Sinatra
Shares rank 40 of 63 web frameworks by recommenders
A lightweight Ruby web framework that people enjoy and reach for in simple server and microservice work, valued for its long-running stability.
A lightweight Ruby web framework that people enjoy and reach for in simple server and microservice work, valued for its long-running stability.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: 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 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Enjoyable to work with
“Sinatra especially is a joy, because it has been so stable for so many years.”
Comment from 12 Apr 2026 in “The End of Eleventy” “I recently got into Ruby, via Sinatra, and enjoy the experience.”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “I tried Gleam for Advent of Code” “I love working with Ruby and Sinatra”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Response to "Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language"” - Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Response to "Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language"”
Simple for small servers and microservices
“still reach for Sinatra for super simple server needs”
Comment from 12 Mar 2026 in “Returning to Rails in 2026” “especially micro-services in Sinatra”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “Rubish: A Unix shell written in pure Ruby”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Documentation is weak in parts
“Even sinatra, though better documented than these, has a bad documentation for the most part.”
Comment from 12 Mar 2026 in “Returning to Rails in 2026”
Other web frameworks people recommend
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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SinatraThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The standard is more like Sinatra than Rails.”
“especially micro-services in Sinatra”
“Sinatra especially is a joy, because it has been so stable for so many years.”
“still reach for Sinatra for super simple server needs”
“Even sinatra, though better documented than these, has a bad documentation for the most part.”
“I recently got into Ruby, via Sinatra, and enjoy the experience.”
“I love working with Ruby and Sinatra”
“I'd use Sinatra and Ruby any day.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.