Rails vs Web2Py compares the popular web frameworks Ruby on Rails and Web2Py. Some key differences include:
- Controllers are defined as classes in Rails and functions in Web2Py.
- Routing is defined in a routes.rb file in Rails and routes.py in Web2Py, which supports reversed routing and regex.
- Views use ERB templates in Rails and native Python templates in Web2Py.
- Web2Py has built-in support for forms, validation, users/roles, caching, translations and more while these require additional gems/plugins in Rails.
- Web2Py is designed to be easier to install