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Procrastinate

PostgreSQL-backed task queue for Python automation

Automation & Workflows ★ 1.4k stars Medium setup MIT

Procrastinate is an open-source Python task queue that uses PostgreSQL as its backing store, with support for scheduling, retries and priorities. It is self-hosted within Python applications for background automation.

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Key features

  • Postgres-backed task queue
  • Scheduling and retries
  • No extra broker needed
  • Python-native

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Active community (1.4k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Is Procrastinate secure?

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Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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