2 self-hosted Celery alternatives

Celery is a popular proprietary tool in the automation & workflows space. These open-source apps let you replace Celery with software you host and control yourself.

Best self-hosted Celery alternatives

Medium

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Hatchet

Automation & Workflows

Distributed background task queue with a modern UI

Replaces Celery, Temporal

★ 7.7k Medium setup MIT

Procrastinate

Automation & Workflows

PostgreSQL-backed task queue for Python automation

Replaces Celery

★ 1.4k Medium setup MIT

Compare Celery alternatives

Hatchet vs Procrastinate

Switching from Celery

Moving off Celery means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.