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Asynq

APIyesOSS—FREEyesDOCS4/5
AS7.2#7 of 37
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Asynq is ranked #7 of 37 in task queue software on Inferse. It runs on API, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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Deployment model
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Custom retry policy
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Scheduled jobs
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Official SDK languages
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Facts

Purpose
Asynq is a Go library for queueing tasks and processing them asynchronously with workers, backed by Redis.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Scaling
The project describes using multiple worker servers and brokers for high availability and horizontal scaling.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Task delivery
Its listed features include at-least-once task execution, retries after failure, and automatic recovery after a worker crash.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Scheduling
Asynq supports scheduled and periodic tasks.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Queue controls
It supports weighted and strict priority queues, queue pausing, task deduplication, and per-task timeouts and deadlines.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Monitoring
The project lists Prometheus metrics integration and a web UI and CLI for inspecting and remotely controlling queues and tasks.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Web UI
The companion Asynqmon tool can be used as a binary or imported as a library, and supports Prometheus time-series data.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Redis support
Asynq supports Redis Sentinel, while the project cautions that some Lua scripts may not be compatible with Redis Cluster.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security
The GitHub security page says the project has no security policy file and no published security advisories.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Compatibility
The project says its current major version is 0.x and its public API may change before the 1.0.0 release.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Redis requirement
The quickstart requires Redis version 4.0 or higher.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Intended users
The project asks people using the package in production to consider sponsoring it and welcomes community contributions through issues, pull requests, and feedback.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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