Best Task Queue Software in 2026
36 task queue software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  pg-boss | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 2 |  Sidekiq | 8.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $82.92/mo | Yes | 99 /mo | self_hosted | View |
| 3 | Taskiq | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 4 |  BullMQ | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $116.25/mo | Yes | 139 /mo | self_hosted | View |
| 5 | Hatchet | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | View |
| 6 |  IronWorker | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $169/mo | Yes | 169 /mo | hybrid | View |
| 7 |  Trigger.dev | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 10 /mo | — | View |
| 8 |  River | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $125/mo | Yes | 125 /mo | self_hosted | View |
| 9 | Inngest | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $99/mo | Yes | 99 /mo | — | View |
| 10 | Faktory | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $99/mo | Yes | 299 /mo | self_hosted | View |
| 11 | Upstash QStash | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | cloud | View |
| 12 |  JobRunr | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 13 |  Oban | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 135 /mo | self_hosted | View |
| 14 |  Celery | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 15 |  Hangfire | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 16 |  Dramatiq | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 17 |  Machinery | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 18 |  RQ (Redis Queue) | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 19 |  Agenda | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self_hosted | View |
| 20 | Graphile Worker | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 21 |  Asynq | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 22 |  Taskcluster | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 23 |  Procrastinate | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 24 |  Django Q2 | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
| 25 |  Huey | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self_hosted | View |
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Questions about this list
Which task queue software is ranked first on Inferse?
pg-boss is ranked #1 of 36 with a score of 8.7. Sidekiq is second and Taskiq third.
How many of these have a free plan?
17 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Sidekiq has the lowest first paid tier we found: $82.92/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.