🆚 CakePHP vs. Ruby on Rails

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Backend framework
Backend framework

About

CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP that uses MVC, front controller, associative data mapping and active record patterns to help developers build web applications faster.

It includes an ORM and query builder, integrated scaffolding and code generation tools, built-in validation and security against XSS, CSRF, and SQL injections, flexible routing and template helpers, i18n support, caching, and a large plugin ecosystem.

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

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Backend Frameworks › Rank #20
Backend Frameworks › Rank #2
Platforms › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Ruby on Rails backend framework is 50 times more popular than CakePHP.
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 India, while CakePHP is more popular in Vanuatu and Sudan.
United States
United Kingdom
India
Australia
Germany
Netherlands
Japan
Canada
France
Italy

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Ruby on Rails is more popular than CakePHP in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Business
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Sports
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Software/Hardware

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#8,463
#10,885
#11,086
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Rank
#76
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See also

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