DataQueuePowerful Features
Everything you need for reliable background job processing
Simple API
Clean, intuitive API that gets you up and running in minutes. No complex configurations or steep learning curves.
Type Safety
Full TypeScript support with strong typing for job payloads. Catch errors at compile time, not runtime.
Serverless Ready
Designed from the ground up to work perfectly with serverless platforms like Vercel and AWS Lambda.
PostgreSQL or Redis
Choose the backend that fits your stack. Same API, full feature parity — just change a config option.
Advanced Scheduling
Support for job priorities, delays, retries, and automatic cleanup of old jobs.
Recurring Cron Jobs
Define recurring schedules with cron expressions. Built-in overlap protection prevents duplicate runs by default.
Reliable Processing
Built-in job recovery and stuck job handling ensures no jobs are lost or forgotten.
Smart Waits
Pause and resume job execution with time-based delays or external signals. Build multi-step workflows like onboarding sequences and approval flows as a single handler.
Job dependencies
Defer jobs with dependsOn: prerequisite job ids, tag-drain barriers, or batch references via batchDepRef in addJobs. Invalid ids, self-deps, and cycles are rejected at enqueue time.
React Hooks
Subscribe to job status and progress updates from React components with a single hook. Automatic polling stops when jobs complete — zero extra configuration.
Admin Dashboard
Add a complete admin dashboard to your Next.js app with a single route file. View, inspect, and manage jobs without building custom UI.
LLM Ready
Built for AI-assisted development: MCP tools, Cursor rules, and skills so assistants can reason about your queue, run migrations, and use the API correctly.
How DataQueue Compares
See how DataQueue stacks up against other popular job queue solutions
| Feature | DataQueue | pg-boss | BullMQ | Trigger.dev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backend | PostgreSQL or Redis | PostgreSQL only | Redis only | Cloud or self-hosted |
| Type Safety | Generic PayloadMap | TypeScript support | Basic types | Full TypeScript |
| Scheduling | Cron, runAt, waitFor, waitUntil | Cron, delayed jobs | Cron, delayed, recurring | Cron, delayed |
| Retries | Exponential backoff | Retries with backoff | Custom strategies + DLQ | Auto retries + DLQ |
| Priority | ||||
| Concurrency Control | ||||
| Rate Limiting | ||||
| Job dependencies / DAGs | dependsOn (job ids, tags, batch) | Parent-child flows | Workflows | |
| Dashboard | Built-in (Next.js) | Third-party | Built-in | |
| AI / LLM Ready | MCP, rules, skills | MCP, rules, skills | ||
| Wait / Pause Jobs | waitFor, waitUntil, tokens | Delayed/scheduled jobs | Durable execution | |
| Human-in-the-Loop | Token system | |||
| Progress Tracking | ||||
| Serverless-First | ||||
| Self-Hosted | ||||
| Cloud Option | ||||
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Pricing | Free (OSS) | Free (OSS) | Free (OSS) | Free tier + paid |
| Infrastructure | Your Postgres or Redis | Your Postgres | Your Redis | Their cloud or yours |
Perfect For
Built specifically for modern TypeScript developers
Serverless Deployment
Perfect for Vercel, AWS Lambda, and other serverless platforms
TypeScript First
Built with TypeScript developers in mind with full type safety
Fast & Responsive
Offload heavy tasks to keep your app lightning fast
PostgreSQL or Redis
Works with your existing database — no additional services needed
Budget Friendly
No separate queue service costs or server maintenance
Simple Migration
Easy to integrate into existing Node.js and TypeScript projects
AI & LLM Ready
MCP, rules, and skills included so Cursor and other AI tools can work with DataQueue out of the box