Choosing Your TickerQ Setup

TickerQ provides two primary modes: In-Memory and EF Core. Use the comparison below to decide which mode fits your application's needs.

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🧩 Feature Comparison

Feature	In-Memory Mode (TickerQ)	EF Core Mode (TickerQ.EntityFramework)
Cron-based scheduling	✅	✅
Time-based scheduling (TimeTicker)	❌	✅
Job persistence	❌	✅
Retry/cooldown tracking	❌	✅
Multi-node support	❌	✅
Dependency Injection (DI)	✅	✅
Reflection-free execution	✅	✅
Source generator (Roslyn)	✅	✅
Dashboard compatibility	✅	✅

✅ When to Use What

Scenario	Recommended Setup
Local tools, simple cron jobs	In-Memory Mode
Persistent recurring jobs	EF Core Mode
Time-delayed or scheduled jobs	EF Core Mode
Production-grade reliability	EF Core Mode
Distributed execution environments	EF Core Mode

📦 What to Install

Setup Type	Required Packages	Docs
In-Memory	TickerQ	Install
EF Core	TickerQ + TickerQ.EntityFramework	Install