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Life & fun · May 9, 2024

An SQS Alternative on Postgres

A lightweight message queue. Like AWS SQS and RSMQ but on Postgres. - pgmq/pgmq

An SQS Alternative on Postgres launched on May 9, 2024 with 241 votes, #202 of 4,539 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

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An SQS Alternative on Postgres is a message queue system built on PostgreSQL instead of AWS SQS. It targets developers who want to manage queues within their existing Postgres database rather than relying on cloud services. The product stands out by eliminating the need for a separate messaging service, simplifying infrastructure for teams already using Postgres.

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