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pg-boss

Job queue for Node.js that stores jobs in PostgreSQL, with retries, scheduling and cron, and no Redis needed.

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Where it fits

Background Jobs & Cron · Self-run queueNode apps that already run on Postgres and want a job queue with retries and cron without adding Redis.Trade-off: Every job is database writes, so very high job volumes put load on your main database; Node only.

How pg-boss itself is built

1 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.

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Who uses it

No maker's live product on record yet, and 21 open-source projects that declare it in their code.

Declared in code 21How evidence is collected →

We haven't found a maker's live product that uses pg-boss yet — only the open-source projects below, which declare it in their code.

Open source: a project that declares pg-boss as a dependency in its public code — verifiable, but not necessarily a live product.

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CeleryPython backends — Django, FastAPI, AI pipelines — that need background tasks and schedules on worker processes.Open sourceFree tier

Questions makers ask about pg-boss

Is pg-boss free?

Yes — it is free, open-source software.

Is pg-boss open source or self-hostable?

Open source, and you can self-host it. source ↗

Can AI coding agents work with pg-boss?

It has an official CLI (pg-boss).

Who uses pg-boss?

No maker's live product we track yet; 21 open-source projects declare it in their code. source ↗