Backbone.js Alternatives

Backbone.js is described as 'Backbone supplies structure to JavaScript-heavy applications by providing models with key-value binding and custom events, collections with a rich API of enumerable functions, views with declarative event handling, and connects it all to your existing application over a RESTful' and is a software framework in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Backbone.js, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best Backbone.js alternative is Vue.js, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Backbone.js are React, Angular, Svelte and Vite.

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  1. mithril icon
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    Mithril is a modern client-side Javascript framework for building Single Page Applications. It's small (< 8kb gzip), fast and provides routing and XHR utilities out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. PowerShell Pipeworks is a Framework for making Sites and Services with Windows PowerShell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. WebRx icon
     7 likes

    WebRx is a Javascript MVVM-Framework built on ReactiveX for Javascript (RxJs) that combines Functional-Reactive-Programming with declarative Data-Binding, Templating and Client-Side Routing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  4. MontageJS icon
     5 likes

    MontageJS is a modern, full stack HTML5 framework designed to create single-page applications—fast! MontageJS uses time-tested design patterns and software principles, allowing you to easily create a modular architecture for your projects and help deliver a high-quality user...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Enact icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
     
  6. Elm icon
     5 likes

    Elm aims to make web development more pleasant. Elm is a type-safe, functional reactive language that compiles to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

    39 Elm alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. stenciljs icon
     3 likes

    A toolchain for building reusable, scalable Design Systems. Generate small, blazing fast, and 100% standards based Web Components that run in every browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
     
  8. Simple, declarative AJAX using HTML attributes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9.  4 likes

    Blapy is a jQuery plugin that helps you to create and manage an ajax web application without coding any javascript to do it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • jQuery
     
  10. Gem.js icon
     4 likes

    Gem.js gives you a way to create modular, composable web components and modular, composable styles in pure-javascript. It also includes a set of extensible web components for building visual user interfaces and styling web applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. flatiron icon
     3 likes

    flatiron is an adaptable framework for building modern web applications. It was built from the ground up for use with Javascript and Node.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12.  4 likes

    Serenade.js is a client side framework built on the MVC pattern. It makes it simple to create rich client side applications by freeing you from having to keep the DOM up to date with your data through powerful data bindings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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