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24 alternatives to Ruby on Rails 5.0

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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
Ruby on Rails 5.0▲6
The next generation of the Ruby web framework
2016 · its alternatives →
2
RubyGems▲116
Find, install, and publish RubyGems
2014 · rubygems.org · its alternatives →
3
GoRails▲119
Ruby on Rails screencasts for Web Developers
2015 · gorails.com · its alternatives →
4
Awesome Ruby▲146
The essential Ruby to build modern Apps and Web Apps
2015 · awesome-ruby.com · its alternatives →
5
Ruby5▲4
The latest news in the Ruby and Rails community.
2016 · pluralsight.com · its alternatives →
6
Prelang▲82
Automatic Rails Development
2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →
7
Developing Rails API Applications▲9
Learn to develop APIs using Rails 5
2017 · its alternatives →
8
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 →
9
Practicing Rails▲104
Learn Rails without getting overwhelmed.
2014 · justinweiss.com · its alternatives →
10AR
Automated Rails development with Prelang▲229
2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →
11
Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98
Launch of podcasts, API-first, React.js and Heroku
2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →
12
Rubyonrails.link▲15
Global Ruby on Rails community on Slack
2015 · rubyonrails.link · its alternatives →
13
Codecademy's Learn Rails▲151
Codecademy's new learning interface now teaches you Rails
2015 · codecademy.com · its alternatives →
14
Rails As A Service▲6
Upgrade your outdated Ruby on Rails application
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Master Ruby Web APIs▲64
Learn everything about building web APIs with Ruby.
2016 · master-ruby-web-apis.samurails.com · its alternatives →
16
The New Twitter Developers▲232
An entirely new experience for docs and developer resources
2016 · dev.twitter.com · its alternatives →
17
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 →
18
The Changelog #202: 23 Years of Ruby with Matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)▲79
The origins of the Ruby programming language
2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →
19
Ruby on Rails Podcast▲8
Discussion/Q&A style podcast for developers and UI designers
2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →
20
Ruby Science▲2
The reference for writing fantastic Rails applications
2015 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →
21
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 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
22
Ruby on Rails Podcast - 203: Behind the Scenes Peek at the New GitHub Integrations Directory▲72
We recap GitHub Universe and dive into the new releases.
2015 · 5by5.tv · its alternatives →
23
Locale▲65
Easy localization for Rails apps.
2014 · its alternatives →
24
Qudos▲145
Product Hunt for dev tools
2015 · its alternatives →

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