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	12.19	221,890,998	12,940	2,328	2012-02-05	2024-04-25	638
bunny	2.15	56,211,099	1,364	296	2009-04-23	2023-06-12	327
delayed_job	3.82	47,781,114	4,802	955	2009-09-06	2022-09-28	135
delayed_job_active_record	1.56	43,045,064	340	309	2011-09-29	2023-10-13	118
resque	5.78	41,748,070	9,388	1,553	2009-11-03	2023-08-19	454
shoryuken	1.42	19,998,243	2,022	270	2014-10-06	2024-02-09	21
sucker_punch	1.20	12,568,069	2,653	112	2013-01-19	2023-12-11	51
sneakers	1.32	10,920,736	2,232	314	2013-08-30	2019-12-24	25
amqp	0.46	4,476,068	635	128	2008-07-17	2018-01-02	145
que	0.95	2,473,781	2,286	186	2013-11-07	2023-10-16	19
beaneater	0.17	2,128,812	197	43	2012-11-02	2022-10-14	25
backburner	0.25	1,743,600	424	68	2012-07-26	2023-01-16	6
good_job	0.97	1,459,488	2,448	186	2020-03-03	2024-04-24	1
girl_friday	0.24	1,391,764	606	25	2011-04-20	2013-01-05	12
queue_classic	0.55	779,049	1,194	144	2011-01-28	2022-05-18	10
beetle	0.02	355,139			2010-04-13	2023-03-27	2
rocketjob	0.01	306,847			2015-07-14	2023-11-10	1
rabbit_jobs	0.01	275,034	0	0	2012-01-24	2014-11-06	0
delayed	0.06	207,470	148	7	2021-08-17	2024-01-31	0
cloud-crowd	0.01	124,271			2009-09-14	2015-10-28	0
stalker	0.07	112,225	132	25	2010-03-26	2011-04-12	3
backgrounded	0.05	87,065	130	6	2009-10-26	2016-08-29	7
quebert	0.02	83,952	36	3	2010-10-03	2019-04-09	0
starling	0.22	75,654	468	61	2008-01-10	2010-01-19	5
qu	0.21	66,157	507	48	2011-09-23	2012-06-13	13
navvy	0.09	52,334	216	19	2010-01-10	2011-01-01	1
bj	0.00	45,495			2007-12-12	2008-01-08	0
rock-queue	0.01	31,050	20	3	2009-11-16	2010-08-31	0
lowkiq	0.05	27,971	142	10	2019-10-04	2022-08-10	0
frenzy_bunnies	0.00	26,851			2012-07-24	2012-09-16	0
job_reactor	0.00	26,463	6	0	2012-06-01	2013-06-21	0
legionio	0.00	20,149	2	0	2019-02-08	2021-10-31	6
resque-mongo	0.03	16,290	64	10	2010-01-27	2010-07-26	2
later	0.00	16,132			2012-08-20	2012-10-21	0
workling	0.01	14,139	17	5	2009-02-24	2009-02-24	0
acts_as_executor	0.00	12,749	6	0	2011-05-23	2011-10-23	0
runner	0.00	6,430			2010-02-13	2010-02-13	0
jnstq/job_fu
ncr/background-fu	0.08		95	11
gnufied/backgroundrb	0.21		214	32
barttenbrinke/worker_queue	0.02		25	3
seanohalpin/smqueue	0.02		18	4