--- title: GoodJob, Solid Queue, Sidekiq, Active Job, in 2026 description: The author of GoodJob provides guidance on choosing a background job backend for Rails in 2026. For new projects, Solid Queue is recommended as the Rails... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/goodjob-solid-queue-sidekiq-active-job-in-2026-yvn44jn5s twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GoodJob, Solid Queue, Sidekiq, Active Job, in 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The author of GoodJob provides guidance on choosing a background job backend for Rails in 2026. 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