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AWS Batch vs Quartz Scheduler
Both stand on job scheduler software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxMac+2
AWS Batch provides scheduling and compute management for containerized batch jobs, including GPU and multi-node workloads. Factor the separate compute and storage charges into resource planning.
Visit AWS Batch Free plan Open source APISelf-hosted
Quartz offers flexible scheduling and deployment options for Java applications, with both database-backed and in-memory storage. Its built-in clustering depends on JDBCJobStore, and it is not intended to be a general job queue.
Visit Quartz SchedulerThe facts
| AWS Batch | Quartz Scheduler | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows | API, Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | quartz-scheduler.org |
| On job scheduler software | #2 of 26 | #1 of 26 |
AWS Batch: what it does well
- Schedules jobs by priority and resource needs
- Supports retries and job dependencies
- Can scale for GPU requirements
- Offers console, CLI, and SDK job submission
What to know first
- Jobs must execute as Docker containers
- Compute and storage are billed separately
Quartz Scheduler: what it does well
- Free under Apache License 2.0
- Supports schedules from tens to tens of thousands of jobs
- Offers JDBC and in-memory job stores
- Includes JTA transaction and clustering support
What to know first
- Built-in clustering requires JDBCJobStore persistence
- RAMJobStore does not persist between program executions
- Not designed as a job queue at larger scale
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