (exchanges, queues, bindings, users, and policies) and persistent message data. Backups are stored in an encrypted off-site location separate from the primary cluster. The backup retention period and restoration procedure are documented in the service agreement. Deletion protection is available to prevent accidental removal of production clusters.

Managed RabbitMQ includes continuous monitoring of cluster health, node availability, queue depth, memory and disk usage, connection count, and message throughput. VSHN's operations team receives alerts for threshold breaches and responds according to the agreed support plan. Metrics are available via the RabbitMQ management console and can be integrated with your existing observability stack using the Prometheus-compatible metrics endpoint.

Self-hosting RabbitMQ requires expertise in Kubernetes or VM-based deployment, cluster configuration, TLS certificate management, backup automation, monitoring setup, and on-call coverage. Managed RabbitMQ provides all of this as a service with a fixed monthly fee. VSHN handles infrastructure and operations, freeing your team to focus on application development. For production workloads with uptime requirements, managed operations reduce risk compared to in-house coverage.

The fastest way is to order managed RabbitMQ through Servala at servala.com/service/rabbitmq/ for self-service provisioning on cloudscale.ch with automated setup. For enterprise deployments, custom cluster topologies, or on-premises requirements, contact VSHN using the form below to book a free initial consultation. VSHN will assess your messaging architecture, volume, and availability requirements and recommend the right configuration.