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beanstalkd vs Resque

beanstalkd

beanstalkd.github.io

Resque

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FigurebeanstalkdResque
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · Task Queue Software8.1 (#10)7.2 (#31)
Notable limitThe README lists Linux 2.6.17 or later, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Illumos as required operating systems.Resque does not support numeric priorities; workers prioritize queues by the order in their queue list.
PurposeBeanstalk is a simple, fast work queue for running time-consuming tasks asynchronously.Resque is a Redis-backed Ruby library for creating background jobs, placing them on multiple queues, and processing them later.
SecurityThe project’s download page identifies the source release as MIT-licensed; the opened official pages make no security or compliance claims.The README demonstrates a Rack frontend example that includes HTTP basic authentication.
SupportThe site directs bug reports to its mailing list.The README directs questions to its FAQ or the project issue tracker.

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beanstalkd

  • BeanstalkFree

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Resque

  • ResqueFree

Resque pricing →

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