Celery vs RQ (Redis Queue)
| Celery | RQ (Redis Queue) | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted | — |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| Custom retry policy | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled jobs | Yes | Yes |
| Dead-letter queue | Yes | — |
| Official SDK languages | Python | Python |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Task Queue Software. On The Geeks Club, Celery scores higher on our published basis.