pg_cron

Shares rank 13 of 14 Postgres extensions by recommenders

Free Postgres extension that runs SQL jobs on a cron schedule, used to trim old rows and flush queues from inside the database.

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Schedules recurring SQL jobs inside Postgres
“I like CREATE EVENT / pg_cron for trimming append-only tables when the data has aged out.”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “We need to stop using Stored Procedures”
“select cron.schedule('flush-queue', '* * * * *'”
Comment from 4 Nov 2025 in “Pg_lake: Postgres with Iceberg and data lake access”
Users keep using it
“I use PGQM and PG_CRON now... Not looking back.”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “I Love You, Redis, but I'm Leaving You for SolidQueue”
Pairs well with pgmq
“pgclaw would pair well with pgmq and pg_cron”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 on Hacker News

4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“I like CREATE EVENT / pg_cron for trimming append-only tables when the data has aged out.”

RecommendsComment from 20 Sep 2026 in “We need to stop using Stored Procedures”

“pgclaw would pair well with pgmq and pg_cron”

“I use PGQM and PG_CRON now... Not looking back.”

RecommendsComment from 14 Jan 2026 in “I Love You, Redis, but I'm Leaving You for SolidQueue”

“select cron.schedule('flush-queue', '* * * * *'”

RecommendsComment from 4 Nov 2025 in “Pg_lake: Postgres with Iceberg and data lake access”

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