# Quartz vs Rundeck

| Attribute | Quartz | Rundeck |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49 (24% (low)) | 41.8 (26% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 20 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 30,375 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 6,748 | - |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source and commercial orchestration tool that enables teams to automate operational tasks, execute standardized workflows, and manage job scheduling across distributed systems. It provides centralized control with comprehensive audit trails and role-based access for compliance-sensitive environments. |
| integrations.count | - | 8 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Ansible"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Chef"},{"name":"Azure Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"PagerDuty"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":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"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","summary":"Free open-source version available; commercial tiers available with contact for pricing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.rundeck.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T15:27:59.207Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 210 | - |
| release.history | `[{"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 | 5.8 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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 | Quartz | Rundeck |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:58:50.590Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*