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	12.17	222,574,984	12,948	2,332	2012-02-05	2024-04-26	637
resque	5.77	41,819,654	9,390	1,553	2009-11-03	2023-08-19	453
delayed_job	3.81	47,918,044	4,802	955	2009-09-06	2022-09-28	135
bunny	2.14	56,356,884	1,366	297	2009-04-23	2023-06-12	326
delayed_job_active_record	1.56	43,149,044	342	309	2011-09-29	2023-10-13	118
shoryuken	1.42	20,086,400	2,024	270	2014-10-06	2024-02-09	21
sneakers	1.32	10,940,119	2,232	314	2013-08-30	2019-12-24	25
sucker_punch	1.19	12,607,053	2,652	112	2013-01-19	2023-12-11	51
good_job	0.97	1,479,868	2,453	186	2020-03-03	2024-04-26	2
que	0.95	2,482,172	2,287	187	2013-11-07	2023-10-16	18
queue_classic	0.55	780,855	1,193	144	2011-01-28	2022-05-18	10
amqp	0.46	4,487,330	635	128	2008-07-17	2018-01-02	145
backburner	0.25	1,752,197	424	68	2012-07-26	2023-01-16	6
girl_friday	0.24	1,392,292	606	25	2011-04-20	2013-01-05	12
starling	0.22	75,683	468	61	2008-01-10	2010-01-19	5
qu	0.21	66,186	507	48	2011-09-23	2012-06-13	13
gnufied/backgroundrb	0.21		214	32
beaneater	0.17	2,137,542	197	43	2012-11-02	2022-10-14	25
navvy	0.09	52,392	216	19	2010-01-10	2011-01-01	1
ncr/background-fu	0.08		95	11
stalker	0.07	112,313	132	25	2010-03-26	2011-04-12	3
delayed	0.06	208,709	148	7	2021-08-17	2024-05-01	0
lowkiq	0.05	28,067	142	10	2019-10-04	2022-08-10	0
backgrounded	0.05	87,148	130	6	2009-10-26	2016-08-29	7
resque-mongo	0.03	16,308	64	10	2010-01-27	2010-07-26	2
quebert	0.02	84,047	36	3	2010-10-03	2019-04-09	0
seanohalpin/smqueue	0.02		18	4
beetle	0.02	355,422			2010-04-13	2023-03-27	2
barttenbrinke/worker_queue	0.02		25	3
rock-queue	0.01	31,074	20	3	2009-11-16	2010-08-31	0
rabbit_jobs	0.01	275,351	0	0	2012-01-24	2014-11-06	0
rocketjob	0.01	307,121			2015-07-14	2023-11-10	1
cloud-crowd	0.01	124,431			2009-09-14	2015-10-28	0
workling	0.01	14,154	17	5	2009-02-24	2009-02-24	0
runner	0.00	6,468			2010-02-13	2010-02-13	0
legionio	0.00	20,193	2	0	2019-02-08	2021-10-31	6
later	0.00	16,150			2012-08-20	2012-10-21	0
job_reactor	0.00	26,496	6	0	2012-06-01	2013-06-21	0
acts_as_executor	0.00	12,778	6	0	2011-05-23	2011-10-23	0
frenzy_bunnies	0.00	26,877			2012-07-24	2012-09-16	0
bj	0.00	45,520			2007-12-12	2008-01-08	0
jnstq/job_fu