Best Faktory Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from task queue software ranked against Faktory on the same published basis.
- 1Faktory vs pg-boss
- 2Faktory vs Sidekiq
- 3Faktory vs Celery
- 4Faktory vs Inngest
- 5Faktory vs IronWorker
- 6Faktory vs Trigger.dev
- 7Faktory vs Asynq
- 9Faktory vs River
- 10Faktory vs Dramatiq
- 11Faktory vs Taskiq
- 12Faktory vs BullMQ
- 13Faktory vs Gearman
- 14Faktory vs Google Tasks
- 15Faktory vs Agenda
- 16Faktory vs Bee-Queue
- 17Faktory vs Graphile Worker
- 18Faktory vs Hangfire
- 19Faktory vs JobRunr
- 20Faktory vs Machinery
- 21Faktory vs Oban
Faktory alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pg-boss | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | Sidekiq | 7.4 | Free plan | $82.92/mo | API, self-hosted |
| 3 | Celery | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 4 | Inngest | 7.3 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | IronWorker | 7.3 | Free plan | $169/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Trigger.dev | 7.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Asynq | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 9 | River | 5.9 | Free plan | $125/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Dramatiq | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Taskiq | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | BullMQ | 5.5 | No | $116.25/mo | self-hosted |
| 13 | Gearman | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | Google Tasks | 5.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 15 | Agenda | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 16 | Bee-Queue | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 17 | Graphile Worker | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Hangfire | 5.1 | Free plan | $41.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | JobRunr | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Machinery | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Oban | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Faktory alternatives
What is the best alternative to Faktory?
pg-boss, number 1 in task queue software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Sidekiq, Celery, Inngest and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Faktory?
pg-boss is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives 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.