# Oban vs Solid Queue

| Attribute | Oban | Solid Queue |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.3 (18% (low)) | 53 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 43 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 2,488 |
| 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. | An open-source job processing backend for Rails that uses a database for storage, supporting delayed execution, concurrency management, recurring scheduled tasks, queue pausing, and job priorities. It scales horizontally and can run on the same server as the web application or separately. |
| integrations.count | - | 3 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Ruby on Rails"},{"name":"Active Job"},{"name":"Puma"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Ruby |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":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"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:09:27.139Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":150,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 23 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2026-08-21T11:37:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2026-07-31T11:59:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.5.1","date":"2026-07-29T19:25:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2026-07-23T11:22:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2026-03-20T18:12:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.3.2","date":"2026-02-20T09:12:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.3.1","date":"2026-02-17T15:30:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.3.0","date":"2026-01-09T07:06:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.2.4","date":"2025-12-16T10:33:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.2.3","date":"2025-10-28T20:10:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.2.2","date":"2025-10-21T21:37:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.2.1","date":"2025-07-23T08:04:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.2.0","date":"2025-07-11T15:38:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.1.5","date":"2025-04-24T08:31:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.1.4","date":"2025-03-17T11:39:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.1.3","date":"2025-01-28T12:30:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.1.2","date":"2024-12-27T18:42:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.1.1","date":"2024-12-26T21:25:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.1.0","date":"2024-12-05T11:41:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/solid_queue/releases/tag/v1.0.2","date":"2024-11-16T11:31:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.2"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=solid_queue&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Background Jobs Queues)

| Capability | Oban | Solid 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 2026-09-01T14:25:51.031Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*