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Sidekiq

Verified Sep 2026

Simple, efficient background processing for Ruby

The Redis-backed job processor running inside most Rails apps: a billion jobs a day, happily.

Mike Perham's Ruby job processor: Redis-backed, threads-based, famously simple, and its Pro/Enterprise licensing is a model for sustainable OSS. Runs inside most serious Rails apps.

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Rails developers who want the industry-standard Redis-backed background job processor.

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