Best pg-boss Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from task queue software ranked against pg-boss on the same published basis.
- 1pg-boss vs IronWorker
- 2pg-boss vs Faktory
- 3pg-boss vs Hangfire
- 4pg-boss vs Inngest
- 6pg-boss vs Celery
- 7pg-boss vs JobRunr
- 8pg-boss vs River
- 9pg-boss vs Trigger.dev
- 10pg-boss vs Upstash QStash
- 11pg-boss vs Asynq
- 12pg-boss vs Delayed Job
- 13pg-boss vs GoodJob
- 14pg-boss vs Huey
- 15pg-boss vs Oban
- 16pg-boss vs Resque
- 17pg-boss vs Sidekiq
- 18pg-boss vs Taskiq
- 19pg-boss vs Dramatiq
- 20pg-boss vs Google Tasks
- 21pg-boss vs Taskcluster
pg-boss 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 |
| 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 |
| 21 | Taskcluster | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Linux, Windows, Mac |
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Questions about pg-boss alternatives
What is the best alternative to pg-boss?
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 pg-boss?
IronWorker is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.