Backbone.js Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to Backbone.js include Vue.js, which is free and open source. Other options are Angular, React, Svelte and Vite. You're spoiled for choice with Software Frameworks like Backbone.js: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, self-hosting and iPad.

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  1. Ractive.js icon
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    Ractive.js is a template-driven UI library that transforms your templates, styles and logic into blueprints for highly interactive apps. Ractive.js works for you, not the other way around. You do not need to learn new terminologies, concepts, and methodologies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. mithril icon
     6 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  4. PowerShell Pipeworks is a Framework for making Sites and Services with Windows PowerShell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Enact icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

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    • Self-Hosted
    • React
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  6. 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
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  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

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    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  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
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  11.  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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12.  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
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