# VSHN Managed RabbitMQ

> Managed RabbitMQ on Swiss cloud infrastructure by VSHN. 24/7 operations, automated monitoring, AMQP/MQTT/STOMP support. Swiss-owned, ISO 27001 certified.


Enterprise message broker on Swiss cloud infrastructure. 24/7 operations by VSHN, AMQP/MQTT/STOMP support. Available on cloudscale.ch and Enterprise Private Cloud.


## Pages

- [Homepage](https://www.managed-rabbitmq.ch/): Managed RabbitMQ in Switzerland – Message Broker | VSHN
- [RabbitMQ Hosting Compared: Cloud vs Managed | VSHN](https://www.managed-rabbitmq.ch/comparison.md)
- [Partner with VSHN on Managed RabbitMQ | VSHN](https://www.managed-rabbitmq.ch/partners.md)
- [RabbitMQ Sovereignty - Swiss Message Broker | VSHN](https://www.managed-rabbitmq.ch/sovereignty.md)

## Features

- **Enterprise Message Broker**: RabbitMQ supports AMQP 0-9-1, MQTT, STOMP, HTTP API, and WebSocket protocols. Messaging patterns include publish/subscribe, work queues, request/reply, and topic routing. Advanced features cover dead letter exchanges, message priorities, per-message TTL, and quorum queues for reliable delivery. Compatible with any AMQP client library.

- **24/7 Operations by VSHN**: VSHN's ISO 27001-certified operations team handles monitoring, patching, upgrades, and incident response for your RabbitMQ cluster. Business hours support is included in every plan. A 24/7 on-call support plan is available for production workloads that require round-the-clock coverage and guaranteed response times.

- **Digital Sovereignty and Swiss Hosting**: Managed RabbitMQ runs on cloudscale.ch and Enterprise Private Cloud, both operating data centers in Switzerland. VSHN is a Swiss-owned company with no foreign parent or investors. All contracts are governed by Swiss law with no exposure to the US CLOUD Act. RabbitMQ is open source. You can move providers at any time. Learn more in our [sovereignty assessment](/sovereignty/).

- **Self-Service on Servala**: Order managed RabbitMQ through Servala with automated provisioning on cloudscale.ch and Enterprise Private Cloud. Each deployment includes TLS encryption, automated backups, and a management console. Servala handles billing so you can start without a VSHN contract. Visit servala.com/service/rabbitmq/ for self-service ordering.

- **Open Source, No Lock-in**: RabbitMQ is licensed under the MPL-2.0 license, which is copyleft at the per-file level, not the project level. The AMQP standard protocol means your client code works with any compatible broker. Configuration is portable and well-documented. You can move to a self-hosted or alternative managed provider at any time without re-engineering your messaging architecture.


## What VSHN delivers

- 24/7 operations, monitoring, and incident response
- Automated daily backups with off-site storage
- Proactive security patching and version upgrades
- Deployment on cloudscale.ch and Enterprise Private Cloud
- TLS encryption for all client and inter-node traffic
- RabbitMQ cluster configuration and quorum queues
- Management console access and metrics dashboards
- Access to [consulting partners](https://servala.com/partners/) for messaging architecture and optimization

## Managed RabbitMQ FAQ

### What is RabbitMQ?

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 license and is widely used for asynchronous task processing, event streaming, and service decoupling in enterprise applications.


### Who operates managed RabbitMQ?

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.


### What messaging protocols are supported?

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.


### Which cloud providers are supported?

Managed RabbitMQ is available on cloudscale.ch, a Swiss cloud provider operating data centers exclusively in Switzerland, and on Enterprise Private Cloud for organizations 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.


### How are backups handled?

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.


### What monitoring is included?

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.


### How does managed RabbitMQ compare to self-hosted?

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.


### Does VSHN offer RabbitMQ consulting?

VSHN focuses on infrastructure operations: running, monitoring, patching, and backing up your RabbitMQ cluster. For application-level consulting such as messaging architecture design, queue topology optimization, and performance tuning, VSHN works with [consulting partners](https://servala.com/partners/) who bring domain expertise. This means you get specialized operations from VSHN and specialized consulting from partners who focus on messaging, rather than one generalist provider trying to do both.


### How do I get started?

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.


## Contact us

Need managed RabbitMQ? Order on Servala at servala.com/service/rabbitmq/ for self-service provisioning, or contact us for a free consultation. Need messaging architecture help? We connect you with the right [consulting partner](https://servala.com/partners/).


Booking: #contact

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## RabbitMQ Hosting Compared: Cloud vs Managed | VSHN

# Choosing a Managed Message Broker for Production

When your application needs a reliable message broker, you face a real choice between operating it yourself, using a hyperscaler's managed service, or working with a specialist. Each option has different implications for data sovereignty, operational burden, and total cost.

