Best Gearman Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from task queue software ranked against Gearman on the same published basis.
- 1Gearman vs IronWorker
- 2Gearman vs Faktory
- 3Gearman vs Hangfire
- 4Gearman vs Inngest
- 5Gearman vs pg-boss
- 6Gearman vs Celery
- 7Gearman vs JobRunr
- 8Gearman vs River
- 9Gearman vs Trigger.dev
- 10Gearman vs Upstash QStash
- 11Gearman vs Asynq
- 12Gearman vs Delayed Job
- 13Gearman vs GoodJob
- 14Gearman vs Huey
- 15Gearman vs Oban
- 16Gearman vs Resque
- 17Gearman vs Sidekiq
- 18Gearman vs Taskiq
- 19Gearman vs Dramatiq
- 20Gearman vs Google Tasks
Gearman alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IronWorker | 6.6 | Free plan | $169/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Faktory | 6.5 | Free plan | $99/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Hangfire | 6.5 | Free plan | $41.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Inngest | 6.5 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | pg-boss | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Celery | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 7 | JobRunr | 6.4 | Free plan | €100/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | River | 6.4 | Free plan | $125/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Trigger.dev | 6.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Upstash QStash | 6.4 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | Asynq | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 12 | Delayed Job | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 13 | GoodJob | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Huey | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 15 | Oban | 6.3 | Free plan | $11.25/mo | self-hosted |
| 16 | Resque | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 17 | Sidekiq | 6.3 | Free plan | $82.92/mo | API, self-hosted |
| 18 | Taskiq | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | Dramatiq | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | Google Tasks | 5.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
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Questions about Gearman alternatives
What is the best alternative to Gearman?
IronWorker, number 1 in task queue software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Faktory, Hangfire, Inngest and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Gearman?
IronWorker is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.