Side by side
Oban vs Resque
Both stand on task queue software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Self-hosted
Oban offers a free foundation and paid features for workflow recovery and cluster-wide job controls. Choose a plan with its application limit and the Open Source feature exclusions in mind.
Visit Oban Free plan Self-hosted
Resque provides Redis-backed queues, workers, monitoring, failure handling, and Ruby integration at no software charge. Queue order controls priority, so projects needing numeric priority values should account for that limit.
Visit ResqueThe facts
| Oban | Resque | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | Pro (yearly): $1,620 a year | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | oban.pro | github.com |
| On task queue software | #25 of 37 | #29 of 37 |
Oban: what it does well
- Open-source plan is free and includes community support.
- Pro workflows resume from the last completed step.
- Dashboard covers jobs, queues, schedules, and workflows.
- Pro licenses allow unlimited nodes for one application.
What to know first
- Open Source excludes durable workflows and queue partitioning.
- No free trial is offered.
- Standard Pro covers one application.
- Enterprise pricing is custom.
Resque: what it does well
- Free open-source Ruby library
- Persistent Redis-backed queues
- Queue and worker monitoring
- Rails ActiveJob integration
- Plugin and hook support
What to know first
- Requires Redis
- No numeric priorities
- Requires Ruby 3.2.0 or newer
- Self-hosted deployment