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CloudAMQP vs Fig

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CloudAMQP

Technology

Managed RabbitMQ and LavinMQ clusters, hosted and fully managed

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite
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Fig

Developer Tools

IDE-style autocomplete for your existing terminal

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CloudAMQP free tier messaging limits are low: 1-2M messages/month; Fig shut down on 1 September 2024. Amazon acquired Fig in August 2023 and folded it into Amazon Q Developer, which now carries the terminal autocomplete
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 29 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CloudAMQP and Fig actually diverge.

Attributes where CloudAMQP and Fig differ
AttributeCloudAMQPFig
CategoryTechnologyDeveloper Tools
FoundedUnknown2020

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CloudAMQP

  • Message queue servicesnot Fig
  • Message brokers for distributed systemsnot Fig
  • RabbitMQ and LavinMQ hostingnot Fig
  • Asynchronous task processingnot Fig

Fig

No use cases recorded yet. See the Fig review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CloudAMQP

  • Free tier messaging limits are low: 1-2M messages/month
  • Free tier connection limits are restrictive: 20-40
  • Multi-tenant plans have queue limits (200-2,000 max)
  • Dedicated plans expensive at scale: up to $14,995-$17,495/month
  • Extra disk space add-on at $0.35/month per GB may add significant cost

Fig

  • Shut down on 1 September 2024. Amazon acquired Fig in August 2023 and folded it into Amazon Q Developer, which now carries the terminal autocomplete
  • The standalone desktop app is no longer available or supported
  • The completion specs remain open source on GitHub, but the product that consumed them is gone

Pricing, plan by plan

CloudAMQP

Free
  • LavinMQ - Loyal Lemming (Free)Free
    • 2 million messages per month
    • 40 connection limit
    • 200 queue maximum
  • RabbitMQ - Little Lemur (Free)Free
    • 1 million messages per month
    • 20 connection limit
    • 100 queue maximum
  • LavinMQ - Elegant Ermine$19/month
    • 20 million messages per month
    • 200 connections
    • 2,000 queue maximum
  • RabbitMQ - Tough Tiger$19/month
    • 10 million messages per month
    • 100 connections
    • 1,000 queue maximum

Fig

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Fig review.

Which should you pick?

Choose CloudAMQP if

  • You want to start without paying.
CloudAMQP review

Choose Fig if

  • You want to start without paying.
Fig review

Questions people ask

Is CloudAMQP or Fig better?
Neither clearly leads. CloudAMQP starts at Free and Fig at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CloudAMQP or Fig?
CloudAMQP starts at Free and Fig at Free.
Does CloudAMQP or Fig run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use CloudAMQP for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is CloudAMQP best used for?
CloudAMQP is most often used for message queue services, message brokers for distributed systems, rabbitmq and lavinmq hosting, asynchronous task processing. Of those, message queue services and message brokers for distributed systems are not what Fig is typically brought in for.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

CloudAMQP: Does CloudAMQP offer free plans?

Yes, CloudAMQP offers free tiers: LavinMQ Loyal Lemming with 2M messages/month, and RabbitMQ Little Lemur with 1M messages/month. Both include connection and queue limits.

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CloudAMQP: What is the cheapest paid plan?

Both LavinMQ Elegant Ermine and RabbitMQ Tough Tiger cost $19/month. LavinMQ includes 20M messages/month with 200 connections; RabbitMQ includes 10M messages/month with 100 connections.

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CloudAMQP: How are messages charged on CloudAMQP?

CloudAMQP plans include monthly message quotas. All plans are charged on a per-second basis with monthly billing cycles.

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CloudAMQP: What add-ons are available?

CloudAMQP offers Virtual Private Cloud add-on at $99/month, and extra disk space at $0.35/month per GB (25-2,000 GB available).

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