rails
RubyGemsv8.1.3.1Adopt with care
rails is usable, with caveats. Pulls in 64 transitive packages (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).
- AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.
196.3M downloads per week.
- AMaintenance: grade A, Excellent.
Last published 42 days ago. 36 releases in the last 2 years.
- DWeight: grade D, Poor — a real concern.
Pulls in 64 transitive packages (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).
- BSupply chain: grade B, Good.
This package has a single maintainer (bus factor of 1).
- ALicense: grade A, Excellent.
MIT — 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 rails 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.
Part of this dependency tree has not been crawled yet, so these figures are a lower bound rather than a final total.
Licenses in the dependency tree
Every license you inherit by installing rails, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.
Compatibility
- Ruby
- No constraint declared
Dependencies
Declared by rails v8.1.3.1. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.
Relationship graph
Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of rails.
Release history
25 releases in the last two years, typically about 0 days apart.
| Version | Published | Size | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0.5.1 | 1 month ago | — | MIT |
| 7.2.3.2 | 1 month ago | — | MIT |
| 8.1.3.1latest | 1 month ago | — | MIT |
| 8.1.3 | 5 months ago | — | MIT |
| 8.0.5 | 5 months ago | — | MIT |
| 8.1.2.1 | 5 months ago | — | MIT |
| 8.0.4.1 | 5 months ago | — | MIT |
| 7.2.3.1 | 5 months ago | — | MIT |
| 8.1.2 | 8 months ago | — | MIT |
| 8.1.1 | 10 months ago | — | MIT |
| 8.0.4 | 10 months ago | — | MIT |
| 7.2.3 | 10 months ago | — | MIT |
| 7.1.6 | 10 months ago | — | MIT |
| 7.0.10 | 10 months ago | — | MIT |
| 8.1.0 | 10 months ago | — | MIT |
Overview
rails is an RubyGems package. It is extremely widely used, with about 196.3M downloads per week. The latest version is 8.1.3.1, released under the MIT 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 (196.3M weekly downloads).
- Clear open-source license (MIT).
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 rails?
rails is usable, with caveats. Pulls in 64 transitive packages (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).
How do I install rails?
Run `gem install rails` to add rails to your RubyGems project.
How many dependencies does rails have?
rails declares 13 direct dependencies and pulls in 64 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved.
What license is rails released under?
rails is distributed under the MIT license. Its dependency tree also includes: Apache-2.0, MIT, Ruby.
How popular is rails?
rails has approximately 196,340,649 downloads per week.
Is rails still maintained?
The most recent release of rails (v8.1.3.1) was published 1 month ago.