I think that database management features in particular are a huge benefit for many applications - db generation from code, migrations, and seeding. Once you ha

I think that database management features in particular are a huge benefit for many applications - db generation from code, migrations, and seeding. Once you have more than two environments (dev machine/staging/prod, or more than one developer) moving database changes between environments becomes a big potential source of friction. I'm always keep in an eye out for a Rails replacement, and a good database story is the first thing that I look for.