17 Most Famous Web Apps Built with Ruby on Rails

Thinking of opting for RoR for your next big release? Then congratulations, you have made the wisest decision of your life. Ruby is an object-oriented programming language and Rail is a framework with utilities to make development easier. So Ruby on Rails is a frameclustwork to help with the development of applications with ease and efficiency.

Today I’ll take you through the famous apps built using Ruby on Rails. I am pretty sure at the end of this article, you all will be convinced “Why RoR is the best choice for web application development“?

So let’s start this journey of inspiration…

1. GitHub

Github (formerly known as Logical Awesome LLC) is the largest Repository Hosting Service with more than 20 million users and more than 57 million repositories.

This easy to use and mature website is built using Ruby on Rails. In July 2015, GitHub is said to be raised $250M business revenue in series B round.

GitHub is the most renowned platform with developers and coders, catering to all their coding and development needs.

2. Shopify

Shopify is one of the most popular e-commerce platforms. The complex task of serving millions of customers’ requests from across the globe is made possible due to the Ruby on Rails architecture of the website.

Shopify is powering more than 21,000 online stores including small businesses to top guns such as 50 Cent, Angry Birds and the Foo Fighters.

3. Hulu

Hulu is the best-known platform to watch your favourite shows and movies. After the 10 months of its launch, Hulu gained the title of the 6th best site for online video viewing. It has 227 million videos viewed with a 2% share of all videos viewed.

4. Airbnb

The title Airbnb means “Airbed and breakfast” projects the history of this online hotel reservation site. A site to connect the hosts and travellers across the globe is built using Ruby on Rails. You can reserve a room, hotel or even a camp on the ground. Airbnb is catering to more than 800,000 offers in 190 countries.

5. Yellow Pages

By saving millions of trees, this site has replaced the phone books. It is the most famous local business listing in the world. Yellow Pages is supposed to be one of the greatest Ruby on Rails websites, that is run by IT&T.

6. Dribbble

If you are a talented designer then Dribble has got your back. Being set up in 2009 using the Ruby on Rails framework, Dribble is an attractive platform for all kinds of designers such as web designers, logo designers, graphic designers, illustrators. Dribble is the hub of art and design.

7. Fiverr

Fiver is a vast network of freelancers, offering their prestigious services in various fields from programming to design, from arts to mathematics, from development to maintenance, from writing to proofreading. All services are offered under one platform. You can also hire someone to get your projects done from anywhere in the world.

SlideShare is the biggest Slide Hosting platform based on Ruby on Rails.. After it’s immense popularity SlideShare became part of the LinkedIn family in 2012. You can upload and presentations in different formats such as PowerPoint, OpenOffice, and PDF.

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8. Crazy Egg

Crazy Egg is the must-go-to place for anyone who wants to optimize the content and architecture of their website. It is a heat map service for websites, which differentiates the irrelevant and key parts of your website in the eyes of the users. It will also give you a guideline on how to optimize your website and get featured.

9. Goodreads

If you are a reader then you must be aware of Goodreads. This Rail on Rails based website is the book treasure platform for all readers. You can read, share, and recommend books. You can create your own bookshelves, browse your friend’s collection, exchange reviews Goodreads provides more than 1.5 billion books related to almost every field.

10. We Heart It

We Heart It is the Ruby on Rails image-based social application. It spans the images from all aspects of life such as interior, makeup, design, fashion, quotes, stars, and many more. This application is available in 23 languages, meaning it has a gigantic audience all over the world.

11. Kickstarter

This platform helps to put an idea into action. It attracts a lot of investors to fund creative and unique ideas. It is a hub for different people to have ideas about the different spheres of life. Being launched in 2009, Kickstarter helped many new ideas to nourish and flourish such as Exploding Kittens, Coolest Cooler, Pebble Time etc.

12. Funny or Die

It was released in 2007 and it’s the first video earned 84 million views. Yes, you got it, right pals!!! Funny or Die is a website where you can only find funny content and it is not funny then it has to die. But one big question is “Who decides what is funny”? Well, users’ voting plays a vital role in this regards. One special feature of this funny video site is to Celebrities category. Here you can find funny videos with your favourite celebs.

13. Bleacher Report

All the sports fans needs are satisfied through this Ruby on Rails based website “Bleacher Report”. It creates numerous live feeds of sports events and content.

14. MyFitnessPal

This app is your fitness trainer. It provides various functions such as diet tracking, training program, calorie calculation. It provides nutrients facts for more than 2,000,000 food. If you really want to lose your weight or just want to plan your diet, MyFitnessPal is the best choice you have.

15. SoundCloud

SoundCloud is built using Ruby on Rails and is one of the commercial giants these days. It offers various attractive features such as uploading podcasts, a collection of millions of songs from across the globe, building the blog, a library of liked audio tracks and many more.

16. BaseCamp

BaseCamp is one of the largest project management service. Being built on Ruby on Rails, it offers diverse functionalities from project planning to the organization, from project monitoring to scheduling and from delegation tasks to document management.

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17. Moda Operandi

Moda Operandi is an online fashion store. You can find the unique and most stylish fashion accessories at the store. The app also lets you consult the fashion experts to make you stand out from the crowd.

Yammer is the platform for the communication between enterprises and organizations and lets the dispersed teams work in flow and efficiency. Its backend development is in Ruby on Rails, while the front end in Java and Unicorn.

Ruby on Rails is growing in popularity day by day due to its vast features, reliable framework, support from the community, fast development and ease of use. In this time of the digital revolution, you can find many other big guns using RoR as their best choice to offer their products and services.

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