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	9.40	315,269,209	13,523	2,438	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	689
resque	3.97	52,407,972	9,463	1,561	2009-11-03	2026-01-12	456
delayed_job	2.71	63,966,636	4,818	950	1980-01-02	2024-11-08	135
bunny	1.63	73,936,845	1,414	308	1980-01-02	2025-03-23	340
delayed_job_active_record	1.20	57,637,831	355	308	2011-09-29	2024-11-09	117
shoryuken	1.11	31,105,102	2,120	284	1980-01-02	2024-02-09	23
solid_queue	0.93	17,528,258	2,414	241	2023-12-18	2026-03-20	28
sneakers	0.92	15,027,349	2,243	305	2013-08-30	2019-12-24	24
sucker_punch	0.90	21,128,640	2,634	108	2013-01-19	2025-12-23	51
good_job	0.88	7,325,681	2,967	240	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	7
que	0.67	4,611,919	2,319	186	2013-11-07	2024-10-28	18
queue_classic	0.37	1,106,828	1,187	143	2011-01-28	2022-05-18	10
amqp	0.33	6,402,227	627	127	2008-07-17	2018-01-02	149
backburner	0.18	2,334,184	432	68	2012-07-26	2026-01-02	5
girl_friday	0.16	1,421,328	606	24	2011-04-20	2013-01-05	12
starling	0.14	81,828	461	58	2008-01-10	2010-01-19	5
gnufied/backgroundrb	0.14		215	32
qu	0.14	75,231	505	48	2011-09-23	2012-06-13	13
beaneater	0.11	2,630,369	200	42	2012-11-02	2026-03-07	26
navvy	0.06	58,414	212	18	2010-01-10	2011-01-01	1
ncr/background-fu	0.06		96	13
stalker	0.05	120,404	132	25	2010-03-26	2011-04-12	3
delayed	0.05	839,174	171	10	1980-01-02	2026-02-12	0
lowkiq	0.04	35,223	142	12	2019-10-04	2022-08-10	0
backgrounded	0.03	94,675	130	6	2009-10-26	2016-08-29	7
resque-mongo	0.02	17,932	63	10	2010-01-27	2010-07-26	2
barttenbrinke/worker_queue	0.02		25	4
rocketjob	0.01	417,508			2015-07-14	2026-01-31	1
beetle	0.01	395,905			2010-04-13	2023-03-27	1
rock-queue	0.01	34,040	20	3	2009-11-16	2010-08-31	0
seanohalpin/smqueue	0.01		18	4
quebert	0.01	92,186	35	3	2010-10-03	2019-04-09	0
workling	0.01	15,409	17	5	2009-02-24	2009-02-24	0
legionio	0.01	59,698	9	4	1980-01-02	2021-10-31	1
runner	0.00	8,100			2010-02-13	2010-02-13	0
later	0.00	18,100			2012-08-20	2012-10-21	0
rabbit_jobs	0.00	301,731	0	0	2012-01-24	2014-11-06	0
job_reactor	0.00	29,470	6	0	2012-06-01	2013-06-21	0
acts_as_executor	0.00	14,487	6	0	2011-05-23	2011-10-23	0
frenzy_bunnies	0.00	29,816			2012-07-24	2012-09-16	0
cloud-crowd	0.00	137,819			2009-09-14	2015-10-28	0
bj	0.00	50,683			2007-12-12	2008-01-08	0
jnstq/job_fu