BullMQ vs River
| BullMQ | River | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | $116.25/mo | $125/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | self-hosted | self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | 139 /mo | 125 /mo |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| Custom retry policy | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled jobs | Yes | Yes |
| Dead-letter queue | Yes | Yes |
| Official SDK languages | Node.js, Bun, Python, Rust, Elixir, PHP | Go, Python, Ruby, TypeScript |
Both are listed in Best Task Queue Software. On The Geeks Club, River scores higher on our published basis.