Best open source apps written in Ruby

1

Mastodon

Federated microblogging server.

Social & ForumsDocker

50k

Mastodon has 50,353 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 2,689 commits in the last year; it replaces Twitter / X.

2

Discourse

Advanced forum / community solution based on Ruby and JS.

Social & ForumsDocker

48k

Discourse has 47,933 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 6,794 commits in the last year; it replaces Reddit.

3

Chatwoot

Customer communication platform (alternative to Intercom and Zendesk).

Team ChatDocker

38k

Chatwoot has 37,569 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 1,379 commits in the last year; it replaces Zendesk and Intercom.

4

GitLab

DevOps platform with Git hosting, CI/CD, issue tracking and security scanning in one app.

Project ManagementDocker

25k

GitLab has 24,555 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 2,397 commits in the last year; it replaces GitHub Actions / CircleCI.

5

Huginn

Build agents that monitor and act on your behalf.

Automation & Workflows

50k

Huginn has 50,023 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, is written in Ruby and had 375 commits in the last year; it replaces Zapier and IFTTT.

6

Docuseal

Create, fill, and sign digital documents (alternative to DocuSign).

Document ManagementDocker

19k

Docuseal has 18,658 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 925 commits in the last year; it replaces DocuSign and Adobe Acrobat.

7

OpenProject

Manage your projects, tasks and goals. Collaborate via work packages and link them to your pull requests on Github.

Project ManagementDocker

16k

OpenProject has 16,321 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 16,144 commits in the last year; it replaces Jira and Asana.

8

Dawarich

Visualize your location history, track your movements, and analyze your travel patterns with complete privacy and control (alternative to Google Timeline a.k.a. Google Location History).

Maps & GPSDocker

11k

Dawarich has 10,597 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 3,004 commits in the last year; it replaces Strava.

9

Sure

Personal finance application for everyone (fork of Maybe).

Finance & BudgetingDocker

10k

Sure has 10,402 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 1,851 commits in the last year.

10

Spree Commerce

Spree is a complete, modular & API-driven open source e-commerce solution for Ruby on Rails.

E-commerce

16k

Spree Commerce has 15,740 GitHub stars, uses the BSD-3-Clause license, is written in Ruby and had 3,489 commits in the last year; it replaces Shopify.

11

Solidus

Ecommerce platform that gives you complete control over your store.

E-commerceDocker

5.3k

Solidus has 5,336 GitHub stars, uses the BSD-3-Clause license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 671 commits in the last year.

12

Postal

Complete and fully featured mail server for use by websites & web servers.

Email ServersDocker

17k

Postal has 16,854 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image, is written in Ruby and had 18 commits in the last year; it replaces Twilio SendGrid and Mailgun.