Comparison

Phoenix vs Ruby on Rails

On the evidence we track, Ruby on Rails leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Phoenix60

★Ruby on Rails67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Phoenix	Ruby on RailsLeader
Vioscale score	60 / 100high · 78%	67 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.7	6.8
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=phoenix&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · 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
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	21,610	1,358,186
Github starsadoption.github_stars	23,125	58,719
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	26	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Elixir	Ruby

Score

Vioscale score

Phoenix60 / 100high · 78%

Ruby on Rails67 / 100medium · 52%

Pricing

Free tier

Phoenix–

Ruby on Rails✓

Model

Phoenixopen_source

Ruby on Railsopen_source

Price level

Phoenixfree

Ruby on Railsfree

Integrations

Count

Phoenix2

Ruby on Rails–

Security

Disclosure policy

Phoenix–

Ruby on Rails✓

Scorecard

Phoenix6.7

Ruby on Rails6.8

Vulnerabilities

PhoenixCount: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=phoenix&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH

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

Phoenix21,610

Ruby on Rails1,358,186

Github stars

Phoenix23,125

Ruby on Rails58,719

Activity

Commits last 30d

Phoenix26

Ruby on Rails100

Release

Cadence days

Phoenix13

Ruby on Rails–

History

Phoenix20 items

Ruby on Rails20 items

License

Spdx

PhoenixMIT

Ruby on RailsMIT

Language

Primary

PhoenixElixir

Ruby on RailsRuby

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Web Frameworks
Capability	Phoenix	Ruby on Rails
Core
Rendering model	Server-side	Server-side
File-based routing	-	-
Language	Elixir	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

PhoenixServer-side

Ruby on RailsServer-side

File-based routing

Phoenix-

Ruby on Rails-

Language

PhoenixElixir

Ruby on RailsRuby

Rendering

Server components

Phoenix✓

Ruby on Rails-

Streaming SSR

Phoenix✓

Ruby on Rails-

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Phoenix✓

Ruby on Rails✓

First-class TypeScript

Phoenix-

Ruby on Rails✗

Fast refresh / HMR

Phoenix-

Ruby on Rails-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Phoenix-

Ruby on Rails-

What each one is

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

Phoenix

Phoenix is an Elixir-based web framework for building real-time, interactive applications with built-in GraphQL and REST API support and production-scale reliability.

Independently observed

Ruby on Rails

Leader

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.

Phoenix

Open source

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

Ruby on Rails

Leader

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	Phoenix	Ruby on Rails
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Phoenix✓

Ruby on Rails✓

macOS

Phoenix✗

Ruby on Rails✓

Windows

Phoenix✗

Ruby on Rails✓

Linux

Phoenix✗

Ruby on Rails✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Phoenix✓

Ruby on Rails✓

Self-hosted

Phoenix✓

Ruby on Rails✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Phoenix

2 total

Absinthe
Relay

Independently observed

Ruby on Rails

Leader

Not documented yet.

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