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Ruby on Rails compared with 51Degrees
DetailRuby on Rails logo Ruby on Rails 51Degrees
What it doesA full-stack web application framework that accelerates development with convention over configuration Device and IP intelligence APIs for developers
StageEstablished Established
FoundedNot given 2010
Based inNot given GB
Pricing modelOpen source Freemium
PricingNot given Free plan: 10,000 monthly requests (cloud and on-premise); Essentials: €49 per month for 100,000 requests (cloud); Pro: €360 per month for 1,000,000 requests (cloud); Pro Plus: €680 per month for 5,000,000 requests (cloud); Bespoke: unlimited requests, custom terms (cloud and on-premise)
Key features
  • Active Record for database modeling
  • Action Controllers for request handling
  • Action Views with Ruby and HTML templates
  • Action Dispatch routing
  • HTML rendering and database updates
  • Email sending and receiving
  • WebSocket support for live pages
  • Asynchronous job processing
  • Cloud file storage
  • Security protections
  • Device Detection - identify device model, OS, browser, and hardware
  • IP Intelligence - location, network, carrier, and VPN detection
  • Bot detection and Human Confidence scoring
  • Geolocation and reverse geocoding powered by OpenStreetMap
  • Pipeline API for custom data services
  • 51Did Inspector tool to inspect identifiers
  • Prebid.js RTD module integration
  • Cloud and on-premise deployment options
  • Support for multiple programming languages
  • User-Agent Client Hints support
What makes it different
  • Convention over configuration reduces development complexity
  • Optimized for developer happiness and productivity
  • Complete full-stack framework with no missing pieces
  • Proven at scale with millions of users and billions in valuations
  • Strong community with over six thousand code contributors
  • Fifteen years of expertise in device detection with proprietary data
  • Open source approach with published API source code
  • Flexible deployment with both cloud and on-premise options
  • Extensible Pipeline API for aggregating micro services
  • Freemium model with free tier offering 10,000 monthly requests
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)87 no change since last check64 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)7317
Citation Flow (Majestic)5743
Referring domains (Majestic)18818398

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