🆚 Apache Sling vs. Ruby on Rails

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Ruby on Rails is much more popular than Apache Sling.
🌎 Ruby on Rails is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
🌍 Apache Sling is more popular in Vatican, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Azerbaijan.

Apache Sling

Ruby on Rails

Type

Backend framework

About

Apache Sling is an open-source web framework that uses a Java Content Repository (JCR), such as Apache Jackrabbit, to store and manage content.

It maps HTTP request URLs to content resources, supports server-side scripting with languages like JSP, JavaScript, Ruby, and Velocity, and integrates with the OSGi framework for modularity.

Ruby on Rails is a full-stack framework that includes everything needed to build database-driven web applications using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern.

It emphasizes a standardized folder structure and naming, follows DRY ("don't repeat yourself") and the "convention over configuration" principles, provides an Active Record ORM, a built-in asset pipeline for CSS and JavaScript preprocessing, and an integrated testing framework.

Headquarters

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Website

sling.apache.org

rubyonrails.org #180,446

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Ruby on Rails backend framework is 13 times more popular than Apache Sling.

Total websites

Market share

Backend Frameworks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Ruby on Rails is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Apache Sling is more popular in Vatican, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Azerbaijan.

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

Australia

India

Netherlands

Canada

Japan

France

Italy

Awards

⭐ 8th most popular in Germany in the Backend Frameworks category.
⭐ 8th most popular in Australia in the Backend Frameworks category.
⭐ 8th most popular in Belgium in the Backend Frameworks category.
⭐ 8th most popular in Austria in the Backend Frameworks category.
⭐ 8th most popular in Singapore in the Backend Frameworks category.

🥇 Most popular in Australia in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in France in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in Pakistan in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in New Zealand in the Backend Frameworks category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Ruby on Rails is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business, while Apache Sling is more commonly used on finance and banking, motor vehicles, and health sites.

Online Shopping

Marketing/Merchandising

Business

Fashion/Beauty

Education/Reference

Entertainment

Internet Services

Sports

Blogs/Wiki

Software/Hardware