What is WakaQ?
It is a distributed background task queue for Python backed by Redis, a super minimal Celery. Use it to run code in the background so your website stays fast and snappy, and your users stay happy.
WakaQ is a tool in the Background Jobs category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Queue priorityDelayed tasks (run tasks after a timedelta eta)Scheduled periodic tasksBroadcast a task to all workersTask soft and hard timeout limitsOptionally retry tasks on soft timeoutSuper minimal
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WakaQ Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to WakaQ?
Kafka
Kafka is a distributed, partitioned, replicated commit log service. It provides the functionality of a messaging system, but with a unique design.
RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ gives your applications a common platform to send and receive messages, and your messages a safe place to live until received.
Amazon SQS
Transmit any volume of data, at any level of throughput, without losing messages or requiring other services to be always available. With SQS, you can offload the administrative burden of operating and scaling a highly available messaging cluster, while paying a low price for only what you use.
Celery
Celery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing. It is focused on real-time operation, but supports scheduling as well.
