Best Resque Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from task queue software ranked against Resque on the same published basis.
- 1Resque vs IronWorker
- 2Resque vs Faktory
- 3Resque vs Gearman
- 4Resque vs Graphile Worker
- 5Resque vs Hangfire
- 6Resque vs Inngest
- 7Resque vs pg-boss
- 8Resque vs Celery
- 9Resque vs Hatchet
- 10Resque vs JobRunr
- 11Resque vs River
- 12Resque vs RQ (Redis Queue)
- 13Resque vs Trigger.dev
- 14Resque vs Upstash QStash
- 15Resque vs Agenda
- 16Resque vs Asynq
- 17Resque vs Delayed Job
- 18Resque vs GoodJob
- 19Resque vs Huey
- 20Resque vs Oban
Resque 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 | Gearman | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Graphile Worker | 6.5 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Hangfire | 6.5 | Free plan | $41.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Inngest | 6.5 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | pg-boss | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Celery | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 9 | Hatchet | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | JobRunr | 6.4 | Free plan | €100/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | River | 6.4 | Free plan | $125/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | RQ (Redis Queue) | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Trigger.dev | 6.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Upstash QStash | 6.4 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Web |
| 15 | Agenda | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API |
| 16 | Asynq | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 17 | Delayed Job | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 18 | GoodJob | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | Huey | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 20 | Oban | 6.3 | Free plan | $11.25/mo | self-hosted |
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Questions about Resque alternatives
What is the best alternative to Resque?
IronWorker, number 1 in task queue software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Faktory, Gearman, Graphile Worker and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Resque?
IronWorker is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.