Huey

Spec sheet

Product

Huey is a lightweight Python task queue with a clean, simple API.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Deployment

The documentation includes deployment guidance for Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and PaaS environments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Security

The documentation includes a signed serializer recipe for untrusted environments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Maker

The project author identifies Huey as one of his open-source Python libraries and says his projects grew out of problems encountered in his work.Read 4 Oct 2026 · charlesleifer.com

Dependencies

Huey has no dependencies outside the Python standard library; Redis-like brokers and PostgreSQL need their respective client libraries.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Development and testing

Immediate mode runs task functions synchronously and is documented for development and testing.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Framework integrations

Huey provides Django integration, including native support or django.tasks, and optional Django admin visibility and management.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Other integrations

Huey documents Flask-Peewee admin integration and extensions for asyncio and task statistics.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Reliability controls

Huey supports automatic retries for failed tasks, including configurable delays and backoff.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Scheduling

Tasks can be scheduled for a given time or delay, and recurring tasks can use crontab-like schedules.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Storage backends

Huey supports Redis (including Valkey and Redict), PostgreSQL, SQLite, filesystem, and in-memory storage.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Task controls

The feature list includes task prioritization, result storage, expiration, locking, rate limits, and timeouts.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Worker models

Consumers can execute tasks using multiple processes, multiple threads, or greenlets.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Workflow composition

Huey supports task pipelines and chains, plus groups for fan-out and chords for map/reduce workflows.Read 4 Oct 2026 · huey.readthedocs.io

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Task Queue Software#29 of 377.5