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EMQX Edge

The Ultra-Lightweight MQTT Broker for Edge Computing

Connect IoT devices at the edge and seamlessly aggregate and ingest your IoT data to the cloud in real time.

< 5ms
Latency
50K+
Concurrent Connections
100K+
Messages/Second
< 10MB
Memory Footprint

Why EMQX Edge

Fast and Lightweight, Powered by NanoMQ in C with Multi-Threading and Asynchronous I/O

Blazing-Fast

Optimized for edge with low latency and high throughput—up to 10x faster than Mosquitto when running on multi-core CPUs.

Ultra-Lightweight

Minimal footprint with efficient resource utilization, perfect for edge devices. Boot memory footprint is as low as 200KB.

Cross-Platform

Runs seamlessly on multiple operating systems and hardware architectures, including Linux, Windows, ARM, x86, and RISC-V.

Cloud Integrations

Seamlessly integrate with EMQX Cloud, AWS IoT Core, and Azure IoT Hub.

Cloud Integrations

Key Features

MQTT 5.0 Support

Fully compliant with MQTT 5.0/3.1.1 protocol specifications.

Secure Communications

Built-in TLS/SSL support and authentication/authorization mechanisms.

MQTT Bridging

Connect to cloud platforms via MQTT bridging, using TCP, TLS, or QUIC.

Rules Engine

Process and transform data at the edge with the built-in rules engine.

Message Persistence

Store data in SQLite or other databases when network connectivity is disrupted.

Easy Integration

Seamlessly integrate with DDS, SOME/IP, ZeroMQ, and EMQX Cloud.

Use Cases

Industrial IoT

  • Real-time device monitoring
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Process automation
  • Factory data acquisition

Connected Vehicles

  • In-vehicle communications
  • Fleet management
  • Real-time diagnostics
  • Over-the-air updates

Edge Computing

  • Local data processing
  • Real-time analytics
  • Edge-to-cloud synchronization
  • Distributed computing

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