Best Hatchet Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from task queue software ranked against Hatchet on the same published basis.
- 1Hatchet vs IronWorker
- 2Hatchet vs Faktory
- 3Hatchet vs Hangfire
- 4Hatchet vs pg-boss
- 5Hatchet vs Inngest
- 6Hatchet vs Celery
- 7Hatchet vs JobRunr
- 8Hatchet vs River
- 9Hatchet vs Upstash QStash
- 10Hatchet vs Sidekiq
- 11Hatchet vs Trigger.dev
- 12Hatchet vs GoodJob
- 13Hatchet vs Oban
- 14Hatchet vs Taskiq
- 15Hatchet vs Asynq
- 16Hatchet vs Delayed Job
- 17Hatchet vs Huey
- 18Hatchet vs Resque
- 19Hatchet vs Dramatiq
- 20Hatchet vs BullMQ
Hatchet alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IronWorker | 7.2 | Free plan | $169/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Faktory | 7.1 | Free plan | $99/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Hangfire | 7.1 | Free plan | $41.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | pg-boss | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Inngest | 7.0 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Celery | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 7 | JobRunr | 6.9 | Free plan | €100/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | River | 6.9 | Free plan | $125/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Upstash QStash | 6.9 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Web |
| 10 | Sidekiq | 6.8 | Free plan | $82.92/mo | API, self-hosted |
| 11 | Trigger.dev | 6.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | GoodJob | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Oban | 6.7 | Free plan | $11.25/mo | self-hosted |
| 14 | Taskiq | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | Asynq | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 16 | Delayed Job | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 17 | Huey | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 18 | Resque | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 19 | Dramatiq | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | BullMQ | 6.2 | No | $116.25/mo | self-hosted |
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Questions about Hatchet alternatives
What is the best alternative to Hatchet?
IronWorker, number 1 in task queue software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Faktory, Hangfire, pg-boss and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Hatchet?
IronWorker is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.