diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d32aaf937..64be587de 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     eventsimple (1.4.2)
+      concurrent-ruby (>= 1.2.3)
       dry-struct (~> 1.6)
       dry-types (~> 1.7)
       pg (~> 1.4)
diff --git a/eventsimple.gemspec b/eventsimple.gemspec
index 45a8f3d82..a2b513fe2 100644
--- a/eventsimple.gemspec
+++ b/eventsimple.gemspec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rails', '~> 7.0'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'retriable', '~> 3.1'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'with_advisory_lock', '>= 5.1'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'concurrent-ruby', '>= 1.2.3'
 
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundle-audit'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'fuubar'
diff --git a/lib/eventsimple/engine.rb b/lib/eventsimple/engine.rb
index 2e0cd9fcf..7b11ec313 100644
--- a/lib/eventsimple/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/eventsimple/engine.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
 
     config.after_initialize do
       require 'eventsimple/reactor'
+      require 'eventsimple/outbox/models/cursor'
 
       verify_dispatchers!
 
diff --git a/lib/eventsimple/outbox/consumer.rb b/lib/eventsimple/outbox/consumer.rb
index 82b769768..fe8ab968a 100644
--- a/lib/eventsimple/outbox/consumer.rb
+++ b/lib/eventsimple/outbox/consumer.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
 module Eventsimple
   module Outbox
     module Consumer
+      class ExitError < StandardError; end
+
       def self.extended(klass)
         klass.class_exec do
           class_attribute :_event_klass
           class_attribute :_processor_klass
-          class_attribute :_processor
+          class_attribute :_processor_pool
+          class_attribute :_concurrency, default: 5
           class_attribute :stop_consumer, default: false
           class_attribute :_identifier
         end
@@ -28,7 +31,11 @@ def consumes_event(event_klass)
 
       def processor(processor_klass)
         self._processor_klass = processor_klass
-        self._processor = processor_klass.new
+        self._processor_pool = _concurrency.times.map { processor_klass.new }
+      end
+
+      def concurrency(concurrency)
+        self._concurrency = concurrency
       end
 
       def start # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
@@ -46,28 +53,37 @@ def start # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
 
       def run_consumer
         raise 'Eventsimple: No event class defined' unless _event_klass
-        raise 'Eventsimple: No processor defined' unless _processor
+        raise 'Eventsimple: No processor defined' unless _processor_klass
         raise 'Eventsimple: No identifier defined' unless _identifier
+        raise 'Eventsimple: No concurrency defined' unless _concurrency.is_a?(Integer)
 
-        Rails.logger.info("Starting consumer for #{_identifier}, processing #{_event_klass} events")
+        $stdout.puts("Starting consumer for #{_identifier}")
 
         cursor = Outbox::Cursor.fetch(_identifier)
 
         until stop_consumer
           _event_klass.unscoped.in_batches(start: cursor + 1, load: true).each do |batch|
-            batch.each do |event|
-              _processor.call(event)
+            grouped_events = batch.group_by{ |event| event.aggregate_id.unpack('L').first % _concurrency}
+
+            promises = grouped_events.map { |index, events|
+              Concurrent::Promises.future {
+                events.each do |event|
+                  _processor_pool[index].call(event)
+                  raise ExitError if stop_consumer
+                end
+              }
+            }
 
-              cursor = event.id
-              break if stop_consumer
-            end
+            Concurrent::Promises.zip(*promises).value!
 
+            cursor = batch.last.id
             Outbox::Cursor.set(_identifier, cursor)
-            break if stop_consumer
           end
 
           sleep(1)
         end
+      rescue ExitError
+        $stdout.puts("Stopping consumer for #{_identifier}")
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/event_processor.rb b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/event_processor.rb
index a221bbf40..0fc0ac6fb 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/event_processor.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/event_processor.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module UserComponent
   class EventProcessor
     def call(event)
       # no-op
+      # sleep Random.rand(1000)/1000.to_f
+      puts "Processed event: #{event.id} in object_id: #{self.object_id}"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/spec/components/user_component/consumer_spec.rb b/spec/dummy/spec/components/user_component/consumer_spec.rb
index 5cd328ae7..9361268c2 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/spec/components/user_component/consumer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/spec/components/user_component/consumer_spec.rb
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
       described_class._event_klass = UserEvent
     end
 
-    it 'raises an error when no processor is defined' do
-      described_class._processor = nil
+    it 'raises an error when no processor class is defined' do
+      described_class._processor_klass = nil
       expect { run_consumer }.to raise_error(RuntimeError, 'Eventsimple: No processor defined')
-      described_class._processor = UserComponent::EventProcessor.new
+      described_class._processor_klass = UserComponent::EventProcessor.new
     end
 
     it 'raises an error when no identifier is defined' do
@@ -43,55 +43,82 @@
     end
   end
 
