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jwt

12.38

JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)

No release in over a year
jwtjwt/ruby-jwtHomepage
A pure ruby implementation of the RFC 7519 OAuth JSON Web Token (JWT) standard.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
713,623,281
Stars
3,676
Current version
3.1.2
Total releases
54
First release
1980-01-02
Latest release
2025-01-25
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factory_bot

9.07

Rails Fixture Replacement

A long-lived project that still receives updates
factory_botthoughtbot/factory_botHomepage
factory_bot provides a framework and DSL for defining and using factories - less error-prone, more explicit, and all-around easier to work with than fixtures.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
311,180,709
Stars
8,391
Current version
6.5.6
Total releases
36
First release
1980-01-02
Latest release
2025-08-15
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awesome_print

5.51

irb Tools

No release in over 3 years
Low commit activity in last 3 years
There's a lot of open issues
awesome_printawesome-print/awesome_printHomepage
Great Ruby debugging companion: pretty print Ruby objects to visualize their structure. Supports custom object formatting via plugins
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
270,441,909
Stars
4,086
Current version
1.9.2
Total releases
23
First release
2010-04-02
Latest release
2021-03-07
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factory_girl

5.24
No release in over 3 years
factory_girlthoughtbot/factory_girlHomepage
factory_girl provides a framework and DSL for defining and using factories - less error-prone, more explicit, and all-around easier to work with than fixtures.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
69,473,109
Stars
8,391
Current version
4.9.0
Total releases
70
First release
2008-06-06
Latest release
2017-10-23
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paperclip

5.09

File Uploads

Repository is archived
No release in over 3 years
Low commit activity in last 3 years
paperclipthoughtbot/paperclipHomepage
Easy upload management for ActiveRecord
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
79,907,455
Stars
8,965
Current version
6.1.0
Total releases
90
First release
2008-04-18
Latest release
2018-07-27
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factory_bot_rails

5.04
A long-lived project that still receives updates
factory_bot_railsthoughtbot/factory_bot_railsHomepage
factory_bot_rails provides integration between factory_bot and Rails 6.1 or newer
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
256,727,445
Stars
3,122
Current version
6.5.1
Total releases
23
First release
2017-01-27
Latest release
2025-09-05
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paper_trail

4.25

Active Record Versioning

A long-lived project that still receives updates
paper_trailpaper-trail-gem/paper_trailHomepage
Track changes to your models, for auditing or versioning. See how a model looked at any stage in its lifecycle, revert it to any version, or restore it after it has been destroyed.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
128,355,122
Stars
6,966
Current version
17.0.0
Total releases
122
First release
2009-10-02
Latest release
2025-10-24
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rspec_junit_formatter

4.02
No release in over 3 years
Low commit activity in last 3 years
rspec_junit_formattersj26/rspec_junit_formatterHomepage
RSpec results that your continuous integration service can read.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
242,451,905
Stars
306
Current version
0.6.0
Total releases
25
First release
2011-05-24
Latest release
2022-09-29
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pry-rails

3.68

irb Tools

Low commit activity in last 3 years
There's a lot of open issues
No release in over a year
pry-railsrweng/pry-railsHomepage
Use Pry as your rails console
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
210,066,078
Stars
1,360
Current version
0.3.11
Total releases
25
First release
2011-08-29
Latest release
2024-06-20
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doorkeeper

3.67

Web Authentication

A long-lived project that still receives updates
doorkeeperdoorkeeper-gem/doorkeeperHomepage
Doorkeeper is an OAuth 2 provider for Rails and Grape.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
101,171,140
Stars
5,455
Current version
5.8.2
Total releases
123
First release
2011-11-28
Latest release
2025-04-04
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rack-attack

3.53
No release in over a year
rack-attackrack/rack-attackHomepage
A rack middleware for throttling and blocking abusive requests
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
132,007,022
Stars
5,703
Current version
6.8.0
Total releases
50
First release
1980-01-02
Latest release
2023-07-26
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cancancan

3.07

User Authorization

Low commit activity in last 3 years
No release in over a year
cancancancancancommunity/cancancanHomepage
Simple authorization solution for Rails. All permissions are stored in a single location.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
85,479,672
Stars
5,670
Current version
3.6.1
Total releases
42
First release
2014-02-19
Latest release
2024-05-28
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aasm

3.06

State Machines

There's a lot of open issues
A long-lived project that still receives updates
aasmaasm/aasmHomepage
AASM is a continuation of the acts-as-state-machine rails plugin, built for plain Ruby objects.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
92,282,697
Stars
5,167
Current version
5.5.2
Total releases
102
First release
2008-04-29
Latest release
2025-10-22
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redis-activesupport

2.85
No release in over 3 years
redis-activesupportHomepage
Redis store for ActiveSupport
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
89,963,722
Current version
5.3.0
Total releases
32
First release
2011-09-08
Latest release
2022-01-17
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redis-store

2.63

Redis Clients

No release in over a year
redis-storejodosha/redis-storeHomepage
Namespaced Rack::Session, Rack::Cache, I18n and cache Redis stores for Ruby web frameworks.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
128,797,683
Stars
1,497
Current version
1.11.0
Total releases
36
First release
2009-06-18
Latest release
2024-08-09
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react-rails

2.58

React Tools

No release in over a year
react-railsreactjs/react-railsHomepage
Render components in views or controller actions. Server-side rendering powered by ExecJS. Transform JSX in the asset pipeline or use Shakapacker.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
34,957,592
Stars
6,770
Current version
3.2.1
Total releases
66
First release
2013-07-30
Latest release
2024-05-17
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rspec-retry

2.03
Repository is archived
No release in over 3 years
Low commit activity in last 3 years
There's a lot of open issues
rspec-retrynoredink/rspec-retryHomepage
retry intermittently failing rspec examples
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
115,187,163
Stars
595
Current version
0.6.2
Total releases
24
First release
2012-07-21
Latest release
2019-11-21
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devise_token_auth

1.91
A long-lived project that still receives updates
devise_token_authlynndylanhurley/devise_token_authHomepage
For use with client side single page apps such as the venerable https://github.com/lynndylanhurley/ng-token-auth.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
11,076,504
Stars
3,573
Current version
1.2.6
Total releases
118
First release
2014-06-29
Latest release
2025-11-21
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database_cleaner-active_record

1.86
There's a lot of open issues
A long-lived project that still receives updates
database_cleaner-active_recorddatabasecleaner/database_cleaner-active_recordHomepage
Strategies for cleaning databases using ActiveRecord. Can be used to ensure a clean state for testing.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
111,646,642
Stars
72
Current version
2.2.2
Total releases
12
First release
2020-01-21
Latest release
2025-07-30
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audited

1.81

Active Record Versioning

Active Record User Stamping

There's a lot of open issues
No release in over a year
auditedcollectiveidea/auditedHomepage
Log all changes to your models
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Downloads
34,431,067
Stars
3,493
Current version
5.8.0
Total releases
36
First release
2012-04-25
Latest release
2024-11-08
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