Delayed Jobs Python Packages

rq

Simple job queues for Python

sayiir

Sayiir: simple, embeddable durable workflow engine in Rust with Node.js & Python bindings. Checkpoint-based recovery, no deterministic replay. A simplified alternative to Temporal, Restate, and Airflow.

deferjob

Durable delayed jobs in Postgres. Schedule work months ahead as rows you can query, cancel, and run with SKIP LOCKED.

rubydj-pyworker

A pure Python worker for Ruby-based DelayedJobs with Newrelic reporting.

pysched-lightning

A lightweight task queue scheduler that runs in the background

tailback

A Redis-backed Python job queue with rate limiting, delayed jobs, retries, and real-time queue control.