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River vs Taskiq
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-hostedWeb
River focuses on transactional job processing for Go, with a free core and additional workflow and operational features in Pro. Check database support and plan limits against your application needs.
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Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
Taskiq provides Python-native distributed execution with brokers, scheduling, retries, integrations, and observability options. Its documented limits make project architecture and worker choices important.
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| River | Taskiq | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Self-hosted, Web | Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Pro: $125 a month | Not published |
| Plans published | 3 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | riverqueue.com | taskiq-python.github.io |
| On task queue software | #26 of 37 | #30 of 37 |
River: what it does well
- Jobs wait for their database transaction to complete
- Core plan includes retries and recurring cron jobs
- Optional web interface is self-hosted
- Pro adds workflows and concurrency limits
- Open Source plan is free
What to know first
- Open Source excludes workflows and concurrency limits
- Open Source includes no support
- SQLite support is experimental
- Pro costs $125 a month
Taskiq: what it does well
- Free MIT-licensed Python package
- Supports asynchronous and synchronous functions
- Offers several official broker integrations
- Includes scheduling and retry controls
- Documents metrics and tracing support
What to know first
- Requires Python 3.10 or newer
- Does not support fully synchronous projects
- In-memory broker is for local development
- ZeroMQ use is limited to one worker