# dkron vs Quartz

| Attribute | dkron | Quartz |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 37 (20% (low)) | 49 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 13 | 20 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | 30,375 |
| adoption.github_stars | 4,731 | 6,748 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | A distributed job scheduling system that coordinates timed task execution across multiple servers with built-in redundancy. It uses gossip protocol and fault-tolerant databases to eliminate single points of failure. | A Java library that adds scheduling capabilities to applications, allowing developers to define when and how tasks execute—from single recurring operations to thousands of parallel jobs in production environments. |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Python"},{"name":"Ruby"},{"name":"PHP"},{"name":"Django"},{"name":"Email"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | Java |
| license.spdx | LGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | - |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source, Apache 2.0 license","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.quartz-scheduler.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T15:27:56.505Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| release.cadence_days | 31 | 210 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.1.2","date":"2026-07-22T15:12:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.1.1","date":"2026-05-12T08:42:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.1.0","date":"2026-03-30T07:43:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.9","date":"2025-12-20T09:14:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.9-rc2","date":"2025-12-15T21:23:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.9-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.9-rc1","date":"2025-12-14T18:58:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.9-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.9-beta1","date":"2025-10-27T18:16:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.9-beta1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.8","date":"2025-09-26T07:24:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.7","date":"2025-09-23T16:31:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.6","date":"2025-09-21T20:44:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.5","date":"2025-05-04T18:38:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.4","date":"2025-02-24T21:56:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.3","date":"2025-02-09T22:31:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.2","date":"2025-01-05T10:15:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.1","date":"2024-12-23T19:28:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0","date":"2024-10-27T17:02:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc3","date":"2024-10-06T16:17:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc2","date":"2024-10-06T12:50:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc1","date":"2024-09-16T08:07:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dkron-io/dkron/releases/tag/v4.0.0-beta6","date":"2024-06-30T17:57:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-beta6"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/releases/tag/v2.5.2","date":"2025-12-01T18:00:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/releases/tag/v2.5.1","date":"2025-10-24T19:16:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/releases/tag/v2.4.1","date":"2025-10-24T19:53:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/releases/tag/v2.5.0","date":"2024-11-12T23:33:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/releases/tag/v2.4.0","date":"2024-11-13T14:14:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/releases/tag/quartz-2.4.0-rc1","date":"2023-04-20T23:15:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"quartz-2.4.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/releases/tag/v2.3.2","date":"2019-10-23T16:51:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/releases/tag/quartz-2.3.1","date":"2019-03-27T15:27:20Z","type":"stable","version":"quartz-2.3.1"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdistribworks%2Fdkron%2Fv3&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.quartz-scheduler%3Aquartz&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Cron Scheduling)

| Capability | dkron | Quartz |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment | - | - |
| Cron expression support | - | - |
| Timezone aware scheduling | - | - |
| Job dependency chaining | - | - |
| Ha clustering | - | - |
| Retry on failure | - | - |
| Missed run alerting | - | - |
| Web UI dashboard | - | - |
| API first | - | - |
| Audit logging | - | - |
| RBAC | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:20:54.087Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*