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24 alternatives to Lotus

A complete web framework for Ruby

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lotus launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1VA
   Vesper, a plug and play Ruby web framework (Sinatra + Rack + Plugins)▲40

   2012 · vesperapps.com · its alternatives →

2. 2OA
   Omniref - a better search site for Ruby documentation▲110

   2013 · omniref.com · its alternatives →

3. 3DF
   Diamond – Full-stack web-framework in D▲106

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4JT
   Joosy, the rails-tied browser app framework▲91

   2012 · borisstaal.com · its alternatives →

5. 5BR
   BestRuby – Ruby Tricks, Idioms, Refactorings and Best Practices▲92

   2015 · best-ruby.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   RubySteps▲66

   A daily coding practice.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7KA
   Kiba, a lightweight Ruby ETL framework▲19

   2015 · kiba-etl.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Artoo▲61

   Framework for physical devices written in Ruby

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9WA
   WitBot – A Ruby Client for wit.ai▲23

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10TS
    The Silicon C++14 Web Framework▲140

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Restyaboard▲197

    An open source alternative to Trello

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12UA
    Upmin – An Admin Framework for Ruby on Rails▲140

    2014 · upmin.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AJ
    A JavaScript interpreter written in Ruby▲75

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gondola▲69

    The web framework for Go programming language

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15AC
    A CLI for Google distributed as a ruby gem▲34

    2012 · kerrick.github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16KD
    Kontena – Docker Platform Written in Ruby▲63

    2015 · kontena.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Changelog #202: 23 Years of Ruby with Matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)▲79

    The origins of the Ruby programming language

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18GG
    Gin – Golang Martini-like web framework▲75

    2014 · gin-gonic.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19CA
    Calyx – A Ruby Library for Generating Text▲14

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20MA
    Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building web user interfaces▲115

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

21. 21TY
    Tofu -- (Yet another) C web framework▲49

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22YA
    Yeah, a Ruby video game framework▲54

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23RA
    RubyProctor, a website for developing Rubocop rules▲18

    2017 · rubyproctor.com · its alternatives →

24. 24OA
    Octotrack – automatic dependency and security manager for Ruby apps▲46

    2017 · octotrack.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →