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Background jobs without the background.

A type-safe background job SDK for Next.js. Define, enqueue, and monitor jobs from your existing codebase — no new infrastructure, no workflow DSL, no lock-in.

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Free forever for hobby projects · No credit card required

jobs.ts

import { createJobRouter, job } from "@queuebase/nextjs";
import { z } from "zod";

export const jobs = createJobRouter({
  sendEmail: job({
    input: z.object({ to: z.string().email() }),
    handler: async ({ input }) => {
      await sendEmail(input.to);
    },
  }),
});

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last 60 seconds

sendEmail job_a8f39c... 214ms ✓ completed

processPayment job_1f82ab... 487ms ✓ completed

generateReport job_9e88c4... 692ms ✓ completed

syncInventory job_72ab15... 331ms ✓ completed

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Why Queuebase

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

A complete background job toolkit that stays out of your way. Type-safe schemas, built-in monitoring, and zero infrastructure to manage.

z.object({…}) jobClient.sendEmail.enqueue handler({ input })

Type-safe by default

Jobs are defined with Zod. Payloads validate at enqueue and at run. TypeScript inference flows end-to-end.

1,284 / hr

Built-in analytics

Throughput, duration, and error rate for every job — no tracing setup, no separate dashboards.

Smart retries

Exponential or linear backoff, max attempts, and per-job overrides. Configure once, never babysit.

sendEmail completed

processPayment failed

generateReport running

resizeImage completed

Runs dashboard

See every job's status, payload, logs, and stack trace. Rerun failures in one click.

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Cron & schedules

Write schedules in cron syntax or plain English. Overlap control and timezones handled for you.

Vercel

AWS Lambda

Node.js

Docker

Runs on your stack

Callback model means your code executes on your infrastructure. No lock-in, no vendor runtime.

How it works

From zero to running jobs in four steps.

Drop it into an existing Next.js app. No new services, no infra migration.

Step 01

Define jobs with Zod.

One object, one source of truth. Input schemas, handlers, and retry config all live together.

jobs.ts

import { createJobRouter, job } from "@queuebase/nextjs";
import { z } from "zod";

export const jobs = createJobRouter({
  sendEmail: job({
    input: z.object({ to: z.string().email() }),
    handler: async ({ input }) => {
      await sendEmail(input.to);
    },
  }),
});

Built-in dashboard

Every job. Every run. One place.

Stop building your own Bull Board. Queuebase ships a full monitoring UI out of the box.

app.queuebase.com/overview

Throughput

1,284 / hr

↑ +12%

Completed today

23,847

↑ +4%

Failure rate

0.4%

↓ −0.1%

In flight

· Job Run ID Duration Status

✓ sendEmail job_a8f39c 234ms completed

✓ processPayment job_1f82ab 1.2s completed

○ generateReport job_9e88c4 — running

✓ syncInventory job_72ab15 456ms completed

✗ resizeImage job_44ff20 30.0s failed

… pending: 12 queued

Compare

Queuebase vs the alternatives.

A focused tool for a focused problem.

	Qb Queuebase	In Inngest	Td Trigger.dev	Q QStash	Bq BullMQ	Vc Vercel Cron Jobs
Type safety	✓ Zod built-in	Via event schemas	✓	✗	Manual	✗
Self-hosting	Hosted	Yes (OSS + Redis)	Yes	✗	Self-managed	✗
Pricing model	Per-job	Per-step	Per-run + duration	Per-request	Free (Redis cost)	Plan-based
Languages	TS	TS, Py, Go	TS	Any (HTTP)	Node only	Any (HTTP)
Step functions	Atomic jobs	✓	✓	✗	Flows	✗
Dashboard	✓ built-in	Cloud only	✓	Basic	Bull Board	Vercel only

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Pricing

Simple, per-job pricing.

Start free. Upgrade when you outgrow it. No per-step multipliers.

Free

For hobby projects and side-builds.

$0 forever

10,000 jobs / month
5 concurrent jobs
7-day retention
1 project
Community support

Start free

Pro

For teams shipping production apps.

$30 per month

1,000,000 jobs / month
50 concurrent jobs
30-day retention
Unlimited projects
Email support
Audit logs

Start 14-day trial

Scale

For teams with specific compliance or volume needs.

Custom annual

Unlimited jobs
Custom concurrency
Custom retention
SSO / SAML
SLA & dedicated support
BYOC (bring your own cloud)

Contact sales

All plans include: unlimited team members · SOC 2 (in progress) · 99.9% uptime target

Get started

Six lines. Six minutes. Six-figure-scale jobs.

If you've ever installed an npm package, you already know how to use Queuebase.

Start free Read the quickstart

~/my-app

$ npm i @queuebase/nextjs
$ npx queuebase init

# in app/api/queuebase/route.ts
export const { POST } = createRouteHandler({ jobs });

$ npx queuebase dev
✓ ready on :3847