Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CrimsonQ

Publish messages to multiple queues

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. CrimsonQ launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1WA
   WakaQ - a Python distributed task queue▲147

   2022 · wakatime.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   RemoteHQ▲269

   Real-time collaboration for distributed teams

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3AS
   An SQS Alternative on Postgres▲241

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4OS
   Open source, logical multi-master PostgreSQL replication▲151

   Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5GA
   Goqite, a persistent message queue Go library built on SQLite▲99

   I wanted to build a persistent message queue based on SQLite, because that's what I'm using for my main state anyway. This gives me ACID across state and messaging, which is nice! I've been inspired by the terminology of AWS SQS for this, but it's obviously much simpler. Maybe you can use it too. :)

   2024 · goqite.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Grafbase▲192

   Unify the data layer with GraphQL

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   RemoteHQ 2.0▲172

   Multiplayer cloud-based Chrome browser

   2022 · its alternatives →

8. 8PS
   Pub/Sub with PostgreSQL under 40 lines of Python code▲17

   2020 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   8base▲211

   Bring powerful apps to market fast - 8base GraphQL Backend

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10SA
    StarQueue – a free hosted HTTP message queue with a Postgres back end▲43

    2021 · starqueue.org · its alternatives →

11. 11PD
    PicoMQ – Durable Streams over HTTP, on object storagefree▲159

    PicoMQ is a Rust server for Durable Streams, built on Object Store. Cheap, URL-addressable, granular streams (create/append/read/long-poll/SSE), with Pico Protocol or Durable Streams Protocol as the facade. S3Stream is the stream storage primitive, used in AutoMQ, shipped as a Rust library. Coordination is a command log in Postgres.

    18d ago · picomq.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bunqueue – Job queue for Bun using SQLite instead of Redis▲39

    ⚡ High-performance job queue for Bun. SQLite by default, PostgreSQL multi-broker when you scale. DLQ, cron, SQLite S3 backups, and native MCP. No Redis. - egeominotti/bunqueue

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13DL
    Distributed – Live social chat app to help remote teams stay in sync▲47

    2021 · joindistributed.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GraphQL Yoga▲148

    The fully-featured GraphQL Server

    2022 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Distributed▲103

    Stay in sync with friends, family and colleagues

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wait.chat▲84

    Deadline-aware message inbox for async teams

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PingPong▲131

    Structured, async messaging for distributed teams

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Colloq▲92

    Centralized, structured & asynchronous decision making

    2023 · its alternatives →

19. 19KS
    KQ – Simple Job Queue for Python Using Kafka▲116

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SocialQ+▲68

    Marketing platform for social networks

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21AM
    Amqphosting, Managed RabbitMQ service▲11

    2017 · amqphosting.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    GraphQL World▲85

    A map of events & projects in the global GraphQL community

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23YY
    YAMQ – Yet Another (delayed) Message Queue▲14

    2018 · yamq.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    LavinMQ, an open-source message broker written in Crystal▲16

    Hi HN. I'm Carl, creator of LavinMQ. LavinMQ is an open-source message broker. AMQP 0-9-1, MQTT, HTTP and streaming. Single binary, minimal resource use. If you know RabbitMQ, it's that (but running on a fraction of hardware). We're the team behind CloudAMQP where we've hosted RabbitMQ for 14 years. Sometimes customers hit issues we couldn't fully explain / work around. So we built our own broker, in order to provide solutions where we previously couldn't (which is much easier when you control the full stack). It all started by me building an open-source AMQP proxy to handle short-lived…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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