Which embedded messaging system -> ActiveMQ or HornetQ

Question

I would appreciate some general pointers and opinions regarding which of the two messaging systems is

• easier to manage
• has less gotchas or magic stuff one

Answer 1

Apache ActiveMQ Artemis is the way to go

The HornetQ codebase was donated to the Apache ActiveMQ project, and the HornetQ community joined that project to enhance the donated codebase and create a next-generation messaging broker. The result is Apache ActiveMQ Artemis.