What is Paperclip?
It is intended as an easy file attachment library for ActiveRecord. The intent behind it was to keep setup as easy as possible and to treat files as much like other attributes as possible.
Paperclip is a tool in the File Uploads category of a tech stack.
Paperclip is an open source tool with 9K GitHub stars and 2.4K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Paperclip's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses Paperclip?
Companies
11 companies reportedly use Paperclip in their tech stacks, including Stessa, Tam Development LLC., and Florence.
Developers
50 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Paperclip.
Paperclip Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Paperclip?
CarrierWave
This gem provides a simple and extremely flexible way to upload files from Ruby applications. It works well with Rack based web applications, such as Ruby on Rails.
Filestack
Filepicker helps developers connect to their users' content. Connect, Store, and Process any file from anywhere on the Internet.
Uploadcare
Uploadcare is file management platform and a CDN for user-generated content. It is a robust file API for uploading, managing, processing, rendering, optimizing, and delivering users’ content.
Uppy
Uppy is a sleek modular file uploader for web browsers. Add it to your app with one line of code, or build a custom version with just the plugins you need via Webpack/Browserify. 100% open source, backed by a company (Transloadit).
Transloadit
Transloadit handles file uploading & file processing for your websites and mobile apps. We can process video, audio, images and documents.
