Tech riderRev. 21 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onLinux
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Deployment modelself hosted
- 4Custom retry policyYes
- 5Scheduled jobsNo
- 6Maximum payload size4,096 MB
- 7Official SDK languagesC, Perl, Node.js, PHP, Python, Java, C#/.NET, Ruby, Rust, Go, Lisp
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: gearman.org

Overview
Gearman is ranked #20 of 37 in task queue software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux.
Compared on task queue software
- Free plan
- Yesgearman.org
- Deployment model
- self_hostedgearman.org
- Custom retry policy
- Yesgearman.org
- Scheduled jobs
- Nogearman.org
- Maximum payload size
- 4,096 MBgearman.org
- Official SDK languages
- C, Perl, Node.js, PHP, Python, Java, C#/.NET, Ruby, Rust, Go, Lispgearman.org
Company
- Founded
- 2005gearman.org · 28 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Task Queue Software in 2026#20 of 37
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Sources
- gearman.org· checked 28 Sept 2026


