# Arcenox-co/TickerQ

TickerQ is a fast, reflection-free background task scheduler for .NET  built with source generators, EF Core integration, cron + time-based execution, and a real-time dashboard.

Repository: https://github.com/Arcenox-co/TickerQ
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tickerq
Homepage: https://tickerq.net
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: background-processing, dotnet, job-scheduler, open-source, real-time-dashboard
Last push: 2026-08-03T08:20:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 79, longevity 87
- inputs: {"age_days": 1231, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 142, "gap_med": 13.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3593, forks 212 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.276420+00:00)

## What it is
TickerQ is a fast, reflection-free background job scheduler for .NET that uses C# source generators to register job handlers at compile time, with cron and one-off (TimeTicker) scheduling. It offers EF Core or Redis persistence, multi-node coordination, retry policies, and a built-in real-time SignalR dashboard.

## Use cases
- schedule recurring cron jobs in a .NET application
- run delayed one-off background tasks in ASP.NET Core
- monitor and manage background jobs from a web dashboard
- run a job scheduler across multiple app instances with Redis coordination
- persist scheduled jobs to SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, or MySQL
- replace Hangfire with an AOT-compatible, zero-reflection scheduler
- add retries and backoff to background task execution
- trace job executions with OpenTelemetry

## When to choose
- you're building on .NET 8/9/10 and need background jobs with minimal setup
- you need Native AOT / trimming compatibility that reflection-based schedulers like Hangfire lack
- you want built-in persistence in your own database plus a free real-time dashboard
- you need multi-node distributed scheduling with dead-node recovery

## When to avoid
- you're not on the .NET ecosystem
- you need a language-agnostic or standalone scheduler service outside your app process
- you require a long-proven scheduler with a large enterprise track record
- you need complex workflow orchestration beyond simple job chaining

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: scheduling, workflow-automation, monitoring, middleware
- domain: backend, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: job-scheduler, background-jobs, cron, source-generators, ef-core, redis, signalr-dashboard, native-aot, hangfire-alternative, multi-node, automation, docker

## Member repositories
- Arcenox-co/TickerQ (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.276420+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:33:49.769463+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Arcenox-co/TickerQ (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.276420+00:00, sha 51e131e1c3f9)
  - homepage: https://tickerq.net (fetched 2026-08-29T09:27:19.150356+00:00, sha 25e073349811)
  - site_page: https://tickerq.net/docs/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T09:27:19.152964+00:00, sha 2ce418937526)
  - site_page: https://tickerq.net/docs/getting-started/quick-start (fetched 2026-08-29T09:27:19.154855+00:00, sha 81381da1ddb7)
  - site_page: https://tickerq.net/docs/what-is-tickerq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:27:19.156511+00:00, sha 1fa369a8350d)
  - site_page: https://tickerq.net/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:27:19.158158+00:00, sha 9349f183f3d4)
  - site_page: https://tickerq.net/docs/dashboard (fetched 2026-08-29T09:27:19.159652+00:00, sha 3f6137db9409)
  - site_page: https://tickerq.net/docs/entity-framework (fetched 2026-08-29T09:27:19.161162+00:00, sha 36a281a28e88)
  - site_page: https://tickerq.net/docs/redis (fetched 2026-08-29T09:27:19.162643+00:00, sha 5afeff89e8c4)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.