Category: Background Jobs - The Ruby Toolbox

Background Jobs

Process slow tasks asynchronously to keep response times low, improve fault-tolerance and aid with horizontal scaling

	Project Score	Downloads	Stars	Forks	First release	Latest release	Reverse Dependencies
solid_queue	0.91	15,971,909	2,405	235	2023-12-18	2026-03-20	23
beaneater	0.12	2,579,151	200	43	2012-11-02	2026-03-07	26
delayed	0.05	779,330	171	10	1980-01-02	2026-02-12	0
rocketjob	0.01	408,817			2015-07-14	2026-01-31	1
resque	4.03	51,761,526	9,472	1,566	2009-11-03	2026-01-12	456
backburner	0.18	2,287,166	431	69	2012-07-26	2026-01-02	5
sucker_punch	0.91	20,621,166	2,638	108	2013-01-19	2025-12-23	51
good_job	0.88	7,050,799	2,953	237	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	6
sidekiq	9.49	309,890,208	13,510	2,431	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	684
bunny	1.65	72,972,027	1,413	307	1980-01-02	2025-03-23	340
delayed_job_active_record	1.21	56,906,750	353	309	2011-09-29	2024-11-09	117
delayed_job	2.75	63,187,618	4,817	953	1980-01-02	2024-11-08	135
que	0.68	4,493,272	2,316	186	2013-11-07	2024-10-28	18
shoryuken	1.12	30,483,745	2,115	285	1980-01-02	2024-02-09	23
beetle	0.01	393,325			2010-04-13	2023-03-27	1
lowkiq	0.04	34,992	142	12	2019-10-04	2022-08-10	0
queue_classic	0.37	1,077,987	1,187	143	2011-01-28	2022-05-18	10
legionio	0.00	48,962	2	0	1980-01-02	2021-10-31	1
sneakers	0.93	14,865,998	2,244	306	2013-08-30	2019-12-24	24
quebert	0.01	91,726	35	3	2010-10-03	2019-04-09	0
amqp	0.33	6,298,987	627	127	2008-07-17	2018-01-02	149
backgrounded	0.03	94,254	130	6	2009-10-26	2016-08-29	7
cloud-crowd	0.00	137,251			2009-09-14	2015-10-28	0
rabbit_jobs	0.00	300,277	0	0	2012-01-24	2014-11-06	0
job_reactor	0.00	29,291	6	0	2012-06-01	2013-06-21	0
girl_friday	0.16	1,419,391	606	24	2011-04-20	2013-01-05	12
later	0.00	17,988			2012-08-20	2012-10-21	0
frenzy_bunnies	0.00	29,649			2012-07-24	2012-09-16	0
qu	0.14	74,226	506	48	2011-09-23	2012-06-13	13
acts_as_executor	0.00	14,373	6	0	2011-05-23	2011-10-23	0
stalker	0.05	120,019	132	25	2010-03-26	2011-04-12	3
navvy	0.06	58,119	212	18	2010-01-10	2011-01-01	1
rock-queue	0.01	33,898	20	3	2009-11-16	2010-08-31	0
resque-mongo	0.02	17,851	63	10	2010-01-27	2010-07-26	2
runner	0.00	8,040			2010-02-13	2010-02-13	0
starling	0.14	81,689	462	58	2008-01-10	2010-01-19	5
workling	0.01	15,348	17	5	2009-02-24	2009-02-24	0
bj	0.00	50,386			2007-12-12	2008-01-08	0
barttenbrinke/worker_queue	0.02		25	4
seanohalpin/smqueue	0.01		18	4
ncr/background-fu	0.06		96	13
jnstq/job_fu
gnufied/backgroundrb	0.14		215	32