Ruby on Rails
FrameworkThe web framework that started it all
Products using Ruby on Rails
The world's largest code hosting platform. Built on Rails from day one.
Leading e-commerce platform powering millions of stores worldwide.
Stripe Dashboard
FintechFinancial infrastructure for the internet. The dashboard is built with Rails.
Airbnb
MarketplaceVacation rental marketplace. Originally built entirely on Rails.
Hotwire
FrameworkHTML over the wire. Build modern web apps without JavaScript fatigue. The default for Rails 7+.
Devise
GemFlexible authentication solution for Rails. The standard for user auth in Rails apps.
Sidekiq
GemSimple, efficient background processing for Ruby. Powers millions of jobs daily.
Basecamp
SaaSProject management and team communication tool. The birthplace of Rails.
Kickstarter
MarketplaceGlobal crowdfunding platform where creators raise funding for creative projects across film, games, design, technology, and the arts.
Email reimagined by Basecamp. Opinionated email service.
Zendesk
SaaSCustomer service software and support ticketing system.
GoRails
CourseLearn Ruby on Rails through screencasts and tutorials. 500+ episodes covering everything Rails.
Jumpstart Pro
DevToolThe best way to start your next Rails app. SaaS template with payments, auth, and more.
Bullet Train
DevToolThe Ruby on Rails SaaS Framework. Teams, permissions, billing - all out of the box.
Solidus
GemOpen source e-commerce platform for Rails. Fork of Spree, actively maintained.
TravelStack
MarketplaceModern travel booking platform. AI-powered itineraries and real-time pricing.
FormForge
SaaSBeautiful form builder for Rails. Drag-and-drop forms with webhooks and integrations.
RubyLint Pro
DevToolAdvanced Ruby code analysis. Find bugs before they find you. VSCode & RubyMine plugins.
AnalyticsRails
SaaSPrivacy-focused analytics built with Rails. GDPR compliant, no cookies needed.
You're checking 5 dashboards. You should be checking 1.
InventList is the public home for indie builders. Log every ship (releases, features, bug fixes), build Series with live embeds of your actual work, keep a journey dashboard, and share your story in one permanent place. Includes a CLI for shipping from the terminal, roadmaps, collections, and a weekly "What Shipped This Week" digest. Free forever, built for operators-of-one who ship in public.
solveTO
CommunitySolveTO is Toronto's all-in-one platform that empowers citizens to report neighborhood issues in seconds and get them to the people who can fix them.
Rails Expert
SaaSWhere Rails experts meet businesses A curated marketplace for Rails expertise. No bidding wars. Just experts who ship.
A directory showcasing the best products built with Ruby on Rails. Discover SaaS apps, marketplaces, developer tools, and more.
Set a deadline you can't change. Build in public. Miss it and your project goes to the graveyard.
Instacart
MarketplaceGrocery delivery and pickup service. Rails powers the backend.
Crunchbase
SaaSPlatform for finding business information about companies and people.
Goodreads
CommunitySocial cataloging site for book lovers. Owned by Amazon.
SoundCloud
SaaSAudio distribution platform for musicians and podcasters.
Product Hunt
CommunityPlatform for discovering new products. Daily leaderboard format.
Urban Dictionary
CommunityCrowdsourced dictionary for slang words and phrases.
Flexport
SaaSFreight forwarding and customs brokerage platform.
Gusto
FintechPayroll, benefits, and HR platform for small businesses.
ConvertKit
SaaSEmail marketing platform built for creators, offering automation, landing pages, and audience-growth tools for newsletters and courses.
Podia
SaaSPlatform for selling online courses, memberships, and downloads.
Tuple
SaaSRemote pair programming app built for high-quality screen sharing and audio, designed specifically for developers working together remotely.
Calendly
SaaSScheduling automation platform. Eliminates the back-and-forth.
Clio
SaaSCloud-based legal practice management software for law firms, covering case management, billing, time tracking, and client intake.
