Open source

• mattbrictson/nextgen
• excid3/gorails-app-template
• bullet-train-co/bullet_train
• yshmarov/moneygun
• tarunvelli/rails-tabler-starter
• rootstrap/rails_api_base
• shakacode/react_on_rails
• lewagon/rails-templates
• alec-c4/kickstart
• ryanckulp/speedrail
• ackama/rails-template
• ralixjs/rails-ralix-tailwind

Paid

• Jumpstart Rails
• Business Class Kit
• Lightning Rails

Common features

After analyzing multiple Rails boilerplates, these are the minimal features they all share:

Feature	Common Choice	Notes
Authentication	Devise	Often with OmniAuth for social logins
Authorization	Pundit	Role-based access control
Testing	RSpec	With FactoryBot, system specs
Code Quality	RuboCop	Plus ERB linting, Brakeman
Background Jobs	Sidekiq/Solid Queue	Async processing
CSS Framework	Tailwind CSS	Some use Bootstrap
Security Scanning	Brakeman	Static analysis
Deployment	Multiple	Render, Heroku, Fly.io, Kamal

Most boilerplates also include:

• Multi-tenancy (teams/organizations)
• Stripe payment integration
• GitHub Actions CI/CD
• Modern frontend (Hotwire/Turbo)