Best Oban Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from task queue software ranked against Oban on the same published basis.
- 1Oban vs Trigger.dev
- 2Oban vs Inngest
- 3Oban vs pg-boss
- 4Oban vs Celery
- 5Oban vs Sidekiq
- 6Oban vs Taskiq
- 7Oban vs River
- 8Oban vs BullMQ
- 9Oban vs Faktory
- 10Oban vs Hatchet
- 11Oban vs Dramatiq
- 12Oban vs Asynq
- 13Oban vs Upstash QStash
- 14Oban vs JobRunr
- 16Oban vs Hangfire
- 17Oban vs Graphile Worker
- 18Oban vs Machinery
- 19Oban vs IronWorker
- 20Oban vs Taskcluster
- 21Oban vs Procrastinate
Oban alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trigger.dev | 8.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | Inngest | 8.0 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | pg-boss | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Celery | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 5 | Sidekiq | 7.7 | Free plan | $82.92/mo | API, self-hosted |
| 6 | Taskiq | 7.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | River | 7.5 | Free plan | $125/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | BullMQ | 7.4 | No | $116.25/mo | self-hosted |
| 9 | Faktory | 7.3 | Free plan | $99/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Hatchet | 7.1 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | Dramatiq | 7.1 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | Asynq | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 13 | Upstash QStash | 6.6 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | JobRunr | 6.5 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Hangfire | 6.2 | Free plan | $41.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Graphile Worker | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Machinery | 6.1 | No | — | — |
| 19 | IronWorker | 6.0 | Free plan | $169/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Taskcluster | 5.9 | No | — | Web, Linux, Windows, Mac |
| 21 | Procrastinate | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Oban alternatives
What is the best alternative to Oban?
Trigger.dev, number 1 in task queue software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Inngest, pg-boss, Celery and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Oban?
Trigger.dev is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.