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Fix8 is an open source (LGPL ) messaging engine for the FIX protocol written in C++. The framework runs on Intel hardware on Linux. According to the authors, support for Windows is not planned.

Overview
Fix8 is comprised of two main components: the compiler and the runtime library. The compiler converts FIX XML schemas into C++ code. Users incorporate the generated code into their application and then link against the Fix8 runtime library, which provides session management, persistence, logging and other services.

Performance
The authors claim that Fix8 is a high performance framework although these claims have not been independently verified. The Fix8 website does publish performance statistics including their methodology and supporting scripts permitting independent comparison.