We are writing C++ code which needs messaging. Is there a free/open-source and stable AMQP server available that has equally stable C++ client library with it. We also need
Apache QPid seems to be relevant here. There's a C++ broker/client library here.
Note that since you're programming to a protocol (AMQP), your broker/client don't have to be in the same language. e.g. I'm using Scala and C# clients talking to RabbitMQ (an Erlang broker).