# sidekiq/sidekiq

Simple, efficient background processing for Ruby

Repository: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sidekiq
Homepage: https://sidekiq.org
Language: Ruby
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ruby, sidekiq, background-jobs, jobs
Last push: 2026-08-17T17:39:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5343, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13553, forks 2478 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.538202+00:00)

## What it is
Sidekiq is a simple, efficient background job processing framework for Ruby applications, using threads to handle many jobs concurrently in the same process with Redis (or Valkey/Dragonfly) as the backing store. It includes a Web UI for monitoring jobs, supports Active Job integration, and offers commercial Pro/Enterprise tiers with features like batches, cron jobs, and rate limiting.

## Use cases
- run background jobs in a rails app
- send emails asynchronously
- schedule recurring tasks with cron
- process large queues of jobs at high throughput
- retry failed jobs with error handling
- monitor job queues via a web dashboard
- offload slow api calls from web requests

## When to choose
- you have a Ruby or Rails application that needs asynchronous job processing
- you need high-throughput, low-overhead job execution backed by Redis
- you want a mature, widely-adopted job system with a monitoring Web UI
- you use Active Job and want a fast, reliable backend for it

## When to avoid
- your stack is not Ruby-based
- you cannot run or access a Redis-compatible datastore
- you need features like batches, unique jobs, or cron scheduling without paying for Pro/Enterprise
- you prefer a database-backed queue without external infrastructure

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: message-queue, scheduling, middleware, web-framework
- domain: backend, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: background-jobs, job-queue, redis, activejob, rails, workers, async-tasks, automation, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- sidekiq/sidekiq (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.538202+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:12.855082+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.538202+00:00, sha 0994db518af7)
  - homepage: https://sidekiq.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:07:57.304836+00:00, sha 0687f538d29a)
  - site_page: https://sidekiq.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:07:57.311144+00:00, sha 2c94145abc38)
  - site_page: https://sidekiq.org/wiki/Commercial-FAQ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:07:57.308115+00:00, sha 78450eebb3d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.