RedwoodSDK
Shares rank 40 of 63 web frameworks by recommenders
Developers recommend it as a simple, quick way to build production web apps on Cloudflare, with a smooth developer experience and few complications.
Developers recommend it as a simple, quick way to build production web apps on Cloudflare, with a smooth developer experience and few complications.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple and elegant design
“its simplicity, adherence to web standards, and how easy it is for students to grasp”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “RedwoodSDK v1.0 released – We stopped breaking everything” “our framework is actually much less complicated than I think a lot of them are”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “RedwoodSDK v1.0 released – We stopped breaking everything” “I really like how simple and elegant it is.”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “RedwoodSDK v1.0 released – We stopped breaking everything” Good developer experience
“now i'm using rwsdk+cloudflare for my latest b2b web app venture, and i have to say the DX has been amazing”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “RedwoodSDK v1.0 released – We stopped breaking everything” “this just works... effortlessly”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “RedwoodSDK v1.0 released – We stopped breaking everything” Quick production-ready setup
“I get the absolute easiest way to spin up a production-ready RSC app.”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “RedwoodSDK v1.0 released – We stopped breaking everything” “to ensure this version allowed you to iterate rapidly”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “RedwoodSDK v1.0 released – We stopped breaking everything”
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The four most recommended other web frameworks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby on Rails | 337 | 145 | 70% | 12 | 14 yrs38 owners | Approved |
| Django | 277 | 97 | 74% | 12 | 15 yrs38 owners | Approved |
| Next.js | 127 | 256 | 33% | 12 | 3 yrs6 owners | — |
| Phoenix Framework | 85 | 11 | 89% | 12 | 8 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| RedwoodSDKThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I get the absolute easiest way to spin up a production-ready RSC app.”
“this just works... effortlessly”
“its simplicity, adherence to web standards, and how easy it is for students to grasp”
“now i'm using rwsdk+cloudflare for my latest b2b web app venture, and i have to say the DX has been amazing”
“our framework is actually much less complicated than I think a lot of them are”
“I found many of the principles here to be very relevant for building with AI.”
“I really like how simple and elegant it is.”
“to ensure this version allowed you to iterate rapidly”
“So if you want to learn RedwoodSDK, learn a bit more about Playwright testing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.