activerecord

Who should use it

Teams working in the RubyGems ecosystem who need this functionality and value a battle-tested, widely-adopted solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to have first-class TypeScript types out of the box, or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your RubyGems stack.

Pros

• ✓Large, well-established user base (203M weekly downloads).
• ✓Clear open-source license (MIT).
• ✓Lean dependency tree (3 direct dependencies).

Cons

• !No bundled TypeScript types (may require a separate @types package).