Agenda

Spec sheet

Purpose

Agenda is a lightweight job scheduling library for Node.js.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

License

Agenda is MIT licensed.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Backend limitation

The official MongoDB backend provides polling only; PostgreSQL and Redis backends provide notifications as well as storage.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Concurrency and locking

Agenda supports configurable job concurrency and locking.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Notifications

Optional real-time job notifications use Redis Pub/Sub, PostgreSQL LISTEN/NOTIFY, or other pub/sub systems.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Related tools

The project lists agendash as a web dashboard and agenda-rest as a REST API tool for Agenda.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Requirements

Agenda 6.x requires Node.js 18 or later and a database such as MongoDB 4+, PostgreSQL, or Redis.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Scheduling

Jobs can be scheduled with cron expressions or human-readable time syntax.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Storage backends

Agenda 6.x supports pluggable MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Redis storage backends, with the option to implement a custom backend.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

TypeScript

Version 6.x is an ESM-only TypeScript rewrite with strict typing and TypeScript decorators for class-based job definitions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Worker execution

Agenda supports sandboxed worker execution through fork mode.Read 7 Oct 2026 · agenda.github.io

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Task Queue Software#18 of 377.7