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Ruby on Rails vs Hono

Security & risk comparison · Updated October 2026

How does Ruby on Rails compare to Hono on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our census of the Tranco top 100,000.

Key finding

Ruby on Rails scores 64/100 overall versus Hono's 51/100. Ruby on Rails has 180 total CVEs compared to Hono's 0, though its larger ecosystem contributes to a higher CVE count. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NIST NVD and CISA KEV, updated October 2026)

Who actually runs Ruby on Rails and Hono

Share of sites with an identified platform, from WebPulse's scan of the Tranco top 100,000 and our Common Crawl census.

WhereRuby on RailsHono
Top 1,000 3.3% (7) 0.0% (0)
Top 10,000 3.3% (85) 0.0% (1)
Top 100,000 3.0% (832) 0.0% (2)
Wider web0.9%0.0%

Highest-ranked sites on Ruby on Rails

  1. www.gov.uk#308
  2. duolingo.com#457
  3. goodreads.com#463
  4. openstreetmap.org#579
  5. service.gov.uk#666

Highest-ranked sites on Hono

  1. quizlet.com#3,247
  2. akbank.com#41,527

Detected from each homepage's HTML, headers and cookies in September 2026. Methodology

64
Ruby on Rails
Modern · RUBY
vs
51
Hono
Emerging · JAVASCRIPT
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Ruby on Rails
62
50
Ruby on Rails
Hono
performance Tie
65
65
Ruby on Rails
Hono
ecosystem Ruby on Rails
70
50
Ruby on Rails
Hono
ai readiness Ruby on Rails
72
40
Ruby on Rails
Hono
developer experience Ruby on Rails
70
50
Ruby on Rails
Hono
market trajectory Tie
50
50
Ruby on Rails
Hono
cost of ownership Ruby on Rails
60
55
Ruby on Rails
Hono
Security details
Metric Ruby on Rails Hono
Total CVEs 180 0
Critical CVEs 18 0
Exploited (KEV) 2 0
CVEs last year 15 0
Avg CVSS 5.8 0
Security score 62/100 50/100
Acceptable
Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails scores 65/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Hono

Hono scores 51/100. Evaluate modern alternatives for better security and AI-readiness.

Quick facts
Ruby on Rails
Category: Backend
Language: RUBY
First release: 2004
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 0.8%
Hono
Category: Backend
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2022
Generation: Emerging
Trend: Stable
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated October 2026.