QueueExplorer

Explorer-like management for ActiveMQ*


The indispensable tool for ActiveMQ:

  • understand and manage your system
  • figure out what went wrong
  • fix it

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Windows / Linux (Wine)


Also works for MSMQ, RabbitMQ, and Azure Service Bus. Everything from the same app!





Benefits for Developers

Are your messages going where they should?

With QueueExplorer you can dig into your queues and see which message went where, whether they were correctly formatted, with correct headers and settings, etc.

Multiple viewers are at your disposal: JSON, XML, WCF, Hex, text with different encodings...

Develop and test producers and consumers separately

With QueueExplorer you can test individual pieces of your solution, or even simulate third party messages going in or out. You can create and edit test messages, send one by one or bunch of them together.

Test performance and load handling of your app

Send thousands of messages for performance testing to see how system handles that load.



Benefits for Admins


Troubleshoot, fix, and resend problematic messages

If something is wrong, QueueExplorer is the fastest and easiest way to investigate and fix incorrect, poison, or failed/deadletter messages.

See status of your system at glance

Check if some of queues are growing too large, if there are messages in deadletter queues, etc. With autorefresh functionality see how entire system works in near real time.

Filter and sort messages to quickly find important data

QueueExplorer allows you to quickly find messages you're interested in. Professional edition allows you to even extract your business data from within messages using XPath, JSON, or Regex, and to immediately see e.g. invoice totals, etc.

Backup and restore messages

Backup messages to files, or move/copy them to another queue.

Copy, compare and sync definitions of queues and topics

This can be used to migrate queues and topics to another server, e.g. to propagate from development to production. Or just to compare and see which changes were made. Or to backup schema before changes are made. You can also duplicate queues with all their settings on the same server (Professional).



Compared to ActiveMQ web console


  • Live Topic view - watch messages as they arrive.
  • All message and header properties are available in a message list,
    and can be used for filtering and sorting.
  • Reduced clutter - collapse all queues/topics with same prefix,
    e.g. ActiveMQ.Advisory.Connection, ActiveMQ.Advisory.Consumer...
  • Although QueueExplorer is Windows application, it can manage
    remote ActiveMQ brokers running on Unix/Linux.
  • Copy/sync queues schema (metadata) to another server.




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Windows



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Universal installer for both Standard and Professional editions

Linux

See Linux instructions

System requirements

  • Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019,
    Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012,
    Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
  • .Net Framework 4.6.2 or higher (download from Microsoft site)
  • Linux using Wine 3+. Instructions for Linux.

ActiveMQ requirements

  • ActiveMQ broker installed on Unix/Linux/Windows
  • ActiveMQ 5.8 or higher. Artemis is currently NOT supported.
  • Enabled Rest (Jolokia) management interface. This is turned on by default with newer ActiveMQ releases.
    Default port: 8161.
  • Enabled Openwire protocol (standard ActiveMQ messaging protocol enabled by default).
    Default port: 61616.
  • Unfortunately, Amazon MQ managed service for ActiveMQ does not support Jolokia/REST API at the moment and does not work.


Pricing


Standard

$149

Perpetual, one time price

Move/Copy/Delete messages
Save/Load messages
XML/JSON/Hex/Text editing
Deadletter queues
Real-time topics view



  • Perpetual one-time pricing, not a subscription
  • Works with multiple messaging systems from the same installation: ActiveMQ, MSMQ, Azure Service Bus, and RabbitMQ. Protecting your investment for the future.
  • Full pricing: Volume discounts, upgrades, etc.


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