Square
FintechFinancial services and digital payments company providing point-of-sale hardware, software, and business tools for merchants of all sizes.
Heroku
DevToolCloud platform for deploying and running apps. Early Rails champion.
Gitlabhq
SaaSGitLab CE Mirror | Please open new issues in our issue tracker on GitLab.com
Activeadmin
GemThe administration framework for Ruby on Rails applications.
Fizzy
SaaSKanban board tool from 37signals for tracking work visually across a team, built with the same simplicity ethos as their other products.
Docuseal
SaaSOpen source DocuSign alternative. Create, fill, and sign digital documents ✍️
Doorkeeper
GemDoorkeeper is an OAuth 2 provider for Ruby on Rails / Grape.
Theodinproject
SaaSFree, open source full-stack web development curriculum covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ruby on Rails, built by and for the community.
Good Job
GemMultithreaded, Postgres-based, Active Job backend for Ruby on Rails.
Rspec Rails Examples
SaaSRSpec cheatsheet & Rails app: Learn how to expertly test Rails apps from a model codebase
Sidekiq Cron
GemScheduler add-on for Sidekiq that runs recurring background jobs on a cron-style schedule, configured directly in Ruby or YAML.
Cuttlefish
SaaSTransactional email server with a lovely web interface
Ifme
SaaSFree, open source mental health communication web app to share experiences with loved ones
Monitor performance of you Rails applications (self-hosted and free)
Zealot
SaaSSelf-hosted Beta App Distribution for Android, iOS, macOS, Linux and Windows apps | 开源自部署移动应用、 macOS、Linux 和 Windows 应用分发平台,提供 iOS、Android SDK、fastlane 等丰富组件库
Carrierwave
GemClassier solution for file uploads for Rails, Sinatra and other Ruby web frameworks
Rails Admin
GemRailsAdmin is a Rails engine that provides an easy-to-use interface for managing your data
Webpacker
GemUse Webpack to manage app-like JavaScript modules in Rails
Draper
GemDecorator/view-model library for Rails that keeps presentation logic out of models and views, in dedicated decorator classes.
Rails Api
GemLightweight Rails configuration for building JSON APIs without the full stack of a traditional web application.
Ahoy
GemSimple, first-party analytics library for Rails that tracks visits and events directly in your own database, no third party required.
Refinerycms
GemAn extendable Ruby on Rails CMS that supports Rails 6.1 to 8.1+ and Ruby 3.x to 4.x
Figaro
GemSimple way to configure Rails apps using environment variables, keeping secrets out of version control.
Homeland
SaaS:circus_tent: An open source forum/community system based on Rails, developed based on Ruby China.
Kaminari
Gem⚡ A Scope & Engine based, clean, powerful, customizable and sophisticated paginator for Ruby webapps
Pagy
SaaSFast, lightweight pagination gem for Ruby apps, designed to be simpler and more performant than older pagination libraries.
Blackcandy
SaaSSelf-hosted music streaming server for playing your own audio library from any device, built as a Rails app.
Flipper
GemFeature flag library for Ruby that lets you roll out features gradually, run A/B tests, and toggle functionality without deploying.
Ruby Llm
GemOne beautiful Ruby API for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, Azure, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Ollama, VertexAI, Perplexity, Mistral, xAI, GPUStack & OpenAI compatible APIs. Chat, Vision, Audio, PDF, Images, Embeddings, Tools, Streaming & Rails integration.
Graphiti
GemFramework for building JSON:API-compliant REST APIs in Ruby, with built-in filtering, sorting, pagination, and side-loading support.
Static code analysis tool that scans a Rails codebase and reports common anti-patterns and style issues to improve code quality.
I18n Js
GemIt's a small library to provide the I18n translations on the Javascript. It comes with Rails support.
Writebook
SaaSSimple, self-hosted book publishing tool from 37signals for writing and sharing books online without extra complexity.
