Delayed::Job Alternatives

Apps similar to Delayed::Job include Intent Bus, which is free and open source. Other options are sidekiq, Spooled Cloud, cTRL Server and Resque. In total there are seven apps like Delayed::Job for Mac, Windows, Linux and self-hosting.

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  1. Intent Bus icon
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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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  2. sidekiq icon
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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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5.  Like

    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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  6.  Like

    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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  7. 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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