We just launched the first-ever Ruby on Rails Industry Survey. And honestly, it should have existed years ago.
Ask anyone outside the Rails community about the framework and you'll get an opinion. "It doesn't scale." "It's a legacy technology." "Nobody is hiring Rails developers anymore."
Ask someone inside the community and you'll hear something completely different.
The problem? Neither side has the data to back it up.
We took a step to fix this. Here is the link to State of Rails 2026 survey!
Replacing Opinion With Data
The first-ever Ruby on Rails Industry Survey is a community-driven effort to capture the real state of Rails in 2026. Not anecdotes. Not hot takes. Actual data from the people who build with Rails every day.
The survey covers:
How Rails is being used across industries and team sizes
- Tooling, stack choices, and deployment realities
- Hiring, salaries, and career outlook
- Challenges developers are actually facing
- Where the community sees Rails heading next
The findings will be compiled into a free industry report - a credible, citable resource that the entire ecosystem can use to push back on uninformed narratives and make better decisions.
Why Your Response Matters
A report is only as credible as the data behind it. The more developers, tech leads, and engineers participate, the stronger and more representative the findings become.
If you've ever rolled your eyes at a "Rails is dead" article, this is your chance to do something about it. Not with a comment. Not with a tweet. With data.
3 minutes. Anonymous. Role-based questions tailored to your experience.
Let the Data Speak
The Rails community has always let its work do the talking. Great frameworks, great products, and great careers are built quietly while the noise happens elsewhere.
Help us build the report.
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