BullMQWhat is BullMQ?
It is a Node.js library that implements a fast and robust queue system built on top of Redis. It is carefully written for rock solid stability and atomicity.
BullMQ is a tool in the Background Jobs category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Minimal CPU usage due to a polling-free designDistributed job execution based on RedisLIFO and FIFO jobsPrioritiesDelayed jobsScheduled and repeatable jobs according to cron specificationsRetries of failed jobsConcurrency setting per workerThreaded (sandboxed) processing functionsAutomatic recovery from process crashes
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BullMQ Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to BullMQ?
Kafka
Kafka is a distributed, partitioned, replicated commit log service. It provides the functionality of a messaging system, but with a unique design.
RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ gives your applications a common platform to send and receive messages, and your messages a safe place to live until received.
Amazon SQS
Transmit any volume of data, at any level of throughput, without losing messages or requiring other services to be always available. With SQS, you can offload the administrative burden of operating and scaling a highly available messaging cluster, while paying a low price for only what you use.
Celery
Celery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing. It is focused on real-time operation, but supports scheduling as well.
