# Actix vs Ruby on Rails

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

| Attribute | Actix | Ruby on Rails |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.6 (67% (medium)) | 66.5 (52% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 33 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 6,843 | 1,358,186 |
| adoption.github_stars | 24,801 | 58,719 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Actix Web is a Rust web framework emphasizing speed and type safety in HTTP request handling. It uses an actor-based concurrency model where independent components communicate through strongly-typed messages, with built-in support for HTTP/2, flexible response types, and powerful request extraction. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"Rust","api_routes":true}` | `{"language":"Ruby","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true,"typescript_first":false}` |
| language.primary | Rust | Ruby |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| platform.support | - | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://rubyonrails.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:36:16.955Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-v0.8.1","date":"2026-08-23T22:21:39Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-v0.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.15.0","date":"2026-08-21T19:31:07Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.7.0","date":"2026-08-19T23:13:38Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.14.1","date":"2026-08-09T00:54:05Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.3","date":"2026-08-09T00:53:58Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.2","date":"2026-08-07T19:20:02Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.1","date":"2026-06-22T11:36:28Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.14.0","date":"2026-06-21T06:47:41Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-v0.8.0","date":"2026-06-21T05:21:29Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-derive-v0.8.0","date":"2026-06-21T05:20:32Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-derive-v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.0","date":"2026-06-21T06:15:52Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.12.1","date":"2026-04-18T02:43:38Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.13.0","date":"2026-02-18T10:52:00Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/router-v0.5.4","date":"2026-02-18T10:05:32Z","type":"stable","version":"router-v0.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.12.0","date":"2026-02-18T10:11:57Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/awc-v3.8.2","date":"2026-02-18T11:10:50Z","type":"stable","version":"awc-v3.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.6.10","date":"2026-02-06T12:19:00Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.6.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.12.1","date":"2025-11-26T16:42:59Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.6.9","date":"2025-11-26T16:42:57Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.6.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.12.0","date":"2025-11-16T07:05:16Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.12.0"}]` | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.0.beta1","date":"2025-09-04T12:30:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.1.0.beta1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.2.1","date":"2025-08-13T20:38:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.2.1"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 6.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":4,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=actix-web&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"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"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:15:20.772Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*