This comparison covers four options available to Swiss organizations today.

## Quick comparison

| | Self-Hosted | Amazon MQ | CloudAMQP | VSHN Managed RabbitMQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Data location** | Your choice | AWS regions | AWS/GCP/Azure | Switzerland |
| **Jurisdiction** | Your jurisdiction | US (CLOUD Act) | Swedish company, US infrastructure | Swiss law |
| **Ops model** | You manage everything | Fully managed by AWS | Fully managed by 84codes | VSHN manages |
| **Protocol support** | All protocols | AMQP 0-9-1/MQTT/STOMP (subset) | All protocols | All protocols |
| **SLA** | None (your own) | 99.9% | 99.99% (dedicated) | Contact for SLA options |
| **Open source** | Fully open source | Uses RabbitMQ, proprietary platform | Open source | Fully open source (MPL-2.0) |
| **Vendor lock-in** | None | High (AWS ecosystem) | Medium | None |
| **Pricing model** | CHF 0 software + ops team | ~CHF 60/month (mq.m5.large) | From CHF 20/month (shared) to CHF 300+ (dedicated) | Contact for pricing |

## Self-Hosted RabbitMQ

Running RabbitMQ on your own VMs or Kubernetes cluster gives you complete control over every aspect of the broker.

**Strengths:**

- Full control over data location, configuration, and access
- No per-service fees, only infrastructure costs
- All protocols supported: AMQP 0-9-1, AMQP 1.0, MQTT, STOMP, HTTP API
- Can run on any provider including Swiss clouds (cloudscale.ch, Exoscale)

**Limitations:**

- Operational burden is substantial. Production RabbitMQ requires 24/7 monitoring and incident response, backup automation with regular restore testing, cluster formation and partition handling, security patching including emergency fixes, and memory alarm tuning and queue management.
- Clustering and high availability require deep knowledge of RabbitMQ's distributed behaviour.
- Teams often defer upgrades and skip restore testing. Both create risk that surfaces during incidents.
- Engineers who own RabbitMQ operations are distracted from product development.

**Best for:** Large organizations with dedicated platform teams and specific customization needs.

## Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ

[Amazon MQ](https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-mq/) is AWS's managed message broker service. It supports RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ, handling provisioning, patching, and basic operations.

**Strengths:**

- Mature managed service with automated patching and backups
- Deep integration with AWS services (Lambda, EventBridge, CloudWatch)
- Multi-AZ deployment option for high availability
- Familiar AWS console and IAM-based access control

**Limitations:**

- **US jurisdiction applies.** Amazon is a US company subject to the CLOUD Act. Even with EU regions, US authorities can compel data access without Swiss judicial process.
- **No Swiss cloud option.** Amazon MQ runs exclusively on AWS infrastructure. No deployment on cloudscale.ch, Exoscale, or your own data center.
- Protocol support is limited compared to native RabbitMQ. AMQP 1.0 support and certain plugins are unavailable.
- Deep AWS lock-in: IAM, VPC networking, and CloudWatch monitoring are AWS-specific.
- Management UI access is restricted compared to native RabbitMQ.

**Best for:** Teams already committed to AWS who accept US jurisdiction trade-offs and need a simple broker setup.

## CloudAMQP

[CloudAMQP](https://www.cloudamqp.com/) is a managed RabbitMQ service by 84codes AB, a Swedish company. They deploy RabbitMQ on AWS, GCP, and Azure infrastructure.

**Strengths:**

- EU-headquartered company (Sweden)
- Good developer experience with dashboard and metrics
- Supports all RabbitMQ protocols including plugins
- Shared plans available at low cost for development and small workloads
- 99.99% SLA on dedicated plans

**Limitations:**

- **No Swiss-owned infrastructure option.** CloudAMQP runs on US hyperscalers: AWS, GCP, or Azure. CLOUD Act exposure applies via the underlying infrastructure even though the operating company is Swedish.
- No deployment on cloudscale.ch or Exoscale.
- Shared plans have performance limits and are not suitable for regulated workloads.
- Support quality varies by plan tier.
- No Swiss operations team option for compliance-sensitive environments.

**Best for:** International teams wanting EU-headquartered management with flexible cloud deployment.

## VSHN Managed RabbitMQ

VSHN operates your RabbitMQ instance on the infrastructure you choose: Swiss cloud or your own. VSHN is headquartered in Zurich and operates exclusively under Swiss law.

