Comparison · Backend framework
Express vs Ruby on Rails: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, Express is detected on 97 of 7,859 popular websites (1.2%) and Ruby on Rails on 95 (1.2%): Express is 1.0x as common. 0 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| Express | Ruby on Rails | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 97 | 95 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Only this one of the two | 97 | 95 |
Both: 0 sites. Detected on 2026-10-02 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.
By site sector
| Sector | Sites | Express | Ruby on Rails |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| News | 347 | 2.3% | 0.6% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Education | 246 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Government | 241 | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Technology | 133 | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| Finance | 97 | 2.1% | 1.0% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 2.2% | 1.1% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | Express | Ruby on Rails |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| .org | 437 | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| .net | 333 | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| .ru | 258 | 2.7% | 0.4% |
| .jp | 189 | 0.5% | 4.2% |
| .io | 185 | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| .de | 180 | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| .edu | 159 | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| .gov | 110 | <0.1% | 0.9% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only Express
- mts.ru #69
- dailymotion.com #186
- substack.com #196
- gotinder.com #229
- ring.com #319
- frontiersin.org #390
- huffpost.com #495
- coursera.org #563
- huffingtonpost.com #666
- testbook.com #723
- mirtesen.ru #1,102
- mgid.com #1,118
- mintegral.net #1,177
- flurry.com #1,339
- technologyreview.com #1,353
- vtex.com #1,423
- atomile.com #1,566
- userway.org #1,610
- bigolive.tv #1,647
- traveloka.com #1,737
Most popular sites using only Ruby on Rails
- www.gov.uk #127
- goodreads.com #205
- openstreetmap.org #248
- airbnb.com #332
- themeforest.net #477
- archiveofourown.org #489
- tabelog.com #501
- cookpad.com #517
- remove.bg #562
- tabor.ru #565
- mechacomic.jp #774
- ycombinator.com #1,170
- mpg.de #1,225
- istockphoto.com #1,273
- gettyimages.com #1,295
- huntress.io #1,435
- gumroad.com #1,485
- federalregister.gov #1,776
- ably.io #1,887
- buzzsprout.com #1,932
Each technology
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Express or Ruby on Rails?
- As of 2026-10-02, Express is detected on 97 of 7,859 popular websites (1.2%) and Ruby on Rails on 95 (1.2%): Express is 1.0x as common. 0 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 710 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 10 (1.4%) use Express and 11 (1.5%) use Ruby on Rails.
- Can a website use both Express and Ruby on Rails?
- Yes: 0 of the 7,859 sites show both (<0.1%); 97 show only Express and 95 only Ruby on Rails.