CategoryDistributed Messaging
PricingFree, open source+ paid cloud / support
Self-hostableYes
Repositorydistribworks/dkron
LicenseLGPL-3.0
LanguageGo
Last activityOct 2026Active
Repository
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Stars4.7k
Forks419
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Last pushOct 2026
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