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We've been running this survey since 2009. Seventeen years. Nine editions.
Every two years, we ask the Rails community what's really going on- not the polished version of how things are going, but the real one. The gems you've standardized on. The upgrades you keep pushing off. The parts of the codebases that get avoided. Every response helps complete that picture, and we put it all back in the community's hands.
Take the 2026 Ruby on Rails Community Survey → Open through July 3. Completely anonymous.
What we're asking this year
The survey covers everything you'd expect: Ruby and Rails versions, hosting and deployment setups, testing tools, team size, how you learned Rails, and what conferences you're attending.
But a few questions this year are worth calling out.
How is your team using AI tools in your development workflow? We're asking because nobody has this data yet. Not the hype version but the real one. Are you regularly using AI tools? Actively experimenting? Evaluated them and decided not to?
What technical changes are Rails teams planning in the next year? Consolidating services back into a monolith. Migrating away from Heroku. Adopting Kamal for deployment. Adopting AI agents into development workflows. These are the kinds of shifts we're tracking, and the answers should tell us a lot about where the community's priorities are actually landing right now.
Which JavaScript libraries or frameworks are you using with Rails? Hotwire. React. htmx. Alpine. Everyone has an opinion. We're asking so the data can settle a few arguments… or start new ones.
Why the results matter
We publish everything we learn, free, for the whole community. The results don't disappear - they become the data point someone else uses to make their case, understand the ecosystem, or just feel less alone in what they're dealing with.
The more voices in the data, the more useful it is for everyone who reads it. Including you.
One ask
Know a Rails developer? Send them the link. The survey runs through July 3.