Oban
A background job orchestration framework for Elixir and Python enabling reliable, durable job processing at scale
- Vendor
- Soren LLC
- Also known as
- oban
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Oban?
A background job processing framework that provides reliable job scheduling, automatic retries, and error handling, with optional advanced features including durable workflows and distributed concurrency control.
Oban 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.
Free open source tier. Pro from $150/mo. Enterprise with custom pricing.
Open Source
Free- Reliable Background Jobs
- Scheduled Jobs and Cron
- Community Support
Pro
Durable workflows, smart concurrency, and email support for production applications
- nodes
- unlimited
- applications
- 1
- Reliable Background Jobs
- Scheduled Jobs and Cron
- Durable Workflows
- Global and Rate Limiting
- Queue Partitioning
- Bulk Operations
- Unlimited Nodes
- Email Support
- Relay
- Awaiting Signals
- 30+ additional features
Enterprise
Contact sales- Application Bundles
- Elixir and Python Included
- Multi-Year Licenses
- Payment via Invoice/PO
- Procurement Process
- Enterprise Support
What Oban does
The capabilities that matter for background jobs queues, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Backing store
- Postgres
- 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
- Flat license addon
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Self-hosted
Oban FAQ
Common questions about Oban, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Oban?
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. It is indexed under Background Jobs Queues.
Source: https://oban.pro/pricing
Is Oban free?
Oban offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $150 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://oban.pro/pricing
What platforms does Oban support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Oban. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://oban.pro/pricing
Can Oban be self-hosted?
Yes. Oban can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://oban.pro/pricing
What security certifications does Oban have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for Oban. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Oban not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://oban.pro/privacy
Where is Oban available?
Oban is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Source: https://oban.pro/pricing
Oban alternatives
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 92 | 0.03 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.04 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
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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 | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Backing store: postgres · Pricing model: flat-license-addon · Rate limiting: Yes · Self hostable: Yes · Priority queues: Yes · Web dashboard ui: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-24 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-24 · 50% |
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