Phusion Passenger vs Puma
Phusion Passenger
phusionpassenger.com
Puma
puma.ioSide by side
| Figure | Phusion Passenger | Puma |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.96/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Web Server Software | 8.1 (#11) | 7.5 (#22) |
| Deployment | Passenger can run locally or on a remote cloud server, and its features page also describes Docker integration. | The deployment guide says Puma can be used as a development server, though most users run it in production deployments. |
| Product | Passenger is an application server that runs and automatically manages web applications. | Puma is a fast, concurrent HTTP 1.1 server designed for Ruby/Rack applications. |
Plans
Phusion Passenger
- Passenger Enterprise Bronze supportFree
- Passenger Enterprise Silver support$23.52 a year
- Passenger Enterprise Gold support$89.11 a year
- Passenger Enterprise Diamond support$308.19 a year
- Passenger EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Phusion Passenger
Phusion Passenger has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.