Rails
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Ruby on Rails observed · 2026-10-05
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 6767
- days_rel: 26
- days_push: 16
- n_releases_24m: 35
Adoption not part of the score
58803 stars · 24308 forks observed · 2026-10-05
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.99
Ruby on Rails is a full‑stack web application framework written in Ruby. It provides conventions, an ORM (ActiveRecord), routing, templating, and many built‑in libraries to rapidly build database‑backed web apps and APIs.
Use cases
- build a database‑backed web application with MVC architecture
- create a RESTful API in Ruby quickly using conventions
- develop a content‑rich site with server‑side rendering and asset pipeline
- implement background job processing with Active Job
- add real‑time features via WebSockets using Action Cable
- manage file uploads and cloud storage with Active Storage
When to choose
- You need rapid development with strong conventions and a mature ecosystem.
- Your team is comfortable with Ruby and wants an integrated solution for models, views, and controllers.
- You require built‑in support for database migrations, ORM, and common web features out of the box.
When to avoid
- You prefer a micro‑service architecture with minimal monolithic components.
- Performance-critical low‑level control or non‑Ruby runtime is required.
- You need a front‑end‑only solution or a framework that compiles to JavaScript.
Facets
framework · maturity active
web-framework api-framework orm database web-development backend ruby windows cross-platform mvc convention-over-configuration full-stack ruby-on-rails linux macos
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rails/rails · fetched 2026-10-05 · d103086d896e
- homepage: https://rubyonrails.org · fetched 2026-09-07 · 55c812f3ca19
- site_page: https://rubyonrails.org/docs · fetched 2026-09-07 · 6c9695f1e66b
- site_page: https://rubyonrails.org/blog · fetched 2026-09-07 · b378681cf85c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rails/rails | main | 98 |
| rails/actioncable | backend | 10 |
| rails/activejob | backend | 10 |
| rails/activestorage | backend | 10 |
| rails/actioncable-examples | examples | 10 |
| rails/marcel | backend | 95 |
| rails/actiontext | backend | 10 |
| rails/rails-controller-testing | backend | 23 |
| rails/actionmailbox | backend | 10 |
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