Instance types of ApsaraMQ for MQTT - ApsaraMQ for MQTT - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

This topic describes the instance types of ApsaraMQ for MQTT.

Region restrictions

For a list of regions where ApsaraMQ for MQTT is available, see Available regions.

Instance types

Item		Professional Edition	Platinum Edition	Basic Edition
Instance type		Shared instance that is logically isolated. Underlying hardware resources are shared across multiple instances on the same backend cluster. ApsaraMQ for MQTT ensures service availability in multi-tenant scenarios.	Dedicated instance that is physically isolated. You have exclusive access to the underlying hardware resources. Each instance is a separately deployed cluster that is unaffected by the traffic peaks of other users. This edition provides higher-priority support and greater stability.	Shared instance that is logically isolated. Underlying hardware resources are shared across multiple instances on the same backend cluster. ApsaraMQ for MQTT ensures service availability in multi-tenant scenarios.
Billing method		Subscription. You make upfront payments for your purchased specifications on a yearly or monthly basis.
Scenarios		Service scale is relatively stable. Low requirements for maximum message TPS, connections, and subscription relationships. Can store message data.	The business operates on a large scale. Customization is required. High requirements for maximum message TPS, connections, and subscription relationships.	The business is small in scale. Low requirements for maximum message TPS, connections, and subscription relationships.
Service Support	Product consultation DingTalk group	✓	✓	✓
	Alibaba Cloud ticket channel	✓	✓	✓
	Support for system go-live and sales promotions	✗	✓	✗
	Dedicated DingTalk support group	✗	✓	✗
	Dedicated service manager support	✗	✓	✗
	Dedicated technical expert support	✗	✓ The core R&D team provides direct technical support.	✗
	Point-to-point troubleshooting	✗	✓ 24/7 on-call support.	✗
Features	Subscription relationship limit per device (rules)	Up to 30	Theoretically unlimited The subscription relationship limit per device can be customized.	Up to 30
	Message retention period	Up to 3 days	Up to 7 days The message retention period can be customized.	Up to 3 days
	Protocol Type	MQTT 3.1.1, 5.0	MQTT 3.1.1, 5.0	MQTT 3.1.1
	Certificate-based authentication	✓	✓	✗
	Device online and offline notifications	✓	✓	✓
	P2P support	✓	✓	✓
	Message trace	✓	✓	✓
	Ordered messages	✓	✓	✓
	Third-party account authorization	✓	✓	✓
	WebSocket support	✓	✓	✓
	Management OpenAPI	✓	✓	✓
	Client SDK access	✓	✓	✓
	Cloud SDK access	✓	✓	✗

Note

A ✓ indicates that the service or feature is supported, and an ✗ indicates that it is not supported. To join the product consultation DingTalk group, contact us.
ApsaraMQ for MQTT no longer supports the pay-as-you-go billing method. You can continue using existing pay-as-you-go instances. For more information, see Pay-as-you-go (Discontinued).