Hangfire
A background job processing framework for .NET applications that operates without requiring a separate Windows Service or external process
- Also known as
- hangfire
What is Hangfire?
A .NET library that enables background job processing and job scheduling in .NET and .NET Core applications, with support for recurring jobs defined via cron expressions.
Hangfire pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Open Source
FreeStartup
Business
Enterprise
Contact salesWhat Hangfire does
The capabilities that matter for cron scheduling, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment
- Library
- 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
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Self-hosted
Integrations (6)
Independently observed- Azure Service Bus•
- Redis
- SQL Server
- Ninject
- Autofac
- Service Bus•
Hangfire FAQ
Common questions about Hangfire, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Hangfire?
An open-source library that enables background job execution within .NET applications using persistent storage, with built-in retry logic and web-based job monitoring. It is indexed under Cron Scheduling.
Source: https://www.hangfire.io/blog/2017/07/19/pricing-changes-2017.html
Is Hangfire free?
Hangfire offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Open Source, Startup, Business and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.hangfire.io/blog/2017/07/19/pricing-changes-2017.html
Can Hangfire be self-hosted?
Yes. Hangfire can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.hangfire.io/blog/2017/07/19/pricing-changes-2017.html
What does Hangfire integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Hangfire, including Redis, SQL Server, Ninject, Autofac and Service Bus. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.hangfire.io
What security certifications does Hangfire have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for Hangfire. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Hangfire not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Hangfire alternatives
Other cron scheduling we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- CronitorMonitoring and alerting service for developers managing cron jobs, websites, APIs, and background systemshigh · 75%
- AWS EventBridge SchedulerEvent-driven task execution engine that operates at scalemedium · 56%
- cron-job.orgCloud-hosted scheduling and execution of HTTP requests and scripts at custom intervals, completely free.low · 30%
- dkronA distributed job scheduler that runs cron jobs across clusters without single points of failurelow · 36%
- RundeckOpen-source platform for automating and executing operational procedureslow · 30%
- QuartzOpen source library for scheduling Java application jobslow · 31%
Compare Hangfire
Side by side against other cron scheduling, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Hangfire, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.03 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 20 | 0.04 | 0.8 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 10 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Deployment: library · Open source: Yes · Cron expression support: Yes · Timezone aware scheduling: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-24 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-09-24 · 60% |
Pricing
Security
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