Hangfire

Freemium#15 of 36 in Task Queue Software

Open-source background job processing for .NET applications.

7.7/10★★★★☆Editor score

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At a glance

• Editor score
  7.7 / 10
• Pricing
  Free plan · paid from $500/yr
• Best for
  ASP.NET background processing
• Free plan
  Yes
• Deployment model
  Self_hosted
• Facts checked
  20 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • Supports delayed, recurring, retryable, and distributed jobs
  • Includes SQL Server, Redis, and in-memory storage options
  • Provides queues, continuations, batching, and a monitoring dashboard

• Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires application-managed infrastructure
  • The Open plan limits storage to SQL Server and In-Memory
  • Paid plans begin at $500 per organization per year

Our verdict on Hangfire

Hangfire is an open-source framework for creating, processing, and monitoring background jobs in .NET and .NET Core applications. It suits teams building ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, console, or Windows Services applications that need asynchronous work handled outside the main request flow. Its job types cover fire-and-forget, delayed, scheduled, recurring CRON-based, and continuation jobs, while configurable automatic retries address transient failures. Jobs can run in web applications or separate processes, with distributed processing across servers.

The free Open plan includes Hangfire Core under LGPL 3.0, commercial use, SQL Server 2008 R2+ and In-Memory storage, and community support. For organizations that need more storage choices and commercial components, Startup costs $500 per organization per year and adds Hangfire Pro, a perpetual license, a private NuGet feed, and SQL Server, Redis, and In-Memory storage. Business costs $1,500 annually and adds Hangfire Ace, source code access, email/helpdesk, and technical support. Enterprise costs $4,500 annually and adds a royalty-free EULA and priority support, with invoice or purchase order available.

Its strongest fit is application teams already working in the .NET ecosystem and comfortable with self-hosted infrastructure. Persistent storage, multiple queues, cancellation tokens, graceful shutdown, job batching, and a web monitoring dashboard give teams practical control over background workloads. Hangfire also integrates with ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, Redis, In-Memory storage, Windows Services, console applications, and NuGet. Teams seeking a managed service or a different application ecosystem should look elsewhere; Hangfire centers on self-hosted .NET deployments. Choose it when ASP.NET background processing and flexible job execution matter more than managed operations.

Hangfire pricing

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Hangfire integrations

Hangfire lists 8 integrations on its own site.

• SQL Server
• Redis
• In-Memory
• ASP.NET
• ASP.NET Core
• Console applications
• Windows Services
• NuGet

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