Solace
The real-time data and agentic AI platform
Founded
2001
Starting Price
Free
Category
Automation & Integration
Last updated April 29, 2026
About Solace
Solace is an event-driven integration platform that enables real-time data streaming between applications, devices, and systems across cloud, edge, and on-premises environments. Its flagship PubSub+ event broker supports open protocols (AMQP, JMS, MQTT, REST, WebSocket) and powers mission-critical event mesh deployments at major banks, airlines, and manufacturers.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Excellent throughput and latency for high-volume enterprise workloads
- Powerful event mesh enables dynamic, distributed routing across regions and clouds
- Broad open-protocol support reduces vendor lock-in for clients
- Responsive 24/7 enterprise support with deep technical expertise
- Simple HA and DR topology achievable with as few as six servers
Key Features
PubSub+ Event Broker
Enterprise-grade event broker for publishing, queuing, and routing messages with high throughput and low latency.
Event Mesh
Distributed network of interconnected brokers that dynamically routes events across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments.
Event Portal
Design, catalog, and govern events and event-driven APIs with full lifecycle management and discovery.
Multi-Protocol Support
Native support for AMQP, JMS, MQTT, REST, WebSocket, and SMF for flexible client connectivity.
Agent Mesh
Infrastructure for building and deploying autonomous, agentic AI solutions on real-time event streams.
Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Deployment
Run brokers on AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, bare metal, or as a managed cloud service.
Micro-Integrations
Lightweight connectors that bridge legacy systems, SaaS apps, and IoT devices to the event mesh.
Pricing
PubSub+ Standard
Free
- Self-hosted software event broker
- Up to 100k transactions/sec
- Open protocol support (AMQP, MQTT, JMS, REST)
- Community support
PubSub+ Enterprise
Custom
Best For
Real-time financial trading and payments
Investment banks use Solace to move market data, orders, and payment events with predictable low latency.
Airline and transportation operations
Carriers stream flight, baggage, and crew events across global systems via the event mesh.
IoT and smart manufacturing
Factories connect sensors, PLCs, and cloud analytics over MQTT and AMQP through Solace brokers.
Event-driven microservices
Engineering teams decouple services with PubSub+ as the backbone for asynchronous communication.
