Simple, reliable & efficient distributed task queue in Go by hibiken
Simple, reliable, and efficient distributed task queue in Go
About Simple, reliable & efficient distributed task queue in Go
From the project's README at github.com/hibiken/asynq. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Asynq is a Go library for queueing tasks and processing them asynchronously with workers. It's backed by Redis and is designed to be scalable yet easy to get started.
Highlevel overview of how Asynq works: Client puts tasks on a queue Server pulls tasks off queues and starts a worker goroutine for each task Tasks are processed concurrently by multiple workers
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 13k | github.com/hibiken/asynq |
| GitHub forks | 929 | github.com/hibiken/asynq |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 6.5 years | since Nov 2019 |
| Last commit | 23 days ago | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 32 | last: 3 months ago |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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