Message queue vs message bus: the practical differences
published on 2022/06/30
With modern implementations there’s a lot of overlap between message brokers and queueing systems. They’re similar: they share similar interfaces (sending and receiving events); they share many features; and they’re both used in complex products or at scale.
While similar, they’re (typically) used for different purposes. We thought we should break down the general distinction between the two and their general use cases, helping answer the question of ‘when should I use a queue vs a message bus’?