**Strengths:**

- **Swiss company, Swiss jurisdiction.** VSHN is headquartered in Zurich. No CLOUD Act exposure through the operations layer.
- **Your infrastructure, your choice.** cloudscale.ch, Exoscale, or your own Managed Server.
- Full protocol support: AMQP 0-9-1, AMQP 1.0, MQTT, STOMP, and RabbitMQ plugins.
- 24/7 monitoring and incident response by VSHN engineers.
- ISO 27001 certified operations since 2014, ISAE 3402 Type II.
- Self-service ordering via Servala (cloudscale.ch and Enterprise Private Cloud).
- No vendor lock-in: RabbitMQ is open source (MPL-2.0), runs on standard infrastructure.

**Pricing:**

VSHN Managed RabbitMQ is priced on request based on your infrastructure choice and configuration. [Contact us](#contact) for a cost estimate.

**Best for:** Swiss organizations needing data sovereignty, regulated workloads, or production RabbitMQ without building a dedicated operations team.

## Which option fits?

| Situation | Recommended option |
|---|---|
| You already run on AWS and accept US jurisdiction | Amazon MQ |
| You need low-cost development or staging broker | CloudAMQP shared plan |
| You have a dedicated platform team and full control requirements | Self-hosted |
| Your data must stay under Swiss jurisdiction | VSHN Managed RabbitMQ |
| You are in a regulated industry (banking, insurance, healthcare) | VSHN Managed RabbitMQ |
| You need production RabbitMQ without a dedicated ops team | VSHN Managed RabbitMQ |
| You need Swiss 24/7 support with ISO 27001 certification | VSHN Managed RabbitMQ |

## Next steps

Ready to discuss your RabbitMQ setup? [Book a free consultation](#contact) with our team. We will review your current environment and recommend the right approach. That could be VSHN, a cloud provider, or self-hosted.


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## Partner with VSHN on Managed RabbitMQ | VSHN

# Partner with VSHN on Managed RabbitMQ

You bring the customer relationship and messaging expertise: messaging architecture, queue design, consumer/producer development, event-driven integration. VSHN brings 24/7 managed cluster operations, Swiss data residency, and a 99.99% SLA. Together you deliver a complete managed RabbitMQ solution without either side building capabilities you don't have.

## How we collaborate

**Lead Partner model.** For each project, one of us is the customer's single point of contact. Who leads depends on the project, agreed per engagement. The Lead Partner drives the project, handles invoicing, and owns first-level support.

**Joint delivery.** You handle consulting, integration, and project management. VSHN handles infrastructure operations, monitoring, backups, and SLA. Or the other way around, depending on the project. Roles are agreed per engagement, not locked into a rigid structure.

**Flexible billing.** Invoice the customer together or separately, agreed per project. Both models are supported: each party invoices their share directly, or one party invoices the full amount and redistributes.

**Protected relationships.** No undercutting. Your customer stays your customer. Existing relationships are respected on both sides, with contractual protections for both parties.

## Division of labour for Managed RabbitMQ

| Your role | VSHN's role |
|-----------|-------------|
| Messaging architecture design | RabbitMQ cluster operations |
| Queue design and topology | HA setup and failover |
| Consumer/producer development | Monitoring and alerting |
| Event-driven integration | Automated backups |
| Project management | Upgrades and 24/7 incident response |

## Partners delivering Managed RabbitMQ

**[SPOUD](https://spoud.io)**. Data streaming specialists providing messaging architecture and event-driven integration design alongside VSHN managed RabbitMQ.

See all VSHN partners at [servala.com/partners](https://servala.com/partners/).

## Become a partner

Interested in delivering managed RabbitMQ together? Let's explore how we complement each other.

[Book a partnership discovery call](https://aarno.cal.vs.hn/15-rabbitmq) or [start a partnership conversation](#contact).


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## RabbitMQ Sovereignty - Swiss Message Broker | VSHN

# RabbitMQ Sovereignty: Beyond "Hosted in Switzerland"

Major managed message broker services (Amazon MQ, CloudAMQP on US-owned infrastructure) run under US law. Your message queues, event streams, and application communications are accessible under the [CLOUD Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act) without Swiss judicial process.

Running RabbitMQ on Swiss infrastructure solves the data residency question. However, sovereignty is more than where data is stored. The EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework defines eight dimensions that determine whether your provider is truly sovereign.

## RabbitMQ and the license question

RabbitMQ is licensed under the [Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/). MPL-2.0 is a copyleft license that applies per-file, not per-project. This means the copyleft obligation covers only the MPL-2.0 licensed files themselves, not the entire project or your application code that uses RabbitMQ.

