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
sidekiq	10.09	281,501,034	13,384	2,411	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	672
resque	4.41	48,184,590	9,466	1,567	2009-11-03	2024-12-30	457
delayed_job	2.98	58,086,863	4,819	953	2009-09-06	2024-11-08	135
bunny	1.76	67,425,371	1,403	307	2009-04-23	2025-03-23	337
delayed_job_active_record	1.29	52,246,718	353	310	2011-09-29	2024-11-09	118
shoryuken	1.18	26,714,078	2,085	286	1980-01-02	2024-02-09	22
sneakers	1.02	13,601,362	2,252	311	2013-08-30	2019-12-24	24
sucker_punch	0.94	16,630,437	2,639	109	2013-01-19	2023-12-11	51
good_job	0.92	5,539,991	2,867	223	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	2
solid_queue	0.79	7,309,957	2,208	200	2023-12-18	2025-07-23	12
que	0.73	3,624,810	2,313	183	2013-11-07	2024-10-28	18
queue_classic	0.41	935,580	1,187	144	2011-01-28	2022-05-18	10
amqp	0.36	5,697,406	628	127	2008-07-17	2018-01-02	148
backburner	0.20	2,030,053	432	70	2012-07-26	2023-01-16	6
girl_friday	0.17	1,409,133	606	24	2011-04-20	2013-01-05	12
qu	0.16	68,823	508	47	2011-09-23	2012-06-13	13
starling	0.16	80,096	463	57	2008-01-10	2010-01-19	5
gnufied/backgroundrb	0.15		214	31
beaneater	0.13	2,366,031	201	42	2012-11-02	2022-10-14	25
navvy	0.06	55,603	215	18	2010-01-10	2011-01-01	1
stalker	0.06	116,381	132	25	2010-03-26	2011-04-12	3
ncr/background-fu	0.06		96	11
delayed	0.05	541,414	159	9	1980-01-02	2025-04-03	0
lowkiq	0.04	33,665	142	12	2019-10-04	2022-08-10	0
backgrounded	0.03	91,625	130	6	2009-10-26	2016-08-29	7
resque-mongo	0.02	17,225	64	10	2010-01-27	2010-07-26	2
seanohalpin/smqueue	0.02		18	4
barttenbrinke/worker_queue	0.02		25	3
beetle	0.01	381,385			2010-04-13	2023-03-27	1
rocketjob	0.01	367,462			2015-07-14	2023-11-10	1
workling	0.01	14,893	17	5	2009-02-24	2009-02-24	0
quebert	0.01	88,908	36	3	2010-10-03	2019-04-09	0
rock-queue	0.01	32,762	20	3	2009-11-16	2010-08-31	0
runner	0.00	7,582			2010-02-13	2010-02-13	0
legionio	0.00	23,238	2	0	2019-02-08	2021-10-31	6
later	0.00	17,229			2012-08-20	2012-10-21	0
rabbit_jobs	0.00	291,520	0	0	2012-01-24	2014-11-06	0
job_reactor	0.00	28,184	6	0	2012-06-01	2013-06-21	0
acts_as_executor	0.00	13,856	6	0	2011-05-23	2011-10-23	0
frenzy_bunnies	0.00	28,495			2012-07-24	2012-09-16	0
cloud-crowd	0.00	132,173			2009-09-14	2015-10-28	0
bj	0.00	48,410			2007-12-12	2008-01-08	0
jnstq/job_fu