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	9.97	288,702,860	13,447	2,427	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	674
resque	4.32	49,054,356	9,475	1,565	2009-11-03	2024-12-30	458
delayed_job	2.93	59,514,294	4,822	952	2009-09-06	2024-11-08	135
bunny	1.74	68,852,230	1,404	307	2009-04-23	2025-03-23	338
delayed_job_active_record	1.27	53,545,956	353	310	2011-09-29	2024-11-09	118
shoryuken	1.18	27,838,575	2,094	286	1980-01-02	2024-02-09	22
sneakers	1.00	14,032,252	2,251	310	2013-08-30	2019-12-24	24
sucker_punch	0.93	17,292,262	2,638	109	2013-01-19	2023-12-11	51
good_job	0.91	5,991,557	2,880	224	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	2
solid_queue	0.84	10,199,771	2,265	208	2023-12-18	2025-10-30	12
que	0.72	3,867,981	2,316	186	2013-11-07	2024-10-28	18
queue_classic	0.40	971,551	1,188	144	2011-01-28	2022-05-18	10
amqp	0.35	5,872,057	628	127	2008-07-17	2018-01-02	149
backburner	0.19	2,088,004	432	70	2012-07-26	2023-01-16	6
girl_friday	0.17	1,411,782	606	24	2011-04-20	2013-01-05	12
starling	0.15	80,843	463	57	2008-01-10	2010-01-19	5
gnufied/backgroundrb	0.15		214	31
qu	0.15	69,498	507	47	2011-09-23	2012-06-13	13
beaneater	0.12	2,414,291	201	42	2012-11-02	2022-10-14	25
navvy	0.06	56,680	214	18	2010-01-10	2011-01-01	1
ncr/background-fu	0.06		96	11
stalker	0.05	117,962	132	25	2010-03-26	2011-04-12	3
delayed	0.05	581,509	167	10	1980-01-02	2025-04-03	0
lowkiq	0.04	34,366	142	12	2019-10-04	2022-08-10	0
backgrounded	0.03	92,632	130	6	2009-10-26	2016-08-29	7
resque-mongo	0.02	17,511	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	385,901			2010-04-13	2023-03-27	1
rocketjob	0.01	379,440			2015-07-14	2023-11-10	1
workling	0.01	15,134	17	5	2009-02-24	2009-02-24	0
quebert	0.01	89,957	36	3	2010-10-03	2019-04-09	0
rock-queue	0.01	33,389	20	3	2009-11-16	2010-08-31	0
runner	0.00	7,785			2010-02-13	2010-02-13	0
legionio	0.00	24,440	2	0	2019-02-08	2021-10-31	6
later	0.00	17,500			2012-08-20	2012-10-21	0
rabbit_jobs	0.00	294,019	0	0	2012-01-24	2014-11-06	0
job_reactor	0.00	28,660	6	0	2012-06-01	2013-06-21	0
acts_as_executor	0.00	14,029	6	0	2011-05-23	2011-10-23	0
frenzy_bunnies	0.00	29,016			2012-07-24	2012-09-16	0
cloud-crowd	0.00	134,348			2009-09-14	2015-10-28	0
bj	0.00	49,091			2007-12-12	2008-01-08	0
jnstq/job_fu