This is a deliberate design choice by Mozilla: MPL-2.0 ensures the core code remains open while allowing organizations to build proprietary services on top. There is no re-licensing risk and no GPL-style requirement to open-source your application. RabbitMQ remains fully open source under the Mozilla Public License with no dual-licensing or service restriction clauses.

VSHN operates RabbitMQ on Swiss infrastructure under MPL-2.0 terms. The same sovereignty guarantees apply regardless of whether you deploy via Managed Server or self-service through Servala.

## RabbitMQ sovereignty compared

| Dimension | Amazon MQ | CloudAMQP | VSHN Managed RabbitMQ |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
| **Ownership** | Amazon (USA) | 84codes AB (Sweden) | VSHN AG (Switzerland) |
| **Governing law** | US law | Swedish law | Swiss law |
| **CLOUD Act** | Exposed | Not directly exposed (runs on US hyperscalers) | Not exposed |
| **Data location** | AWS EU regions | AWS/GCP/Azure EU regions | Switzerland (cloudscale.ch or your choice) |
| **Source code** | Uses RabbitMQ, proprietary service layer | Open source (uses RabbitMQ) | Open source (MPL-2.0) |
| **Operations team** | USA | Sweden | Switzerland ([Swiss-only option](https://products.vshn.ch/support_plans.html#_option_switzerland_only_support)) |
| **Certifications** | SOC 2, ISO 27001 | SOC 2 | [ISO 27001](https://www.vshn.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ISO-27001-certificate-VSHN-2024.pdf), ISAE 3402 Type II |

## VSHN sovereignty self-assessment

We applied the EU's [Cloud Sovereignty Framework](https://commission.europa.eu/document/09579818-64a6-4dd5-9577-446ab6219113_en) (v1.2.1, October 2025) to our own services. This framework was used to score providers in the EU's [EUR 180M sovereign cloud tender](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_833) in April 2026. Three pure-European providers achieved SEAL-3, while a consortium involving Google Cloud scored only SEAL-2.

*This is a self-assessment, not a formal SEAL certification. We publish it for transparency so customers can evaluate our sovereignty profile using the same structured criteria the EU uses.*

| # | Dimension | Weight | Assessment | Evidence |
|---|-----------|--------|-----------|----------|
| SOV-1 | Strategic | 15% | **Strong** | Swiss AG, no foreign parent, all shareholders Swiss citizens ([Commercial Register](https://zh.chregister.ch/cr-portal/auszug/auszug.xhtml?uid=CHE-275.566.226)) |
| SOV-2 | Legal | 10% | **Strong** | Swiss law ([GTC](https://products.vshn.ch/legal/gtc_en.html)), no CLOUD Act, [EU adequacy decision](https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/adequacy-decisions_en) |
| SOV-3 | Data & AI | 10% | **Strong** | Swiss DCs by default. Sovereign key management via [Managed OpenBao](https://www.openbao.ch) + [Swiss HSM](https://cloud.securosys.com/cloudhsm) |
| SOV-4 | Operational | 15% | **Strong** | Swiss 24/7 ops, [Swiss-only support option](https://products.vshn.ch/support_plans.html#_option_switzerland_only_support). All services on vanilla Kubernetes |
| SOV-5 | Supply Chain | 20% | **Strong** | Infrastructure-agnostic: [customer chooses provider](https://servala.com/providers/). Open-source software |
| SOV-6 | Technology | 15% | **Strong** | 100% open source. VSHN contributes to [K8up](https://github.com/k8up-io) (CNCF), [Crossplane providers](https://github.com/vshn), [Project Syn](https://github.com/projectsyn) |
| SOV-7 | Security | 10% | **Strong** | [ISO 27001](https://www.vshn.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ISO-27001-certificate-VSHN-2024.pdf), ISAE 3402 Type II, Swiss SOC. [FINMA-regulated customers](https://www.vshn.ch/en/solutions/solutions-for-banks-and-financial-service-providers/) |
| SOV-8 | Environmental | 5% | **Moderate** | DC operators: Green Datacenter AG (ISO 22301/27001/27701), [Exoscale sustainability](https://www.exoscale.com/sustainability/). [VSHN CSR policy](https://handbook.vshn.ch/corporate_social_responsibility_policy.html) |

**Overall: SEAL-3 equivalent.** This is the same level achieved by the winners of the EU's own sovereignty tender. No provider worldwide achieved SEAL-4, as it requires fully EU/EEA-sourced hardware supply chains and open-source foundations. These structural gaps are shared by every cloud provider.

Try Swiss infrastructure: [Servala](https://www.servala.com) (managed services, free trial), [Exoscale]({{partner:exoscale.signup_url}}) (Swiss IaaS). Want help choosing? [Contact us](#contact).

## Get a sovereignty assessment for your messaging infrastructure

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