Angular AlternativesTop JavaScript & Software Frameworks like Angular

Angular is described as 'Development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages' and is a very popular javascript framework in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Angular for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Angular alternative is Vue.js, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Angular are React, Svelte, Nue and Aurelia.

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  1. Vue.js icon

    Vue.js

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    Vue is a JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. It builds on top of standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and provides a declarative and component-based programming model that helps you efficiently develop user interfaces, be it simple or complex.

    40 Vue.js alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Vue.js screenshot 1

    Vue.js Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Two way data-binding
    3.  Support for Javascript
    4.  Support for Typescript

    Vue.js VS Angular

     
    Comments about Vue.js as an Alternative to Angular
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    Positive •Feb 15, 2017
    3

    Easier to learn, easier to use, faster, no useless conventions, open and easy extendible

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    • Almost everyone thinks Vue.js is a great Angular alternative.

    • Vue.js is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Angular.

    • Vue.js is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Angular.

    • Vue.js is Free and Open SourceAngular is also Free and Open Source
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    React

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    A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

    58 React alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    React screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Modular System
    3.  Virtual DOM
    4.  View layer abstraction
    5.  Argument mapping

    React VS Angular

     
    Comments about React as an Alternative to Angular
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    Negative •May 25, 2015
    1

    React is for the view, Angular is more than that.

    Guest
    Positive •Oct 12, 2017
    -3

    It is as big as Angular and even bigger. But Angular is heavier.

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    • Most users think React is a great Angular alternative.

    • React is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Angular.

    • React is Free and Open SourceAngular is also Free and Open Source
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    Svelte

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    Svelte is a component framework that compiles declarative code into efficient JavaScript that updates the DOM with surgical precision. It is similar to React and Vue.js and offers a build process to optimize performance.

    35 Svelte alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Svelte screenshot 1

    Svelte Features

    1.  Small-footprint

    Svelte VS Angular

     
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    Nue

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    Nue JS is an exceptionally small (2.3kb minzipped) JavaScript library for building web interfaces. It is the core of the upcoming Nue ecosystem. It’s like Vue.js, React.js, or Svelte but there are no hooks, effects, props, portals, watchers, provides, injects, suspension, or...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Nue screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Nue VS Angular

     
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    Aurelia

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    Aurelia is a JavaScript client framework that leverages simple conventions to empower your creativity.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Aurelia screenshot 1

    Aurelia VS Angular

     
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    SolidJS

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    Solid is a purely reactive library. It was designed from the ground up with a reactive core. It's influenced by reactive principles developed by previous libraries.

    32 SolidJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    SolidJS VS Angular

     
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    ember.js

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    You can write less code with Ember's Handlebars integrated templates that update automatically when the underlying data changes.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • JavaScript

    ember.js VS Angular

     
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    Vite

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    A frontend tooling solution providing fast hot module replacement and instant server start with native ESM. It offers optimized builds with Rollup support, multi-page and library mode, along with rich features like TypeScript, JSX, and CSS, rounded off by universal plugins and fully typed APIs.

    39 Vite alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Vite screenshot 1

    Vite Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for Typescript
    3.  API Integration

    Vite VS Angular

     
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    Polymer

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    Polymer is a library that uses the latest web technologies to let you create custom HTML elements. Build anything from a button to a complete application as an encapsulated, reusable element that works across desktop and mobile.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Polymer screenshot 1

    Polymer VS Angular

     
    Comments about Polymer as an Alternative to Angular
    Guest
    Negative •Jul 2, 2016
    -1

    It's not a framework to deal with webapps, they share some things, but not enougth.

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    • Most users think Polymer is a great Angular alternative.

    • Polymer is Free and Open SourceAngular is also Free and Open Source
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    Ext JS

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    Ext JS is a JavaScript library for building interactive web applications using techniques such as Ajax, DHTML and DOM scripting. Ext includes interoperability with jQuery and Prototype.

    41 Ext JS alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Online

    Ext JS VS Angular

     

    • Ext JS is the most popular commercial alternative to Angular.

    • Ext JS is Paid and ProprietaryAngular is Free and Open Source
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    Enact

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    Enact is an app development framework built atop React that’s easy to use, performant and customizable.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React

    Enact Features

    1.  Object Relational Mapping
    2.  React

    Enact VS Angular

     
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    RiotJS

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    Riot lets you build user interfaces with custom tags using simple and enjoyable syntax. It uses a virtual DOM similar to React but faster. Riot is very tiny compared to industry standards. We think there is a clear need for another UI library.

    41 RiotJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    RiotJS VS Angular

     
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