Dramatiq vs huey

Dramatiq vs huey
Fact	Dramatiq	huey
Language	Python	Python
Licence	LGPL-3.0	MIT
Stars	5.3k	6k
Latest	v2.2.1	3.4.0
Last push	2026-10-05	2026-10-03
Release cadence	about 69 days between releases	about 2 days between releases
Active contributors	1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days	2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Celery. Alternatives to Celery →
Full replacementDramatiqTask processing over RabbitMQ or Redis, with retries and middleware.
PartialhueyA small task queue over Redis, SQLite or memory, with periodic tasks.

v2.2.12026-09-02See the documentation changelog for more information about the release.
v2.2.02026-06-17See the documentation changelog for more information about the release.
v2.1.02026-03-03See the documentation changelog for more information about the release.
v2.0.12026-01-18See the documentation changelog for more information about the release.
v2.0.02025-11-18See the documentation changelog for more information about the release, and how to handle the breaking changes.

3.4.02026-09-04Backwards-incompatible. The django stats app writes to its own sqlite database by default (huey-stats.db in settings.BA…
3.3.42026-08-05Use DoubleField for the stats ts, duration and started columns. On PG & MySQL the old FloatField was a 32-bit-shitter w…
3.3.32026-08-04Forward the Django database OPTIONS when setting up the stats recorder connection. Fixes / replaces #907.
3.3.22026-08-01Flush buffered stats in the worker shutdown hook. Fixes issue where recycled workers might drop some writes.
3.3.12026-07-31Ensure traceback is stored properly for error results.

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unsigned The latest release, 3.4.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.

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