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Beanstalkd vs Redis: What are the differences?

Introduction

Beanstalkd and Redis are both widely used message queue systems, but there are key differences between the two.

  1. Storage: Beanstalkd is primarily a simple queue, with the messages being stored in memory until they are processed by a worker. Redis, on the other hand, is a data structure server that supports various data types, including lists and sets, and the messages can be stored in memory or on disk.

  2. Message Priority: Beanstalkd does not have built-in support for message priority. All messages have equal priority and are processed in a first-in-first-out manner. In Redis, messages can be assigned different priorities using sorted sets, allowing for more complex message processing and ordering.

  3. Message Persistence: Beanstalkd does not provide persistent storage by default. If the server goes down, the messages in the queue are lost. Redis, on the other hand, provides options for configuring persistence, allowing messages to be stored on disk and surviving server restarts.

  4. Pub/Sub System: Redis has a built-in publish/subscribe system, allowing messages to be broadcasted to multiple subscribers. Beanstalkd does not have native support for pub/sub, although it can be emulated using multiple queues and workers.

  5. Atomic Operations: Redis supports atomic operations on data structures, allowing multiple operations to be executed as a single unit. This makes it useful for building complex message processing workflows. Beanstalkd, however, does not support atomic operations, and each operation is executed individually.

  6. Message Timeout: Beanstalkd allows messages to have a timeout value, after which they are automatically released back into the queue for reprocessing. Redis does not have a built-in timeout mechanism for messages, and handling message timeouts requires additional logic.

In Summary, Beanstalkd is a simple queue with no message priority, limited persistence, and no native pub/sub support. Redis, on the other hand, is a data structure server with support for message priority, persistence, pub/sub, atomic operations, and more complex message handling capabilities.

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Pros of Beanstalkd
Pros of Redis
  • 23
    Fast
  • 12
    Free
  • 12
    Does one thing well
  • 9
    Scalability
  • 8
    Simplicity
  • 3
    External admin UI developer friendly
  • 3
    Job delay
  • 2
    Job prioritization
  • 2
    External admin UI
  • 886
    Performance
  • 542
    Super fast
  • 513
    Ease of use
  • 444
    In-memory cache
  • 324
    Advanced key-value cache
  • 194
    Open source
  • 182
    Easy to deploy
  • 164
    Stable
  • 155
    Free
  • 121
    Fast
  • 42
    High-Performance
  • 40
    High Availability
  • 35
    Data Structures
  • 32
    Very Scalable
  • 24
    Replication
  • 22
    Great community
  • 22
    Pub/Sub
  • 19
    "NoSQL" key-value data store
  • 16
    Hashes
  • 13
    Sets
  • 11
    Sorted Sets
  • 10
    NoSQL
  • 10
    Lists
  • 9
    Async replication
  • 9
    BSD licensed
  • 8
    Bitmaps
  • 8
    Integrates super easy with Sidekiq for Rails background
  • 7
    Keys with a limited time-to-live
  • 7
    Open Source
  • 6
    Lua scripting
  • 6
    Strings
  • 5
    Awesomeness for Free
  • 5
    Hyperloglogs
  • 4
    Transactions
  • 4
    Outstanding performance
  • 4
    Runs server side LUA
  • 4
    LRU eviction of keys
  • 4
    Feature Rich
  • 4
    Written in ANSI C
  • 4
    Networked
  • 3
    Data structure server
  • 3
    Performance & ease of use
  • 2
    Dont save data if no subscribers are found
  • 2
    Automatic failover
  • 2
    Easy to use
  • 2
    Temporarily kept on disk
  • 2
    Scalable
  • 2
    Existing Laravel Integration
  • 2
    Channels concept
  • 2
    Object [key/value] size each 500 MB
  • 2
    Simple

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      Cannot query objects directly
    • 3
      No secondary indexes for non-numeric data types
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      No WAL

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    What is Beanstalkd?

    Beanstalks's interface is generic, but was originally designed for reducing the latency of page views in high-volume web applications by running time-consuming tasks asynchronously.

    What is Redis?

    Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache, and message broker. Redis provides data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets with range queries, bitmaps, hyperloglogs, geospatial indexes, and streams.

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