34 open source projects written in Ruby
Every Ruby project in the registry, ranked by GitHub stars — license and last push on every entry, data pulled live from the GitHub API every night.
jekyll ★ 52K :globe_with_meridians: Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator in Ruby
Mastodon ★ 50K Decentralized social networking in your control
huginn ★ 50K Create agents that monitor and act on your behalf. Your agents are standing by!
Discourse ★ 48K Cultivate vibrant online communities with ease
devdocs ★ 39K API Documentation Browser
Chatwoot ★ 37K Omnichannel customer support with a built-in AI assistant
GitLab ★ 25K AI-powered DevSecOps for faster, secure software delivery
Docuseal ★ 19K Legally binding document signing for individuals and teams
OpenProject ★ 16K Classic, agile, or hybrid project management, self-hosted
Spree Commerce ★ 16K Open source headless commerce with REST API, no platform fees, built for B2B and marketplaces
gollum ★ 14K A simple, Git-powered wiki with a local frontend and support for many kinds of markup and content.
Sure.am ★ 10.0K The personal finance app for everyone
Gumroad ★ 9.7K Your all-in-one marketplace for digital creators and products
Fizzy ★ 8.2K Modern kanban that's fast, fun, and refreshingly simple
Redmine ★ 6.0K Flexible project management you can host yourself
Zammad ★ 5.9K Powerful helpdesk solution for streamlined customer service
Solidus ★ 5.3K Flexible eCommerce platform for brands that stand out
Campfire ★ 4.6K Self-hosted group chat without recurring subscription fees
homeland ★ 3.9K :circus_tent: An open source forum/community system based on Rails, developed based on Ruby China.
koala ★ 3.6K A lightweight Facebook library supporting the Graph, Marketing, and Atlas APIs, realtime updates, test users, and OAuth.
ruby-openai ★ 3.2K OpenAI API + Ruby! 🤖❤️ GPT-5 & Realtime WebRTC compatible!
api-umbrella ★ 2.2K Open source API management platform
manyfold ★ 2.2K A self-hosted digital asset manager for 3d print files.
resque-scheduler ★ 1.7K A light-weight job scheduling system built on top of Resque
multiwoven ★ 1.7K 🔥🔥🔥 Open source Reverse ETL - alternative to hightouch and census.
activegraph ★ 1.4K An active model wrapper for the Neo4j Graph Database for Ruby.
bridgetown ★ 1.4K A next-generation progressive site generator & fullstack framework, powered by Ruby
Sessy ★ 929 Own your SES email analytics, from send to inbox
Autolab ★ 808 Course management service that enables auto-graded programming assignments.
haven ★ 803 Self-hostable private blogging
cuber-gem ★ 713 An open-source automation tool that simplifies the deployment of your apps on Kubernetes.
cenit ★ 503 :rocket: Cenit IO - 100% open source integration Platform (iPaaS)
Hackatime ★ 204 Track coding time across 70+ editors, completely free
Pagecord ★ 189 Personal blogging platform that meets you where you write
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source projects are written in Ruby?
This registry tracks 34 Ruby projects, with 440,562 GitHub stars between them and a median of 4,629 stars. The most-adopted is jekyll at 51,677 stars.
Which Ruby projects are most actively maintained?
30 of the 34 projects were pushed in the last 90 days. Each entry above shows its exact last-push date, so you can filter out dormant projects before committing to one.
What licence are Ruby projects usually under?
28 of the 34 carry an explicit open-source licence across 8 distinct licences, and the licence is shown on every card. Permissive licences (MIT, Apache-2.0) are the safest default for commercial use; check the copyleft ones individually.
Should I use Ruby or Python for my project?
Both are viable. Ruby is the better default if your team already knows it or the libraries you need are written in it; Python may suit you better if you need the ecosystem, tooling or performance profile it is known for. The registry lists 34 Ruby projects to work from.