Background Jobs Python Packages

rq

Simple job queues for Python

bullmq

BullMQ - Message Queue and Batch processing for NodeJS, Python, Elixir and PHP based on Redis

django-rq

A simple app that provides django integration for RQ (Redis Queue)

django-background-tasks

A database-backed work queue for Django

chancy

A postgres-backed task queue for Python.

quebec

Quebec - Solid Queue for Python, a DB-backed job queue written in Rust

celery-pool-asyncio

Celery pool to run coroutine tasks

python-pq

Job queue for Python backed by Postgres. Process-per-task fork isolation, transactional enqueueing, periodic tasks, priority queues. No broker required.

flask-crontab

Simple Flask scheduled tasks without extra daemons

dj-queue

Database-backed task queue backend for Django’s Tasks framework.

django-tasks-scheduler

Schedule async tasks using redis protocol. Redis/ValKey/Dragonfly or any broker using the redis protocol can be used.

pgqrs

pgqrs is a postgres-native, library-only durable execution engine.

quiv

quiv is a lightweight background task scheduler for Python applications.

wakaq

Background task queue for Python backed by Redis, a super minimal Celery

hapless

Run and manage background processes

steady-queue

A DB-backed task backend for Django

neotask

NeoTask | Python 轻量级异步任务调度库 · 零依赖 · 支持定时/优先级/重试 · SQLite/Redis 后端 · Celery 轻量替代方案。（Zero-dependency Python task queue for AI workflows. Schedule async jobs with priority, cron, retry. SQLite/Redis backend. Alternative to Celery for lightweight projects）

asyncmq

Supercharge your async applications with tasks so fast, you’ll think you’re bending time itself.

uwsgi-tasks

Asynchronous tasks management with UWSGI server

fastq-redis

Python bindings for FastQ — high-performance Redis job queue written in C

django-q-email

Queues the sending of email with Django Q.

gigq

A lightweight job queue system with SQLite backend and zero dependencies

exospherehost

Official Python SDK for ExosphereHost

viscacha

The lightweight, crash safe alternative to Celery for AI Agents and long running LLM Pipelines