Hangfire
8.0#2 in task queue softwareFrom $500 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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What both publish
| Fact | Hangfire | Taskiq |
|---|---|---|
| Extensibility | Developers can replace storage, states, job creation, job performance, state changes and job activation components. | Taskiq is modular, with replaceable components and support for implementing custom brokers or middleware. |
| License | Hangfire Core is open source under LGPLv3 and free for commercial use. | The project homepage identifies Taskiq as MIT licensed. |
| Purpose | Hangfire performs background processing in .NET and .NET Core applications without requiring a Windows Service or separate process. | Taskiq is a library for sending and processing Python functions in a distributed manner. |
Hangfire plans
- OpenFree
- Startup$500 a year
- Business$1,500 a year
- Enterprise$4,500 a year
Taskiq plans
No prices published.
Pick Hangfire if…
Hangfire suits developers adding scheduled or background jobs to .NET applications. It is relevant for teams that need persistent jobs, retries or processing across multiple machines.
Pick Taskiq if…
Taskiq suits Python developers building distributed task processing into projects that use asynchronous functions or need scheduling and retries. It is not intended for fully synchronous projects.