# Remix vs Ruby on Rails

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

| Attribute | Remix | Ruby on Rails |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.7 (48% (low)) | 66.5 (52% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 78 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1,358,186 |
| adoption.github_stars | 33,324 | 58,719 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A framework combining server, routing, data management, and UI components in one package. Designed for both developers and AI agents, built on web standards that work across Node.js, Bun, Deno, and edge runtimes like Cloudflare Workers. | 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":"JavaScript/TypeScript","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true,"edge_runtime":true,"typescript_first":true}` | `{"language":"Ruby","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true,"typescript_first":false}` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Ruby |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"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.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/ui%400.7.0","date":"2026-08-17T22:21:33Z","type":"stable","version":"ui@0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/static-middleware%400.4.14","date":"2026-08-17T22:44:58Z","type":"stable","version":"static-middleware@0.4.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/static-files-middleware%400.1.0","date":"2026-08-17T22:21:35Z","type":"stable","version":"static-files-middleware@0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/cli%400.5.0","date":"2026-08-17T22:21:35Z","type":"stable","version":"cli@0.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/remix%403.0.0-beta.9","date":"2026-08-17T22:21:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"remix@3.0.0-beta.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/remix%403.0.0-beta.10","date":"2026-08-17T22:44:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"remix@3.0.0-beta.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/ui%400.5.0","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:42Z","type":"stable","version":"ui@0.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/ui-hmr%400.1.0","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:26Z","type":"stable","version":"ui-hmr@0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/test%400.6.0","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:42Z","type":"stable","version":"test@0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/session-middleware%400.4.0","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:41Z","type":"stable","version":"session-middleware@0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/route-pattern%400.24.0","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:41Z","type":"stable","version":"route-pattern@0.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/response%400.3.8","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:40Z","type":"stable","version":"response@0.3.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/render-middleware%400.1.5","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:40Z","type":"stable","version":"render-middleware@0.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/node-hmr%400.1.0","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:39Z","type":"stable","version":"node-hmr@0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/node-fetch-server%400.14.1","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:39Z","type":"stable","version":"node-fetch-server@0.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/multipart-parser%400.16.4","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:38Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-parser@0.16.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/method-override-middleware%400.1.13","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:38Z","type":"stable","version":"method-override-middleware@0.1.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/logger-middleware%400.3.5","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:37Z","type":"stable","version":"logger-middleware@0.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/form-data-parser%400.17.5","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:37Z","type":"stable","version":"form-data-parser@0.17.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/remix-run/remix/releases/tag/form-data-middleware%400.3.5","date":"2026-08-14T00:52:36Z","type":"stable","version":"form-data-middleware@0.3.5"}]` | `[{"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 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"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 | Remix | Ruby on Rails |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | Server-side | Server-side |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | JavaScript/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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:08:24.260Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*