Licensing and Enterprise Features

Users can follow the deployment methods listed below to install and use AutoMQ:

• Install the Open Source Version: Deploy and operate the AutoMQ open-source version within your private network environment or data center.

• AutoMQ Cloud Service (Recommended): Simplify the process by directly enabling the AutoMQ Cloud service in a public cloud environment, thereby avoiding installation and maintenance hassles. AutoMQ Cloud is a fully managed, maintenance-free cloud service provided by the AutoMQ team. For more details, please refer to the reference documentation.

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AutoMQ Cloud provides developers with a two-week free trial credit worth $1,400, without the need for credit card registration or payment information.

Open Source Version

The open-source version of AutoMQ is covered under the Apache License 2.0, and the source code for all related functionalities is available for review in the GitHub project. The AutoMQ open-source edition is fully production-ready and widely deployed across numerous industry-leading enterprises; however, significant challenges remain with self-hosting distributed storage software. For best practices in the open-source community regarding deployment, operations, monitoring, and performance tuning, please reach out to Community Support.

Product Comparison

Below is a comparison between the AutoMQ Open Source edition and AutoMQ Cloud:

Product Name	AutoMQ Open-source Edition	AutoMQ Cloud
Service Models	Free Software	Fully Managed SaaS [1]	Fully Managed BYOC [2]
Deployment Environment	Supported cloud providers: AWS Other cloud providers (compatible with the S3 API) Private data center, requires the provision of the following storage software MinIO Ceph CubeFS	Supported mainstream cloud providers: AWS Azure GCP Alicloud Tencent Cloud Huawei Cloud Baidu Cloud Tianyuan Cloud
Resource Ownership	IaaS resources are owned by the user.	IaaS resources are owned by the AutoMQ company's cloud account.	IaaS resources are owned by the user's cloud account.
Data Sovereignty	100% Private: Data remains within the user's private network	100% Secure: Managed by a trusted AutoMQ company cloud account	100% Private: Data does not exit the user's VPC
Operations Method	Self-deployment and operations	Effortlessly access our services through channels like the cloud marketplace and our official website, offering fully managed services that address the following scenarios: Deployment Version upgrades (new features and bug fixes) Parameter tuning System alerts Online Issue Resolution [4]
Payment Methods	[Optional] Subscribe to Technical Consulting	Pay-as-you-go: Billed based on hourly usage Annual or Monthly Packages: Pay upfront for predetermined specifications and benefits
Cost Structure	Machine resource costs (self-provided) Operations and development manpower investment Paid Commercial Technical Consultation (Optional)	Software service fees (pricing includes cloud resources)	Software service fee (pricing excludes cloud resources) Cloud resource costs (paid directly to cloud providers)
Technical Support	None Community-based technical support	Expert technical support Online emergency response support
Applicable scenarios	Initial PoC testing Production application is recommended only for customers with significant investment in their in-house R&D team	Default Options for Public Cloud Customers	Some public cloud customers prefer to leverage IaaS discounts, maintain data within the VPC, and provide operational authorization.

• [1] involves deploying both the control plane and the data plane of AutoMQ Cloud within a dedicated VPC under AutoMQ company's primary account and connecting to the customer's VPC through VPC PrivateLink or VPC Peering.

• [2] involves deploying both the control plane and the data plane of AutoMQ Cloud under the customer's primary account VPC.

• [3] During AutoMQ Server operation, logs, metrics, and diagnostic data are stored in a separate object storage bucket. The customer must authorize AutoMQ team's primary account for cross-account access to this bucket. The AutoMQ SaaS platform analyzes the customer's cluster logs and metrics in real-time, with AutoMQ's expert R&D team ensuring stable operation of the customer's cluster in the background.

• [4] AutoMQ Server is outfitted with automatic fault recovery capabilities, offering real-time monitoring of various cluster performance metrics and automatically isolating any nodes that show anomalies. This ensures fault recovery occurs before any failure impacts the application, usually completing this process within minutes. Following this, engineers from the AutoMQ team carry out a backend analysis to determine the fault's causes.

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