# Hono vs Ruby on Rails

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Ruby on Rails

| Attribute | Hono | Ruby on Rails |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.3 (54% (medium)) | 71.8 (51% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 62 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 668 | 1,358,186 |
| adoption.github_stars | 32,540 | 58,803 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source TypeScript-based web framework that compiles to under 14kB and runs natively on Cloudflare Workers, Fastly, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Node.js, and other JavaScript runtimes. Emphasizes clean APIs, TypeScript support, and comprehensive middleware ecosystem. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://hono.dev","question":"What is Hono?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hono is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://hono.dev","question":"Is Hono free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hono supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://hono.dev","question":"What platforms does Hono support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Hono can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://hono.dev","question":"Can Hono be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Hono is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/honojs/hono","question":"Is Hono open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A complete web application framework for Ruby that provides integrated tools, libraries, and conventions for building database-backed web applications across the full stack—from database models to frontend templates and controllers. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://rubyonrails.org","question":"What is Ruby on Rails?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ruby on Rails is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://rubyonrails.org","question":"Is Ruby on Rails free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ruby on Rails supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://rubyonrails.org","question":"What platforms does Ruby on Rails support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ruby on Rails can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://rubyonrails.org","question":"Can Ruby on Rails be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ruby on Rails is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/rails/rails","question":"Is Ruby on Rails open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A fast, lightweight web framework built on web standards that runs on various JavaScript runtimes including Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, and AWS. | A full-stack framework for building web applications with integrated database modeling, templating, email handling, real-time WebSocket support, background job processing, and security features. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"TypeScript","api_routes":true,"edge_runtime":true,"typescript_first":true}` | `{"language":"Ruby","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true,"file_routing":true,"license_type":"MIT/BSD","orm_included":true,"cli_scaffolding":true,"language_runtime":"Ruby","typescript_first":false,"websocket_support":true,"architecture_style":"full-stack-mvc","templating_included":true,"background_jobs_included":true}` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Ruby |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hono.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:31:54.094Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://rubyonrails.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:36:16.955Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v5.0.0-rc.1","date":"2026-10-10T12:34:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v5.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-10-08T05:56:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/vercel%401.0.1","date":"2026-10-08T05:15:27Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/vercel@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/service-worker%401.0.1","date":"2026-10-08T05:15:27Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/service-worker@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/netlify%401.0.2","date":"2026-10-08T05:15:26Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/netlify@1.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/lambda-edge%401.0.1","date":"2026-10-08T05:15:25Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/lambda-edge@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/deno%401.0.3","date":"2026-10-08T05:15:24Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/deno@1.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/cloudflare-workers%401.0.1","date":"2026-10-08T05:15:23Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/cloudflare-workers@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/bun%401.0.1","date":"2026-10-08T05:15:21Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/bun@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/aws-lambda%401.0.1","date":"2026-10-08T05:15:20Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/aws-lambda@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.13","date":"2026-10-04T03:54:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.12","date":"2026-09-30T09:43:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.11","date":"2026-09-29T06:19:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.10","date":"2026-09-28T08:24:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/netlify%401.0.1","date":"2026-09-28T08:49:12Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/netlify@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/%40hono/deno%401.0.2","date":"2026-09-28T08:48:37Z","type":"stable","version":"@hono/deno@1.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.9","date":"2026-09-24T01:32:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.8","date":"2026-09-15T07:31:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.7","date":"2026-09-04T19:18:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.6","date":"2026-09-04T19:08:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.6"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.4","date":"2026-09-24T14:19:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.2.4","date":"2026-09-24T16:28:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.3.1","date":"2026-07-29T14:59:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.5.1","date":"2026-07-29T15:08:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.2.3.2","date":"2026-07-29T15:05:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.3","date":"2026-03-24T20:26:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.5","date":"2026-03-24T20:19:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.2.1","date":"2026-03-23T19:42:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.4.1","date":"2026-03-23T19:38:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.2.3.1","date":"2026-03-23T19:32:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.2","date":"2026-01-08T20:17:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.1","date":"2025-10-28T23:46:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.4","date":"2025-10-28T23:43:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.2.3","date":"2025-10-28T23:24:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.1.6","date":"2025-10-28T23:19:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.0.10","date":"2025-10-28T23:12:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.0.9","date":"2025-10-28T23:02:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.0","date":"2025-10-22T00:35:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.0.rc1","date":"2025-10-15T00:50:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.1.0.rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.3","date":"2025-09-22T22:19:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.3"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.4 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://rubyonrails.org/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":55,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hono&per_page=100","last_12m":49,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":18,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=activesupport&per_page=100","last_12m":3,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Hono | Ruby on Rails |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | Server-side |
| File-based routing | - | ✓ |
| Language | TypeScript | Ruby |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | - | - |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | ✓ | ✗ |
| Fast refresh / HMR | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:53:46.261Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*