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24 alternatives to Ruby on Rails 5.0

ruby on rails

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▲6

   The next generation of the Ruby web framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GoRails▲119

   Ruby on Rails screencasts for Web Developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Awesome Ruby▲146

   The essential Ruby to build modern Apps and Web Apps

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prelang▲82

   Automatic Rails Development

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Developing Rails API Applications▲9

   Learn to develop APIs using Rails 5

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Practicing Rails▲104

   Learn Rails without getting overwhelmed.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Codecademy's Learn Rails▲151

   Codecademy's new learning interface now teaches you Rails

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Master Ruby Web APIs▲64

   Learn everything about building web APIs with Ruby.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CodeGophers▲293

    Your personal army of programmers

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11AR
    Automated Rails development with Prelang▲229

    2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The New Twitter Developers▲232

    An entirely new experience for docs and developer resources

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13GO
    Gallery of Open Source Ruby on Rails Apps▲158

    2013 · opensourcerails.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Changelog #202: 23 Years of Ruby with Matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)▲79

    The origins of the Ruby programming language

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Start Here: Ruby on Rails - How to Be A Successful Ruby on Rails Developer & The Advanced Beginner Trap▲57

    How to overcome the trap of the advanced beginner. 💪

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Git Hunt▲234

    Product Hunt for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17SA
    Softcover – A publishing platform from the author of the Rails Tutorial▲208

    2014 · softcover.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Qudos▲145

    Product Hunt for dev tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    State.of.dev▲135

    Visualizing the current state of development

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pull Review▲75

    Automated Code Review for Ruby in GitHub

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Locomotive▲5

    Ruby on Rails boilerplate to ship faster

    2024 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Start Here: Ruby on Rails - On Self Education, and the 1% A Day Factor▲58

    Fixed mindset vs. growth mindset and how to fight resistance

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24UA
    Upmin – An Admin Framework for Ruby on Rails▲140

    2014 · upmin.com · its alternatives →

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