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. Sinatra icon
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    Sinatra is a free and open source software web application library and domain-specific language written in Ruby. It is an alternative to other Ruby web application frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Merb, Nitro, Camping, and Rango. It is dependent on the Rack web server interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Ruby
     
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    Sinatra in no way tries to do all the things that RAils does. It's a microframework, not a MVC powerhouse like rails

    • Sinatra is Free and Open SourceRuby on Rails is also Free and Open Source
  2. Koa icon
     11 likes

    Expressive middleware for node.js using generators via co to make web applications and APIs more enjoyable to write. Koa's middleware flow in a stack-like manner allowing you to perform actions downstream, then filter and manipulate the response upstream.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. ViUR.is icon
     6 likes

    ViUR – the Information System for the Google App Engine™ plattform – is a »sandbox« for designers and developers. With the help of ViUR you can easy build web applications running on Google's infrastructure.

    27 ViUR.is alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    Koseven is an elegant, open source, and object oriented HMVC framework built using PHP7, by a team of volunteers. It aims to be swift, secure, and small. Forked from Kohana and updated to work with PHP7.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Agile Toolkit icon
     25 likes

    Agile Toolkit is a PHP framework for developing Web User Interfaces. Inspired by desktop GUI it provides a full object-oriented foundation for Business and Presentation logic of your web software. Agile Toolkit is notable for it's simple of use and development efficiency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  6. VeloIQ icon
     1 like

    AI-first enabled Application Development Framework for safe and ultra fast production-ready enterprise applications development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. Pedestal icon
     6 likes

    Pedestal is a web application framework written in Clojure that aims to bring both the language and its principles to client and server-side development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. Qcodo icon
     4 likes

    Code Less. Do More.

    The Qcodo Development Framework is an open-source PHP framework that focuses on freeing developers from unnecessary tedious, mundane coding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Telosys icon
     5 likes

    Telosys is a lightweight Open Source code generator. This tool allows to generate any kind of language (Java, Python, GoLang, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, etc). It works without UML model. All the code generation templates are customizable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Telosys vs Ruby on Rails Comments
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    No only for Ruby, can be used to generate any kinf of language

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    Project scaffolding based on code generation with customizable templates.

    • Telosys is Free and Open SourceRuby on Rails is also Free and Open Source
  10. Backdrop CMS icon
     11 likes

    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.

    185 Backdrop CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Axelor icon
     3 likes

    Open Source ERP and framework, Cloud Ready, Integrated BPM: A fully configurable solution Easily create or modify your process-oriented business apps in a few clicks, without any coding. Designed to be fully responsive.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
     
  12. Silex - The PHP micro-framework based on Symfony2 Components

    Silex is a PHP microframework for PHP 5.3. It is built on the shoulders of Symfony2 and Pimple and also inspired by sinatra.

    A microframework provides the guts for building simple single-file apps. Silex aims to be:

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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