🆚 CodeIgniter vs. Ruby on Rails

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Backend framework
Backend framework

About

CodeIgniter is an open-source PHP full-stack web framework with small footprint, high performance, and minimal configuration setup.

It includes MVC support, clean URL routing, CSRF and XSS protection, helper libraries for database access, email, sessions, file uploading, and extensive documentation.

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

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Backend Frameworks › Rank #8
Backend Frameworks › Rank #2
Platforms › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Ruby on Rails backend framework is 8 times more popular than CodeIgniter.
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 CodeIgniter is more popular in Turkey, Vietnam, and Korea.
United States
United Kingdom
India
Australia
Germany
Netherlands
Japan
Canada
France
Indonesia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

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

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
toomics.com
#2,897
javmost.com
#4,058
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Rank
#76
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See also

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