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Ruby on Rails vs Joomla

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Ruby on Rails compare to Joomla on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

Ruby on Rails scores 64/100 overall versus Joomla's 34/100. Ruby on Rails has 180 total CVEs compared to Joomla's 800, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

64
Ruby on Rails
Modern · RUBY
vs
34
Joomla
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Ruby on Rails
62
30
Ruby on Rails
Joomla
performance Tie
65
65
Ruby on Rails
Joomla
ecosystem Ruby on Rails
70
25
Ruby on Rails
Joomla
ai readiness Ruby on Rails
72
25
Ruby on Rails
Joomla
developer experience Ruby on Rails
70
40
Ruby on Rails
Joomla
market trajectory Ruby on Rails
50
20
Ruby on Rails
Joomla
cost of ownership Ruby on Rails
60
35
Ruby on Rails
Joomla
Security details
Metric Ruby on Rails Joomla
Total CVEs 180 800
Critical CVEs 18 65
Exploited (KEV) 2 5
CVEs last year 15 80
Avg CVSS 5.8 6.8
Security score 62/100 30/100
Acceptable
Ruby on Rails

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

Migrate Away
Joomla

Joomla scores 34/100. Consider migrating to: nextjs, astro, hugo.

Alternatives: nextjs, astro, hugo

Quick facts
Ruby on Rails
Category: Backend
Language: RUBY
First release: 2004
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 0.8%
Joomla
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2005
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 1.2%
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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 June 2026.