#1 Asynq
Package asynq provides a framework for Redis based distrubted task queue.
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Best Go Queue Libraries
Compare go queue libraries by maintenance, adoption, security, release activity, and Go ecosystem usage. Top packages in this group include Asynq, deheap, hatchet.
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Asynq
Highest combined package health score.
94
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Asynq
Strongest maintenance signal in this category.
95
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Asynq
Highest adoption signal from stars, forks, and imported-by data.
100
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9 packages#2 deheap
Package deheap provides a doubly-ended heap (min-max heap).
#3 hatchet
🪓 An orchestration engine for background tasks, AI agents, and durable workflows
#4 queue
Package queue provides multiple thread-safe generic queue implementations.
#5 goworker
Package goworker is a Resque-compatible, Go-based background worker.
#6 gocelery
Package gocelery is Celery Distributed Task Queue in Go Celery distributed tasks are used heavily in many python web applications and this library allows you to implement celery workers in Go as well as being able to submit celery tasks in Go.
#7 machinery
Machinery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing.
#8 worker
Package worker accepts Jobs and places them in a queue to be executed N at a time.