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24 alternatives to Kickstart

Ruby on Rails application templates for smart developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kickstart launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Gallery of Open Source Ruby on Rails Apps▲158
Mobile and browser games bring together more than 380 million people around the world. The company’s portfolio includes over 20 games, from hardcore collectible RPGs to casual puzzle games. Our games are available on all major social networks, in the browser version, as well as on iOS, Android
2013 · opensourcerails.com · its alternatives →
2
Awesome Ruby▲146
The essential Ruby to build modern Apps and Web Apps
2015 · awesome-ruby.com · its alternatives →
3
HackerThemes▲315
Bootstrap 4 themes and tools for web developers
2017 · hackerthemes.com · its alternatives →
4
Ruby on Rails Bootstraping▲53
RailStrap is a HTML5 Ruby On Rails 4 Ruby 2.0.0 bootstrap - hugodias/railStrap
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
5AR
Automated Rails development with Prelang▲229
2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →
6
Template on Demand▲146
Subscription platform with React/Vue coded templates
2021 · templateondemand.co · its alternatives →
7
GoRails▲119
Ruby on Rails screencasts for Web Developers
2015 · gorails.com · its alternatives →
8
Build A Saas App In Rails 6 Book▲20
Learn Ruby on Rails like your career depends on it
2020 · buildasaasappinrails.com · its alternatives →
9
Rails UI▲208
AI writes your Rails code. Rails UI makes it look like a real product. Complete, coherent product flows for Rails SaaS: auth, dashboards, billing, and email, designed as one system.
Jan 2026 · railsui.com · its alternatives →
10
kickstartDS▲104
The starter kit for design systems, open source, low-code
2022 · kickstartds.com · its alternatives →
11
Saas Developer Template▲15
Launch SaaS in Weeks, Not Months – Accelerate Your Success
2025 · saas.developertemplates.com · its alternatives →
12
Encore Templates▲96
Inspire your development with ready-to-use solutions
2023 · encore.dev · its alternatives →
13MF
My first webapp. Build with rails, backbonejs and lots of love.▲36
2012 · themescroller.com · its alternatives →
14
The Developer's Home▲95
The template that makes a developer's life easier
2022 · moulshree.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
15
Beyta▲115
Search templates across no-code tools to launch quicker
2021 · beyta.co · its alternatives →
16
Blueprint▲81
A boilerplate to create Rails 5 apps easily and quickly
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Bootstrap Templates for Startup▲32
A collection of free and premium Bootstrap templates.
2019 · designmodo.com · its alternatives →
18
Starter files for GitHub issues and PR templates▲13
Good templates for the issue, pull request, and contributing templates on GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. - lararosekelley/github-templates
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
19MF
My first Rails app helps you motivate yourself to get things done▲34
2013 · rewardbox.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
20IB
I built a handful of Bootstrap 4 themes with an interactive code picker▲53
2017 · hackerthemes.com · its alternatives →
21
Prelang▲82
Automatic Rails Development
2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →
22
Rails API Video Series▲84
Learn to build APIs with Ruby on Rails
2018 · its alternatives →
23
Lightning Rails▲27
Launch your Ruby on Rails app in a flash
2025 · its alternatives →
24
Ruby on Rails - 207: Choosing the Right Systems for the Job with Sam Lambert▲73
Sam Lambert from GitHub shares how he chooses systems
2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →

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