# Oban vs RQ (Redis Queue)

| Attribute | Oban | RQ (Redis Queue) |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.3 (18% (low)) | 6.5 (7% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 57 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Oban Pro is a licensed add-on to the Oban job framework that provides fault-tolerant workflow orchestration, advanced concurrency management, and production-grade features for reliable large-scale background job processing. | A Python library that enables asynchronous job execution using Redis or Valkey as a message broker, designed to integrate with existing web frameworks and application stacks with minimal setup overhead. |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free, open source foundation","features":["Reliable Background Jobs","Decorators","Community Support"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$150/month or $1,620/year","features":["All Open Source Features","Durable Workflows","Global and Rate Limiting","Multi-Process Execution","Dynamic Plugins","Bulk Operations","Encrypted Source (30/90-day refresh)","Dedicated Support"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":1620,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["All Pro Features","Unencrypted Source Code","Volume Licensing Available","Multi-Year Licenses","Payment via Invoice/PO","Procurement Process","Private Slack/Teams Support","Video/Call Support"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Open Source free tier; Pro $150/month or $1,620/year; Enterprise custom pricing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://oban.pro/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:03:39.604Z","startingPrice":{"amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | high | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":150,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=steini-resque&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Background Jobs Queues)

| Capability | Oban | RQ (Redis Queue) |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Backing store | - | - |
| Delivery guarantee | - | - |
| Cron recurring jobs | - | - |
| Delayed scheduled jobs | - | - |
| Dead letter queue | - | - |
| Priority queues | - | - |
| Rate limiting | - | - |
| Configurable retry backoff | - | - |
| Durable workflow orchestration | - | - |
| Web dashboard UI | - | - |
| Multi language workers | - | - |
| Event webhook triggers | - | - |
| Self hostable | - | - |
| Managed cloud offering | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:59:15.332Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*