Privacy Ratings

Ruby web frameworks

Ruby on Rails privacy rating

Full-stack Ruby web framework following the model-view-controller pattern, with the Active Record ORM, conventions over configuration and built-in support for mail, background jobs and WebSockets.

License: MITPlatforms: Linux · macOS · Windows

Summary

Ruby on Rails scores 100 out of 100 (grade A) on the Ruby web frameworks criteria. It meets 4 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.

Score 100 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • Yes

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

    Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

    MIT-licensed.

    github.com

  • Yes

    No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3

    Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?

    No third-party trackers, and the framework has no telemetry. The website's Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only.

    rubyonrails.org

  • Yes

    No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

    Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

    Supported by the Rails Foundation, funded by member companies, with no ads.

    rubyonrails.org

  • Yes

    Independent audit Weight 2 of 3

    Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

    X41 D-Sec audited Rails through OSTIF and published the full report.

    ostif.org

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