puma
RubyGemsv8.0.2Safe to adopt
Yes — puma scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 150.4M downloads per week. Last published 106 days ago. 16 releases in the last 2 years.
- AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.
150.4M downloads per week.
- BMaintenance: grade B, Good.
Last published 106 days ago. 16 releases in the last 2 years.
- AWeight: grade A, Excellent.
Pulls in 1 transitive package.
- BSupply chain: grade B, Good.
This package has a single maintainer (bus factor of 1).
- ALicense: grade A, Excellent.
BSD-3-Clause — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.
Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.
Install cost
What you actually take on by adding puma to a project.
Runtime packages this one declares itself.
Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.
Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.
Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.
Licenses in the dependency tree
Every license you inherit by installing puma, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.
Compatibility
- Ruby
- No constraint declared
Dependencies
Declared by puma v8.0.2. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.
Runtime (1)
Relationship graph
Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of puma.
Release history
13 releases in the last two years, typically about 24 days apart.
| Version | Published | Size | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2.1 | 3 months ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 8.0.2latest | 3 months ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 8.0.1 | 4 months ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 8.0.0 | 5 months ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 7.2.0 | 7 months ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 7.1.0 | 10 months ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 7.0.4 | 11 months ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 7.0.3 | 1 year ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 7.0.2 | 1 year ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 7.0.1 | 1 year ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 7.0.0 | 1 year ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 6.6.1 | 1 year ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 6.6.0 | 1 year ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 6.5.0 | 1 year ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
| 6.4.3 | 2 years ago | — | BSD-3-Clause |
Overview
puma is an RubyGems package. It is extremely widely used, with about 150.4M downloads per week. The latest version is 8.0.2, released under the BSD-3-Clause license.
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 or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your RubyGems stack.
Pros
- Large, well-established user base (150.4M weekly downloads).
- Clear open-source license (BSD-3-Clause).
- Lean dependency tree (1 direct dependencies).
Cons
- No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.
Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.
Maintainers
Frequently asked questions
Should I use puma?
Yes — puma scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 150.4M downloads per week. Last published 106 days ago. 16 releases in the last 2 years.
How do I install puma?
Run `gem install puma` to add puma to your RubyGems project.
How many dependencies does puma have?
puma declares 1 direct dependency and pulls in 1 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved.
What license is puma released under?
puma is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause license.
How popular is puma?
puma has approximately 150,385,994 downloads per week.
Is puma still maintained?
The most recent release of puma (v8.0.2) was published 3 months ago.