# Compare pinax and rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compare-pinax-and-rails/172260>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 17, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compare-pinax-and-rails/172260 "2009-07-17T21:16:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Learn_by_D)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compare-pinax-and-rails/172260/1 "2009-07-17T21:16:02Z")

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Hi,

Can you compare pinax and rails? I am a programming beginner. I wanted  
to  
build a social network site. I got a hold of the RailsSpace book a  
couple  
of months ago and got really excited about Ruby on Rails. Now I just  
heard  
of Pinax and the sample there is also social networking site. I am not  
going to switch anytime soon since I have spent a lot of time becoming  
proficient in RoR. However, I am just curious about the advantages and  
disadvantages of Pinax compared to RoR. Perhaps, at some point in the  
future, I may consider switching to Pinax if it’s a superior framework  
to  
build a social networking site.

I am surprised that I couldn’t find any any comparision online. Pinax  
is  
not mentioned on wikipedia.

Thanks.

LBD.

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**Author:** ![Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Learn_by_D)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compare-pinax-and-rails/172260/2 "2009-07-17T22:12:38Z")

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Learn by Doing wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Can you compare pinax and rails?  
> […]

Doesn’t look like a direct comparison is possible. From a quick look at  
the website, Pinax is not a generic application framework like Rails,  
but is rather a platform built on top of Django. In that sense, its  
closest analog in the Ruby world might be something like Hobo, or at  
least a template like Blank or Bort. But I think most Rails developers  
would rather choose a set of plugins based on the needs of the  
individual project.

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
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**Author:** ![Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Learn\_by\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Learn_by_D)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compare-pinax-and-rails/172260/3 "2009-07-17T22:22:01Z")

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Awesome! Thanks Marnen.

LBD

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Marnen Laibow-Koser \<