Faktory
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About
Faktory is ranked #10 of 36 in task queue software on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $99/mo.
Compared on task queue software
- Free plan
- Yescontribsys.com
- Paid from
- $299/mocontribsys.com
- Deployment model
- self_hostedcontribsys.com
- Custom retry policy
- Yescontribsys.com
- Scheduled jobs
- Yescontribsys.com
- Dead-letter queue
- Yescontribsys.com
- Official SDK languages
- Go, Rubycontribsys.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Faktory is a language-agnostic, persistent background job system.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Audience
- The maker lists hobbyists and startups as the OSS audience and companies with budgets as the Enterprise audience.contribsys.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Web UI
- Faktory includes a responsive web UI for viewing and managing jobs.contribsys.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Enterprise features
- Enterprise features listed by the maker include cron jobs, unique and expiring jobs, Redis Gateway, StatsD metrics, queue throttling, batches or workflows, and job status.contribsys.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Language integrations
- The maker's related-projects page lists worker bindings for Node/JavaScript, Ruby, Go, Python, PHP, Elixir, Rust, Swift, Crystal, Haskell, Java/JVM, .NET, and Clojure.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Installation
- The maker documents Linux RPM/DEB packages, macOS Homebrew installation, and a Docker image.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Data persistence
- Faktory starts Redis as a child process and uses it for local storage, persisting data to its configured data directory.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Security
- Faktory supports TLS for worker and HTTP ports and authenticates clients using a configured global password.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Support
- The maker lists no dedicated support for OSS and email support for Enterprise.contribsys.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Enterprise licensing
- Enterprise production use requires a valid license and is limited to the number of connections purchased.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
- High availability limit
- The maker says Faktory does not provide a clustered high availability mode and relies on Redis replication for persistence and failover.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Managed hosting
- The maker's related-projects page says there are no managed Faktory-as-a-service providers listed yet.github.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Inferse
- Best Task Queue Software in 2026#10 of 36
Sources
- github.com/contribsys/faktory/wiki· checked 28 Sept 2026
- contribsys.com/faktory/· checked 28 Sept 2026
- github.com/contribsys/faktory/wiki/Related-Project· checked 28 Sept 2026
- github.com/contribsys/faktory/wiki/Installation· checked 28 Sept 2026
- github.com/contribsys/faktory/wiki/Deployment· checked 28 Sept 2026
- github.com/contribsys/faktory/wiki/Security· checked 28 Sept 2026
- github.com/contribsys/faktory/wiki/Licensing· checked 28 Sept 2026
- billing.contribsys.com/fent/new.cgi· checked 28 Sept 2026