The Best Ruby Web Hosting

All of the web hosts we include on our list support Ruby On Rails® except for StartLogic (though they do support Ruby web hosting). This gives you eight great hosts to compare based on their full range of features and support without having to trade off Ruby On Rails® functionality for another feature. Additionally, these hosts provide:

• Unlimited Domains, Subdomains and Parked Domains
• Support for PHP, Perl, CGI and SSI, MySQL, .htaccess editing, custom error pages and custom PHP.ini files
• Full Third Party Script Support (e.g. WordPress, PHPBB, osCommerce, Photo Gallery, etc.)
• State-Of-The-Art Data Centers with modern, up to date servers
• Comprehensive Website Statistics, Password Protected Directories, Hotlink Protection and Website Backups

Rails Host Ratings
Host Name	Plan	Unlimited						Uptime	Money Back	Web Host Ratings
	Business $12.95/mo Baby $7.95/mo							99.9%	45 Days
	Unlimited Pro $7.95/mo							99.9%	30 Days
	Premium $6.95/mo							99.9%	Any Time
	Professional $6.95/mo							99.9%	30 Days
	Professional $6.95/mo							99.9%	30 Days
	Eco Site $4.95/mo							99.9%	30 Days
	ProPlan $5.95/mo							99.9%	30 Days
	Budget 5 Star $14.99/mo							99.9%	60 Days
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What is Ruby on Rails®?

Ruby on Rails®, often shortened to Rails® or RoR, is an open source web application framework for the Ruby programming language. It is intended to be used with an agile development methodology that is used by web developers for rapid development.

Ruby on Rails relies on a web server to run it. Popular websites that use the Ruby on Rails® web development framework in production environments include: Hulu, Penny Arcade, Scribd, Twitter, Urban Dictionary and Yellowpages.com. From the Rails® 2.3 Guide:

Rails® is a web development framework written in the Ruby language. It is designed to make programming web applications easier by making several assumptions about what every developer needs to get started. It allows you to write less code while accomplishing more than many other languages and frameworks.

It is highly recommended that you familiarize yourself with Ruby before diving into Rails®. You will find it much easier to follow what’s going on with a Rails® application if you understand basic Ruby syntax.