Amazon SNS versus AWS IoT Core
Learn how Amazon SNS differs from AWS IoT Core.
| Amazon SNS | AWS IoT Core | |
|---|---|---|
| Scaling | infinite |
not disclosed |
| Max. message size | 256 KB |
128 KB |
| Persistence | no |
up to 1 hour |
| Replication | Multi-AZ |
Multi-AZ |
| Order guarantee | no |
no |
| Delivery guarantee | at least once |
at least once / at most once |
| Pricing | per message |
per message + connection duration |
| Protocols | AWS Rest API |
MQTT, AWS Rest API |
| AWS Integrations | Lambda, SQS, webhook |
Lambda, SQS, SNS, and many more |
| License | AWS only |
AWS only |
| Encryption at rest | yes |
no |
| Encryption in transit | yes |
yes |