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	10.02	285,223,290	13,415	2,417	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	671
resque	4.36	48,637,818	9,468	1,567	2009-11-03	2024-12-30	458
delayed_job	2.95	58,859,232	4,819	953	2009-09-06	2024-11-08	135
bunny	1.75	68,180,761	1,404	307	2009-04-23	2025-03-23	337
delayed_job_active_record	1.28	52,953,589	353	310	2011-09-29	2024-11-09	118
shoryuken	1.18	27,376,326	2,089	286	1980-01-02	2024-02-09	22
sneakers	1.01	13,841,753	2,253	311	2013-08-30	2019-12-24	24
sucker_punch	0.94	16,978,492	2,639	109	2013-01-19	2023-12-11	51
good_job	0.91	5,755,724	2,869	224	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	2
solid_queue	0.80	8,365,311	2,232	200	2023-12-18	2025-07-23	12
que	0.73	3,750,390	2,314	185	2013-11-07	2024-10-28	18
queue_classic	0.41	956,528	1,190	144	2011-01-28	2022-05-18	10
amqp	0.36	5,785,940	628	127	2008-07-17	2018-01-02	148
backburner	0.19	2,064,024	432	70	2012-07-26	2023-01-16	6
girl_friday	0.17	1,410,616	606	24	2011-04-20	2013-01-05	12
starling	0.15	80,539	463	57	2008-01-10	2010-01-19	5
gnufied/backgroundrb	0.15		214	31
qu	0.15	69,261	508	47	2011-09-23	2012-06-13	13
beaneater	0.12	2,397,409	201	42	2012-11-02	2022-10-14	25
navvy	0.06	56,369	215	18	2010-01-10	2011-01-01	1
ncr/background-fu	0.06		96	11
stalker	0.05	117,372	132	25	2010-03-26	2011-04-12	3
delayed	0.05	561,560	166	9	1980-01-02	2025-04-03	0
lowkiq	0.04	34,181	142	12	2019-10-04	2022-08-10	0
backgrounded	0.03	92,232	130	6	2009-10-26	2016-08-29	7
resque-mongo	0.02	17,430	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	383,861			2010-04-13	2023-03-27	1
rocketjob	0.01	373,566			2015-07-14	2023-11-10	1
workling	0.01	15,072	17	5	2009-02-24	2009-02-24	0
quebert	0.01	89,619	36	3	2010-10-03	2019-04-09	0
rock-queue	0.01	33,222	20	3	2009-11-16	2010-08-31	0
runner	0.00	7,682			2010-02-13	2010-02-13	0
legionio	0.00	24,094	2	0	2019-02-08	2021-10-31	6
later	0.00	17,371			2012-08-20	2012-10-21	0
rabbit_jobs	0.00	292,946	0	0	2012-01-24	2014-11-06	0
job_reactor	0.00	28,562	6	0	2012-06-01	2013-06-21	0
acts_as_executor	0.00	13,954	6	0	2011-05-23	2011-10-23	0
frenzy_bunnies	0.00	28,902			2012-07-24	2012-09-16	0
cloud-crowd	0.00	133,464			2009-09-14	2015-10-28	0
bj	0.00	48,801			2007-12-12	2008-01-08	0
jnstq/job_fu