Judoscale
DevToolAutoscaling add-on for Heroku and Render that scales web and worker dynos based on real request queue time, not just CPU.
Lol Dba
Gemlol_dba is a small package of rake tasks that scan your application models and displays a list of columns that probably should be indexed. Also, it can generate .sql migration scripts.
Simple Form
GemForms made easy for Rails! It's tied to a simple DSL, with no opinion on markup.
Goldiloader
GemAutomatic eager loading gem for Rails that detects and fixes N+1 queries without requiring manual includes.
RORVSWILD
DevToolApplication performance monitoring built specifically for Ruby on Rails, tracking slow requests, queries, and background jobs.
Honeybadger
DevToolApplication monitoring platform combining error tracking, uptime monitoring, and check-ins for Ruby, Rails, and other backends.
Paper Trail
GemGem that tracks changes to your Rails models, keeping a full version history so you can audit, undo, or review edits over time.
Turbo Native
FrameworkFramework for building hybrid native iOS and Android apps backed by a Rails/Hotwire web app, sharing most of the UI as HTML over the wire.
Campfire
SaaSSimple, self-hosted group chat for teams from 37signals - a lightweight alternative to Slack without the bloat.
Octopus
GemDatabase sharding library for ActiveRecord that lets Rails apps read and write across multiple database shards transparently.
Rails I18n
GemRepository for collecting Locale data for Ruby on Rails I18n as well as other interesting, Rails related I18n stuff
Agentic harness to build rails applications.
Avo
GemRuby on Rails admin panel framework for quickly building internal tools and dashboards without writing repetitive CRUD views by hand.
Errbit
DevToolOpen source, self-hosted error catcher for Rails apps, API-compatible with Airbrake so you can host your own error tracking.
TaskFlow
SaaSSimple task management for small teams. Built in a weekend with Rails.
CodeReview Bot
DevToolAI-powered code review for Ruby projects. Catches bugs before merge.
Forem
CommunityOpen source platform for building communities. Powers dev.to
Mastodon
SaaSDecentralized social network. Self-hosted Twitter alternative.
Discourse
CommunityModern forum software. Powers thousands of community forums.
GitLab
DevToolComplete DevOps platform. Git hosting, CI/CD, and more.
Spree Commerce
E-commerceOpen source e-commerce platform built on Rails, providing a flexible storefront and admin panel for building custom online stores.
Chatwoot
SaaSOpen source customer engagement suite. Intercom alternative.
Lobsters
CommunityComputing-focused link aggregation site. Hacker News alternative.
Redmine
DevToolFlexible, open source project management and issue tracking web application built on Ruby on Rails, supporting multiple projects, wikis, and Gantt charts.
Huginn
DevToolSystem for building agents that perform automated tasks. IFTTT alternative.
Diaspora
SaaSPrivacy-aware, decentralized social network built as a federated alternative to centralized platforms, giving users control of their own data.
Postal
DevToolOpen source mail delivery platform. Self-hosted email.
Zammad
SaaSOpen source helpdesk and customer support ticketing system with a web UI, multi-channel support, and built-in reporting.
Openstreetmap
SaaSThe wiki-style map of the world. Collaborative mapping.
Feedbin
SaaSFast, simple RSS reader. Google Reader replacement.
Octobox
DevToolManage your GitHub notifications. Inbox for GitHub.
Hatchbox
SaaSDeploy Rails apps to your own servers with zero DevOps.
Campsite
SaaSTeam communication tool with posts, calls, and chat.
Intercom
SaaSCustomer messaging platform with live chat, bots, and help desk.
Twitch
SaaSLive streaming platform for gamers. Originally built on Rails.
Coinbase
FintechCryptocurrency exchange platform. Started as a Rails monolith.
Dribbble
CommunityCommunity for designers to share and discover creative work.
Fiverr
MarketplaceGlobal freelance marketplace connecting businesses with independent professionals for design, writing, programming, marketing, and other digital services.