Hangfire

What is it?

Hangfire is an open-source background job framework for .NET that allows developers to run tasks outside the main request-response cycle. It uses persistent storage to ensure job reliability and fault tolerance.

What does it do?

Hangfire executes background jobs such as email sending, data processing, report generation, and scheduled tasks. It supports retries, delayed jobs, recurring jobs, and provides a real-time dashboard for monitoring execution.

Where is it used?

Hangfire is commonly used in enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, APIs, and backend systems where long-running or asynchronous operations must be handled reliably without blocking user requests.

When & why it emerged

Hangfire was introduced in the early 2010s to simplify background processing in .NET applications. It emerged as a more robust alternative to traditional Windows services and custom job schedulers.

Why we use it at Internative

We use Hangfire to manage background workflows and scheduled operations in .NET-based systems. Its reliability, persistence, and visibility make it ideal for production-grade asynchronous processing.