RubyMine
RubyMine: A full-featured Ruby and Rails IDE with strong testing, debugging, and container workflows. Ranked #11 of 65 in Integrated Development Environments by our editors (8.4/10); pricing: Free plan · 30-day trial; best for ruby and Rails developers.
At a glance
- Editor score8.4 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 30-day trial
- Best forRuby and Rails developers
- Free planYes
- Founded2000 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Deep Ruby and Rails code editing, navigation, refactoring, and inspections
- Integrated debugging, testing, coverage, databases, and version control
- Docker, Dev Containers, and remote development support across three operating systems
Where it doesn't
- Commercial pricing varies by plan and region
- The non-commercial plan excludes commercial development
- Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of lightweight Ruby editing
Our verdict on RubyMine
RubyMine is JetBrains’ integrated development environment for Ruby and Ruby on Rails development. It brings code completion, inspections, navigation, refactoring, debugging, testing, coverage, version control, databases, build-task support, and container workflows into one application. RubyMine runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It fits Rails developers, Ruby teams, learners, hobbyists, open-source contributors, and organizations building Ruby-based applications.
The plan structure separates non-commercial and commercial work. RubyMine Non-Commercial is intended for learning, self-education, hobby development, and open-source contributions without commercial benefits, and provides a full-featured IDE for non-commercial development. Commercial users can choose monthly or annual plans for individual and organizational use. Commercial plans include a 30-day free trial, while annual subscriptions include a perpetual fallback license. The published category pricing lists a starting price of 10.90, and annual plan amounts are presented by subscription year.
RubyMine’s strongest case is depth within the Ruby and Rails workflow. It supports Rake, Bundler, RBS, RuboCop, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, YouTrack, Asana, and Trello, while also connecting Ruby projects with Docker, Docker Compose, Dev Containers, WSL, Vagrant, and SSH-based remote development. The graphical debugger includes breakpoints, stepping, evaluation, and remote debugging; integrated testing covers creation, execution, management, debugging, and coverage. Choose RubyMine when a Ruby team wants these capabilities in one IDE. A lighter editor may suit developers who need only focused code editing.
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RubyMine fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Supported operating systems | Not verified |
| Integrated debugger | Yes |
| Integrated testing tools | Yes |
| Build tools | Yes |
| Project management | Yes |
| Dev container support | Yes |
| Free trial | 30 days |
| Deployment | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Support | Tickets, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 13 integrations: Ruby on Rails, RBS, Rake, RuboCop, Docker, Docker Compose … |
| Pricing | Free plan · 30-day trial (source) |
| Website | jetbrains.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
RubyMine integrations
RubyMine lists 13 integrations on its own site.
- Ruby on Rails
- RBS
- Rake
- RuboCop
- Docker
- Docker Compose
- Git
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Jira
- YouTrack
- Asana
- Trello
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