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24 alternatives to Ruby on Rails 5.0

The next generation of the Ruby web framework

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ruby on Rails 5.0 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Ruby on Rails 5.0▲5

   ruby on rails

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Awesome Ruby▲146

   The essential Ruby to build modern Apps and Web Apps

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   GoRails▲119

   Ruby on Rails screencasts for Web Developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4UA
   Upmin – An Admin Framework for Ruby on Rails▲140

   2014 · upmin.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Prelang▲82

   Automatic Rails Development

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6AR
   Automated Rails development with Prelang▲229

   2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →

7. 7GO
   Gallery of Open Source Ruby on Rails Apps▲158

   2013 · opensourcerails.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Master Ruby Web APIs▲64

   Learn everything about building web APIs with Ruby.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Codecademy's Learn Rails▲151

   Codecademy's new learning interface now teaches you Rails

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hello Rails▲10

    A course designed to help you start using Ruby on Rails fast

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Changelog #202: 23 Years of Ruby with Matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)▲79

    The origins of the Ruby programming language

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98

    Launch of podcasts, API-first, React.js and Heroku

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13SA
    Softcover – A publishing platform from the author of the Rails Tutorial▲208

    2014 · softcover.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ruby on Rails Applications Examples▲5

    A growing list of web apps built with Ruby on Rails

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kickstart▲55

    Ruby on Rails application templates for smart developers

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    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 →

17. 17
    Developing Rails API Applications▲9

    Learn to develop APIs using Rails 5

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Design Rails▲211

    Free, instant, custom-made logos using machine learning

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19OA
    Omniref - a better search site for Ruby documentation▲110

    2013 · omniref.com · its alternatives →

20. 20BR
    BestRuby – Ruby Tricks, Idioms, Refactorings and Best Practices▲92

    2015 · best-ruby.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Codebeat▲97

    Automated code review for Ruby and Go applications

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    RubyTips▲77

    A random Ruby tip generator

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 201: API-first, planning-second▲91

    Building REST API's with Rails

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24JT
    Joosy, the rails-tied browser app framework▲91

    2012 · borisstaal.com · its alternatives →

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