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Remix vs Ruby on Rails
Remix focuses on web standards and minimal server-side conventions, unlike Rails’ full-stack opinionated approach.
Which to pick
Pick Remix if you want…
- Full-stack web apps with standard Web APIs
- Integrations with SQLite, PostgreSQL or MySQL (on Remix's list, not Ruby on Rails')
Pick Ruby on Rails if you want…
- Convention-driven full-stack web apps
- Integrations with Ruby, Hotwire or WebSockets (on Ruby on Rails' list, not Remix's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Remix:Remix is a full-stack web framework that bundles server runtime, routing, data, auth, UI, assets and testing built on Web APIs.
- Ruby on Rails:Ruby on Rails is a full-stack web framework for building database-backed web applications with MVC conventions.
- Best for
- Remix:Full-stack web apps with standard Web APIs
- Ruby on Rails:Convention-driven full-stack web apps
- Who it’s for
- Remix:Web developers building modern full-stack applications with JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Ruby on Rails:Web developers building Ruby applications and teams needing rapid full-stack development.
- Pricing
- Remix:Free
- Ruby on Rails:Open source
- Open source
- Remix:Yes, 33,385 GitHub stars
- Ruby on Rails:Yes, 58,786 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Remix:SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, S3, TypeScript, JSX, CSS
- Ruby on Rails:Ruby, Hotwire, WebSockets
Remix features
- Fetch-based server runtime. Runs on modern JavaScript runtimes using standard Request/Response objects.
- Typed routing & middleware. Provides typed routes, controllers, request context and composable middleware.
- Database integrations. Runtime validation and typed relational data for SQLite, PostgreSQL and MySQL.
- Auth & session management. Built-in authentication, OAuth, cookies, sessions and storage adapters.
- UI framework & styling. Server-rendered HTML, accessible components, forms, animation and composable styles.
- On-demand asset compilation. TypeScript, JSX and CSS compile on request with HMR and no separate build step.
- File & storage APIs. Streaming uploads, Web-standard File APIs, local storage and S3 integration.
- Testing & production tooling. Includes a test framework, logging, compression, static file serving and production server utilities.
Ruby on Rails features
- Active Record ORM. Provides object-relational mapping with associations, callbacks and encryption.
- Action Controller. Handles HTTP requests, routing, parameters and response rendering.
- Action View. Combines Ruby and HTML for flexible templating and helper extraction.
- Action Dispatch. Defines URL routing with a domain-specific language.
- Built-in WebSockets. Supports live page updates via Action Cable.
- Job Queuing. Enqueues asynchronous work with Active Job.
- Mailers & Security. Provides email delivery and common security protections out of the box.
- Hotwire Integration. Default front-end framework for building reactive interfaces without heavy JavaScript.
Remix vs Ruby on Rails FAQ
Is Remix or Ruby on Rails free?+
Remix is listed as free on DevHunt. Ruby on Rails is free and open source.
Is Remix or Ruby on Rails open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Remix (remix-run/remix on GitHub, MIT license) and Ruby on Rails (rails/rails on GitHub, MIT license).
Do Remix and Ruby on Rails integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Remix lists SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, S3 and 3 more; Ruby on Rails lists Ruby, Hotwire and WebSockets.
On DevHunt
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