🆚 Ruby on Rails vs. Yii Framework

Type

Backend framework
Backend framework

About

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

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

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Yii is an open-source, object-oriented, component-based MVC PHP web application framework.

It includes an implementation of the Active Record design pattern for database interaction, RESTful API support, multi-tier caching, role-based access control, and Gii, a code generation tool.

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Backend Frameworks › Rank #2
Backend Frameworks › Rank #9
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 Yii Framework.
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 Australia, while Yii Framework is more popular in Russia, Belgium, and Ukraine.
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Germany
India
Netherlands
Canada
Japan
France
Italy

Awards

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 fashion and beauty, while Yii Framework is more commonly used on health and finance and banking sites.
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
#76
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Name
Rank
faphouse.com
#646
#1,009
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See also

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