Ruby on Rails Alternatives

Ruby on Rails is described as 'Open source full-stack framework using Ruby, offering MVC architecture, Active Record ORM, scaffolding, secure defaults, RESTful design, and integrated testing' and is a popular Web Framework in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ruby on Rails for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Ruby on Rails alternative is Django, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ruby on Rails are Laravel, Symfony, ASP.NET and Meteor.

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  1. Backdrop CMS icon
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    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. CodeBehind library is a modern backend framework. This library is a programming model based on the MVC structure, which provides the possibility of creating dynamic aspx files in .NET Core and has high serverside independence.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3.  3 likes

    Seagull is an object oriented framework written in PHP that focuses on best practices, clean code and reusable components.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Bitweaver icon
     2 likes

    Bitweaver is a free and open source web application framework and content management system. Its speed and power are ideal for large-scale community websites and corporate applications, but it is simple enough for non-technical small site users to set up and administrate.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
  5. Hix icon
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    Hix on Rails injects the setup wizard into the usual new programming project creation flow.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    It is not an alternative in a strict understanding, but rather installation wizard for any new Ruby on Rails project.

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    • Hix is Freemium and ProprietaryRuby on Rails is Free and Open Source
  6. You can reduce your software MVP cost by 60% when you use Pellerex, a ready-to-use and source-included software ecosystem of Identity and Payment functions as well as three scaffolds across Mobile, Web, and API. It is built using Azure, Asp.NET 5.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • ASP.NET
    • Laravel
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Pellerex Foundation is the most popular commercial alternative to Ruby on Rails.

    • Pellerex Foundation is Paid and ProprietaryRuby on Rails is Free and Open Source
  7. Luvit icon
     2 likes

    Asynchronous I/O framework for Lua.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  8.  6 likes

    Small and carefully designed PHP 5.2+ HMVC framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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