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	9.39	315,827,189	13,524	2,438	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	690
resque	3.96	52,468,756	9,464	1,561	2009-11-03	2026-01-12	456
bunny	1.63	74,023,369	1,414	308	1980-01-02	2025-03-23	340
amqp	0.33	6,406,502	627	127	2008-07-17	2018-01-02	149
delayed_job	2.71	64,041,553	4,818	950	1980-01-02	2024-11-08	135
delayed_job_active_record	1.20	57,710,864	355	308	2011-09-29	2024-11-09	118
sucker_punch	0.90	21,148,213	2,634	108	2013-01-19	2025-12-23	51
solid_queue	0.93	17,659,674	2,416	242	2023-12-18	2026-03-20	29
beaneater	0.11	2,635,467	200	42	2012-11-02	2026-03-07	26
sneakers	0.92	15,036,389	2,243	305	2013-08-30	2019-12-24	24
shoryuken	1.11	31,133,145	2,120	284	1980-01-02	2024-02-09	23
que	0.67	4,617,019	2,319	186	2013-11-07	2024-10-28	18
qu	0.14	75,257	505	48	2011-09-23	2012-06-13	13
girl_friday	0.16	1,421,505	606	24	2011-04-20	2013-01-05	12
queue_classic	0.37	1,109,606	1,187	143	2011-01-28	2022-05-18	10
backgrounded	0.03	94,718	130	6	2009-10-26	2016-08-29	7
good_job	0.88	7,356,498	2,968	241	1980-01-02	2025-06-30	7
backburner	0.18	2,338,939	432	68	2012-07-26	2026-01-02	5
starling	0.14	81,846	461	58	2008-01-10	2010-01-19	5
stalker	0.05	120,494	132	25	2010-03-26	2011-04-12	3
resque-mongo	0.02	17,941	63	10	2010-01-27	2010-07-26	2
legionio	0.01	60,711	9	4	1980-01-02	2021-10-31	1
beetle	0.01	396,059			2010-04-13	2023-03-27	1
navvy	0.06	58,434	211	18	2010-01-10	2011-01-01	1
rocketjob	0.01	418,040			2015-07-14	2026-01-31	1
workling	0.01	15,418	17	5	2009-02-24	2009-02-24	0
bj	0.00	50,698			2007-12-12	2008-01-08	0
cloud-crowd	0.00	137,889			2009-09-14	2015-10-28	0
delayed	0.05	845,072	171	10	1980-01-02	2026-02-12	0
frenzy_bunnies	0.00	29,825			2012-07-24	2012-09-16	0
job_reactor	0.00	29,474	6	0	2012-06-01	2013-06-21	0
later	0.00	18,103			2012-08-20	2012-10-21	0
lowkiq	0.04	35,240	142	12	2019-10-04	2022-08-10	0
quebert	0.01	92,263	35	3	2010-10-03	2019-04-09	0
rabbit_jobs	0.00	301,989	0	0	2012-01-24	2014-11-06	0
rock-queue	0.01	34,059	20	3	2009-11-16	2010-08-31	0
runner	0.00	8,102			2010-02-13	2010-02-13	0
acts_as_executor	0.00	14,495	6	0	2011-05-23	2011-10-23	0
ncr/background-fu	0.06		96	13
jnstq/job_fu
gnufied/backgroundrb	0.14		215	32
barttenbrinke/worker_queue	0.02		25	4
seanohalpin/smqueue	0.01		18	4