Delayed::Job Alternatives

Delayed::Job is described as 'Database based asynchronous priority queue system -- Extracted from Shopify - collectiveidea/delayed_job' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to Delayed::Job for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and Ruby apps. The best Delayed::Job alternative is Intent Bus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Delayed::Job are sidekiq, Spooled Cloud, cTRL Server and Resque.

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  1. Intent Bus icon

    Intent Bus

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    Intent Bus is a lightweight, distributed job coordinator designed for developers who want reliable task execution without managing broker infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    sidekiq

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    Simple, efficient background processing for Ruby. Sidekiq uses threads to handle many jobs at the same time in the same process. It does not require Rails but will integrate tightly with Rails to make background processing dead simple.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Redis
    • Ruby on Rails
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  4. Spooled Cloud icon

    Spooled Cloud

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    Spooled is a high-performance, multi-tenant job queue system designed for reliability, observability, and horizontal scalability.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  5. cTRL Server icon

    cTRL Server

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    cTRL is a server for remote execution of pending tasks and commands in real time, supporting a queue with continuous thread limiting and throttling.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • CentOS
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  6. R

    Resque

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    Resque is a Redis-backed Ruby library for creating background jobs, placing them on multiple queues, and processing them later.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Redis
    • Ruby on Rails
    • RubyGems
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    Resque screenshot 1
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  8. Celery: Distributed Task Queue icon

    Celery: Distributed Task Queue

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    Celery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing. It is focused on real-time operation, but supports scheduling as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    Hangfire

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    An easy way to perform background processing in .NET and .NET Core applications. No Windows Service or separate process required. Backed by persistent storage. Open and free for commercial use.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • European Union flagEU
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