Comparison

Django vs Ruby on Rails

On the evidence we track, Django leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Django full profile →Ruby on Rails full profile →

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★Django75

Ruby on Rails67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DjangoLeader	Ruby on Rails
Vioscale score	75 / 100medium · 72%updating	67 / 100medium · 52%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.6	6.8
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jul/07/security-releases/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=django&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 31 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 18 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=activesupport&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	114,817	1,358,186
Github starsadoption.github_stars	88,951	58,719
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	3,200,000	-
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	320,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	180	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	45	-
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD-3-Clause	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Ruby
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	-

Score

Vioscale score

Django75 / 100medium · 72%updating

Ruby on Rails67 / 100medium · 52%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Django✓

Ruby on Rails✓

Model

Djangoopen_source

Ruby on Railsopen_source

Price level

Djangofree

Ruby on Railsfree

Transparent

Django✓

Ruby on Rails–

Security

Disclosure policy

Django✓

Ruby on Rails✓

Scorecard

Django6.6

Ruby on Rails6.8

Trust center

Djangohttps://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/jul/07/security-releases/

Ruby on Rails–

Vulnerabilities

DjangoCount: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=django&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 31 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Ruby on RailsCount: 18 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=activesupport&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

Django114,817

Ruby on Rails1,358,186

Github stars

Django88,951

Ruby on Rails58,719

Package downloads weekly

Django3,200,000

Ruby on Rails–

Stackoverflow questions

Django320,000

Ruby on Rails–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Django180

Ruby on Rails100

Release

Cadence days

Django45

Ruby on Rails–

History

Django–

Ruby on Rails20 items

License

Spdx

DjangoBSD-3-Clause

Ruby on RailsMIT

Language

Primary

DjangoPython

Ruby on RailsRuby

Market

Availability

DjangoAvailable worldwide

Ruby on Rails–

Content

Faq

Django7 items

Ruby on Rails–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Web Frameworks
Capability	Django	Ruby on Rails
Core
Rendering model	Server-side	Server-side
File-based routing	✗	-
Language	Python	Ruby
Rendering
Server components	✗	-
Streaming SSR	-	-
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes	✓	✓
DX
First-class TypeScript	✗	✗
Fast refresh / HMR	-	-
Deployment
Edge runtime support	-	-

Core

Rendering model

DjangoServer-side

Ruby on RailsServer-side

File-based routing

Django✗

Ruby on Rails-

Language

DjangoPython

Ruby on RailsRuby

Rendering

Server components

Django✗

Ruby on Rails-

Streaming SSR

Django-

Ruby on Rails-

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Django✓

Ruby on Rails✓

First-class TypeScript

Django✗

Ruby on Rails✗

Fast refresh / HMR

Django-

Ruby on Rails-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Django-

Ruby on Rails-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Django

Leader

A web framework that streamlines the development of web applications by reducing boilerplate code and enabling rapid development cycles.

Independently observed

Ruby on Rails

A Ruby-based framework bundling everything needed for web development: database management, templating engines, email delivery, real-time updates, async job handling, file storage, and built-in protections against common attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Django

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Ruby on Rails

Open source

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Django	Ruby on Rails
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Django✓

Ruby on Rails✓

macOS

Django✗

Ruby on Rails✓

Windows

Django✗

Ruby on Rails✓

Linux

Django✗

Ruby on Rails✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Django✓

Ruby on Rails✓

Self-hosted

Django✗

Ruby on Rails✓

On-premise

Django✓

Ruby on Rails✗

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.