# Buffalo privacy rating

Web development toolkit for Go that generates projects with routing, templates, the Pop database layer, migrations and a front-end asset pipeline.

## Summary

Buffalo scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the Go web frameworks criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://gobuffalo.io
- Source code: https://github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo
- License: MIT
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Go web frameworks](https://privacyratings.com/go-frameworks/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT-licensed. | https://github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/blob/main/LICENSE.txt |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry in the framework or CLI source code, and gobuffalo.io loads no third-party trackers. | https://github.com/gobuffalo/cli |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by sponsors and Patreon, with no ads. | https://gobuffalo.io/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/go-frameworks/buffalo/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/go-frameworks/buffalo.md