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Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely0 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Resque is ranked #16 of 37 in task queue software on Freedom251. It runs on Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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Resque Free Requires Redis · Ruby 3.2.0 or newer · Job arguments must be JSON-encodable github.com · 5 Oct 2026

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Deployment model: self_hosted
Official SDK languages: Ruby

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The record

Purpose: Resque is a Redis-backed Ruby library for creating background jobs, placing them on multiple queues, and processing them later.
Components: Resque includes a Ruby library, a Rake task for starting workers, and a Sinatra app for monitoring queues, jobs, and workers.
Queues: Queues are persistent, support atomic push and pop through Redis, and store jobs as JSON packages.
Workers: Workers can process multiple queues, run across machines with network access to Redis, and use queue order to prioritize work.
Monitoring: The frontend shows worker and queue activity, usage statistics, and job failures.
Failure handling: Resque logs job exceptions and supports Redis and Airbrake failure backends.
Framework integration: Resque documents integration with Rails ActiveJob and mounting its Sinatra frontend within Rack or Rails applications.
Redis integration: Resque can use a Redis connection string or an existing Redis object and uses redis-namespace by default to separate its keys.
Extensibility: Resque supports plugins and customization hooks such as Resque.after_fork.
Security: The README demonstrates a Rack frontend example that includes HTTP basic authentication.
Runtime requirements: The README lists Ruby 3.2.0 or newer, Redis server 4.0 or newer, Redis gem 4.0 or newer, Rack 2.x or 3.x, and Rails 7.2 or newer for ActiveJob.
Notable limit: Resque does not support numeric priorities; workers prioritize queues by the order in their queue list.
Support: The README directs questions to its FAQ or the project issue tracker.
Price from: Free

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Best Task Queue Software in 2026#16 of 37

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Sources

github.com/resque/resque· checked 5 Oct 2026