Durable workflow
Absurd
TypeScript · Python · Go (experimental)Checkpointed workflows that replay persisted steps after interruption.
Adapter in this repo
A practical guide to Postgres-backed jobs
Same database.
Different promises.
Choose a queue by the work it must protect. Explore job frameworks, durable workflows, visibility queues and event queues—with the evidence kept in view.
14systems in this guide
8benchmark adapters
4different system contracts
No universal ranking.Documentation, benchmark methods and simulations stay separate.
The directory
Start with your constraints.
14 systems · alphabetical order
Choose up to 4 to compareJob framework
Awa
Rust · PythonTyped Rust and Python jobs with segmented storage and guarded attempts.
Adapter in this repoDevelopment snapshot
Job framework
GoodJob
RubyA Rails ActiveJob backend with a dashboard and concurrency extensions.
Documentation only
Job framework
Graphile Worker
Node.js · TypeScriptNode.js task executors, SQL enqueue and serial named queues.
Documentation only
Job framework
Oban
ElixirAn Ecto and OTP job framework with queues, retries and telemetry.
Adapter in this repo
Job framework
pg-boss
Node.js · TypeScriptNode.js job queues with explicit queue policies and transaction adapters.
Adapter in this repo
Visibility queue
PGMQ
SQL · Language-neutral clientsSQL messages with a visibility timeout and application-owned consumers.
Adapter in this repo
Event queue
PgQ
SQL · C · Python ecosystemThe maintained original PgQ event engine, with tick-based batches.
Documentation only
Event queue
PgQue
SQL · Go · Python · TypeScriptA shared event log with consumer cursors and batch acknowledgements.
Adapter in this repoEarly-stage API
Job framework
PotatoQ
PythonAn alpha Python worker with Celery-shaped APIs and a Postgres transport.
Documentation onlyAlpha
Job framework
Procrastinate
PythonPython sync/async tasks with application locks and configurable recovery.
Adapter in this repo
Job framework
Que
RubyA focused Ruby queue built around advisory locks and transaction control.
Documentation only
Job framework
River
Go · Ruby · Rust · TypeScriptA PostgreSQL job framework with a shared format across language clients.
Adapter in this repo
Job framework
Solid Queue
RubyRails job infrastructure with SQL dispatch and explicit failure records.
Documentation only
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Three kinds of evidence
Know what you’re looking at.
Each answers a different question. None replaces the others.
01 · Documented semantics
What does the system promise?
Primary docs and pinned source, with qualifiers and unknowns visible.
Compare contracts →02 · Benchmark methodologyHow should we measure it?
A reproducible harness, clear workload contracts and explicit operating limits. No stale leaderboard.
Inspect the evidence →03 · Teaching simulationHow can a failure unfold?
Operate a worker, stop it, and recover its job. This is a teaching model, not a benchmark trace.
Open the failure lab →