# Fiber vs Ruby on Rails

| Attribute | Fiber | Ruby on Rails |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 65.7 (67% (medium)) | 66.5 (52% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 5,223 | 1,358,186 |
| adoption.github_stars | 40,088 | 58,719 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source Go framework built on the Fasthttp HTTP engine, providing familiar Express-like routing and middleware patterns for building web APIs and servers with minimal overhead. | 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":"Go","api_routes":true,"file_routing":false,"server_components":true}` | `{"language":"Ruby","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true,"typescript_first":false}` |
| language.primary | Go | Ruby |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | - | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gofiber.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:40:15.243Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://rubyonrails.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:36:16.955Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 26 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2026-08-13T07:24:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.15","date":"2026-08-12T15:03:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.14","date":"2026-07-06T06:30:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.4.0","date":"2026-07-02T07:39:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.3.0","date":"2026-05-22T07:15:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.2.0","date":"2026-04-25T10:53:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.13","date":"2026-04-25T13:07:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.1.0","date":"2026-02-24T20:30:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.12","date":"2026-02-24T20:40:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0","date":"2026-02-02T18:22:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.11","date":"2026-01-31T15:56:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc.3","date":"2025-11-19T15:42:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.10","date":"2025-11-19T14:21:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc.2","date":"2025-09-29T11:15:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc.1","date":"2025-08-26T07:28:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.5","date":"2025-07-20T14:49:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-beta.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.9","date":"2025-07-20T13:43:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.8","date":"2025-05-22T07:01:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.4","date":"2024-12-31T17:00:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.6","date":"2024-12-31T17:12:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.6"}]` | `[{"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 | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 6.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":10,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgofiber%2Ffiber%2Fv2&per_page=100","last_12m":3,"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 | Fiber | Ruby on Rails |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | Server-side |
| File-based routing | ✗ | - |
| Language | Go | 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 2026-09-01T15:15:08.264Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*