Best pg-boss Alternatives in 2026
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20 tools from task queue software ranked against pg-boss on the same published basis.
- 1pg-boss vs IronWorker
- 2pg-boss vs Faktory
- 3pg-boss vs Hangfire
- 5pg-boss vs Inngest
- 6pg-boss vs River
- 7pg-boss vs Taskiq
- 8pg-boss vs Upstash QStash
- 9pg-boss vs Celery
- 10pg-boss vs Trigger.dev
- 11pg-boss vs Dramatiq
- 12pg-boss vs GoodJob
- 13pg-boss vs Huey
- 14pg-boss vs Sidekiq
- 15pg-boss vs Delayed Job
- 16pg-boss vs Asynq
- 17pg-boss vs BullMQ
- 18pg-boss vs Resque
- 19pg-boss vs Google Tasks
- 20pg-boss vs Taskcluster
- 21pg-boss vs TaskTiger
pg-boss alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IronWorker | 7.7 | Free plan | $169/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Faktory | 7.3 | Free plan | $99/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Hangfire | 7.2 | Free plan | $41.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Inngest | 7.0 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | River | 7.0 | Free plan | $125/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Taskiq | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Upstash QStash | 7.0 | Free plan | $1/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | Celery | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 10 | Trigger.dev | 6.9 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Dramatiq | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | GoodJob | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Huey | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 14 | Sidekiq | 6.7 | Free plan | $82.92/mo | API, self-hosted |
| 15 | Delayed Job | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 16 | Asynq | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 17 | BullMQ | 6.4 | No | $116.25/mo | self-hosted |
| 18 | Resque | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 19 | Google Tasks | 6.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 20 | Taskcluster | 6.2 | No | — | Web, Linux, Windows, Mac |
| 21 | TaskTiger | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about pg-boss alternatives
What is the best alternative to pg-boss?
IronWorker, number 1 in task queue software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Faktory, Hangfire, Inngest and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to pg-boss?
IronWorker is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.