+  let!(:event1) { create(:user_event, user: create(:user, canonical_id: '7a5dc301-c982-4871-bd25-a5eadc97113a')) }
+  let!(:event2) { create(:user_event, user: create(:user, canonical_id: '0e0ce944-8299-4c55-b58e-c48a766b44c4')) }
+  let!(:event3) { create(:user_event, user: create(:user, canonical_id: '9abde676-8a1e-473d-a095-9651ac177b37')) }
+  let!(:event4) { create(:user_event, user: create(:user, canonical_id: '65b0303a-5239-4212-9127-a9dc01658e38')) }
+  let!(:event5) { create(:user_event, user: create(:user, canonical_id: 'f77a5726-f10e-45c6-92a1-62073f1720d1')) }
+  let!(:event5_2) { create(:user_event, user: create(:user, canonical_id: '5cd4914b-e03c-4c20-aaf0-a2b9769fd514')) }
+
+  before do
+    allow(described_class._processor_pool[0]).to receive(:call)
+    allow(described_class._processor_pool[1]).to receive(:call)
+    allow(described_class._processor_pool[2]).to receive(:call)
+    allow(described_class._processor_pool[3]).to receive(:call)
+    allow(described_class._processor_pool[4]).to receive(:call)
+  end
+
   describe '.run_consumer' do
-    it 'records the last processed event position' do
-      event = create(:user_event)
+    it 'executes processors and records the last processed event position' do
 
       cursor = Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.fetch('UserComponent::Consumer')
       expect(cursor).to be(0)
 
-      expect(described_class._processor).to receive(:call).once
-
       run_consumer
 
+      expect(described_class._processor_pool[0]).to have_received(:call).once
+      expect(described_class._processor_pool[1]).to have_received(:call).once
+      expect(described_class._processor_pool[2]).to have_received(:call).once
+      expect(described_class._processor_pool[3]).to have_received(:call).once
+      expect(described_class._processor_pool[4]).to have_received(:call).twice
+
       cursor = Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.fetch('UserComponent::Consumer')
-      expect(cursor).to eq(event.id)
+      expect(cursor).to eq(event5_2.id)
     end
 
-    context 'when consumer is stopped inside batch' do
-      let(:user) { create(:user) }
-      let!(:events) { create_list(:user_event, 1100, user: user) }
+    context 'when consumer is stopped while inside batch' do
+      it 'it does not change cursor position' do
+        allow(described_class._processor_pool[4]).to receive(:call) do |e|
+          expect(e.id).to be_in([event5.id, event5_2.id])
 
-      it 'breaks correctly and sets the cursor to the last processed event position' do
-        allow(described_class._processor).to receive(:call) do |e|
-          expect(e.id).to be_in(events[0..1].map(&:id))
-
-          # stop consumer after the second event in the batch is processed
-          if e.id == events[1].id
-            described_class.stop_consumer = true
-          end
+          described_class.stop_consumer = true if e.id == event5_2.id
         end
 
         run_consumer
 
-        expect(described_class._processor).to have_received(:call).exactly(2).times
-        expect(Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.fetch('UserComponent::Consumer')).to eq(events[1].id)
+        expect(Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.fetch('UserComponent::Consumer')).to eq(0)
       end
     end
 
-    context 'with an existing cursor' do
-      let!(:events) { create_list(:user_event, 5) }
+    context 'when any processor raises an exception' do
+      it 'it does not change cursor position' do
+        allow(described_class._processor_pool[4]).to receive(:call) do |e|
+          expect(e.id).to be_in([event5.id, event5_2.id])
 
+          raise RuntimeError, 'unknown_error' if e.id == event5_2.id
+        end
+
+        expect { run_consumer }.to raise_error(RuntimeError, 'unknown_error')
+
+        expect(Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.fetch('UserComponent::Consumer')).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with an existing cursor' do
       before do
-        Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.set('UserComponent::Consumer', events[2].id)
-        allow(described_class._processor).to receive(:call)
+        Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.set('UserComponent::Consumer', event2.id)
       end
 
       it 'starts after the last processed event position' do
         run_consumer
 
-        expect(described_class._processor).to have_received(:call).twice
-        expect(Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.fetch('UserComponent::Consumer')).to eq(events[4].id)
+        expect(described_class._processor_pool[0]).not_to have_received(:call)
+        expect(described_class._processor_pool[1]).not_to have_received(:call)
+        expect(described_class._processor_pool[2]).to have_received(:call).once
+        expect(described_class._processor_pool[3]).to have_received(:call).once
+        expect(described_class._processor_pool[4]).to have_received(:call).twice
+
+        expect(Eventsimple::Outbox::Cursor.fetch('UserComponent::Consumer')).to eq(event5_2.id)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/spec/factories/user_event.rb b/spec/dummy/spec/factories/user_event.rb
index 7aab161a8..af85472e9 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/spec/factories/user_event.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/spec/factories/user_event.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :user_event do
     user
-    type { 'UserComponent::Events::Created' }
+    type { 'Created' }
     data {
       {
         canonical_id: SecureRandom.uuid,