Best Task Queue Software in 2026
Updated
In short: IronWorker is ranked #1 of 37 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Faktory and pg-boss. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Faktory. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Trigger.dev at $10/mo.
When an application needs work handled outside the immediate request, a task queue can help organize that processing. Compare deployment model and official SDK languages for fit with your stack, then look at custom retry policy, dead-letter queue, and scheduled jobs to assess how work can be managed when it fails or needs to run later. Maximum payload size, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add further comparison points. The ranking starts with Taskiq, pg-boss, and BullMQ, with Hatchet and Sidekiq also among the first entries. Consider which queue behaviors and deployment choices match the jobs your application needs to handle.
37 task queue software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 IronWorker Top pick · 7.2 Free plan · $169/mo
#2 Faktory Runner-up · 7.1 Free plan · $99/mo
#3 pg-boss Also great · 7.1 Free plan · Free- Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 169 /mo
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$169/mofirst paid tier About IronWorkerVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 299 /mo
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$99/mofirst paid tier About FaktoryVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 99 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$99/mofirst paid tier About InngestVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hosted
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 125 /mo
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$125/mofirst paid tier About RiverVisit site - Free plan apiself-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 99 /mo
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$82.92/mofirst paid tier About SidekiqVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 10 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About Trigger.devVisit site - LinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Linuxself-hostedWindows
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 139 /mo
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$116.25/mofirst paid tier About BullMQVisit site - AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebLinuxWindowsmacOS
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebLinuxmacOS
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Linux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
- Dead-letter queue
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Linux
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 135 /mo
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- self_hosted
- Custom retry policy
- Yes
- Scheduled jobs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which task queue software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
IronWorker is ranked #1 of 37 with a score of 7.2. Faktory is second and pg-boss third.
How many of these have a free plan?
8 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Trigger.dev has the lowest first paid tier we found: $10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.