Sidekiq

Background job processing for Ruby

Sidekiq is a widely used background job system for Ruby and Rails, with open-source and commercial Pro and Enterprise editions.

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Pricing: Free plan

Platforms: Self-hosted

Categories: Developer Tools

Sidekiq compared with similar tools

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Sidekiq	Free plan	–	Yes	Self-hosted
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Trigger.dev	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted, API
Inngest	Free plan	–	Yes	Web, API, Self-hosted
Hatchet	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted
Healthchecks.io	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, API, Self-hosted
Temporal	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Self-hosted, Web

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