CategoryDistributed Messaging
PricingFree, open source
Self-hostableYes
Repositorynsqio/nsq
LicenseMIT
LanguageGo
Last activityAug 2026Active
Repository
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Stars26k
Forks2.9k
Open issues78
Last pushAug 2026
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