Queues FAQ

What is Scaleway Queues?Link to this anchor

Scaleway Queues is a product for creating managed message queues, using an in-house implementation of AWS SQS protocol. Queues allows you to implement your message queues without the hassle of managing the infrastructure, scaling or updates. Message queues are ideal for facilitating asynchronous job processing and communication between microservices.

What is the relationship between Scaleway Queues and AWS SQS?Link to this anchor

Simple Queue Service, or SQS, is AWS’s distributed message queuing service, that supports programmatic sending of messages via web service applications. Scaleway has developed its own service based on AWS SQS protocol. Scaleway Queues does not have any dependencies on the AWS SQS infrastructure or offering, we use our own stack which is fully self-hosted and developed in-house.

Is the Scaleway Queues gateway compatible with my application, framework or tool?Link to this anchor

We currently implement the API endpoints listed here, which makes Scaleway Queues compatible with the AWS SDK as well as many other tools and frameworks including KEDA and Symfony. Note that you need to specify both Regions and URL to ensure compatibility.

How is Scaleway Queues billed?Link to this anchor

Billing is based on queue volume - the combined size of the messages travelling through queues. For full pricing details, see our dedicated pricing page.