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 javascript 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 Angular, React, Svelte and Vite.

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    A rich framework for building web applications and services. hapi is a simple to use configuration-centric framework with built-in support for input validation, caching, authentication, and other essential facilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Plugcore is a new Software as a Service (SaaS) Content Management System (CMS) based on JavaScript, HTML, CSS and MongoDB. The target of this CMS is to help people building their websites.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • PLUGCORE is the most popular SaaS alternative to Backbone.js.

    • PLUGCORE is the most popular commercial alternative to Backbone.js.

    • PLUGCORE is Paid and ProprietaryBackbone.js is Free and Open Source
    • PLUGCORE is LightweightBackbone.js is not according to our users
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    SocketStream is a fast, modular Node.js web framework dedicated to building realtime single-page apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Build Awesome JavaScript MVC Applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Scalable Web Framework aimed at Speed and Simplicity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    An opinionated, battle-tested Backbone + Handlebars framework to build large scale web applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Small & fast DOM and event library for modern browsers. Having the same familiar API as jQuery (but without the extra "weight" of modules like $.ajax, $.animate, and $.Deferred), it works great stand-alone or paired up with e.g. Backbone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    MWF is a system that allows site authors to consider how best to tell the story of Microsoft products and services with confidence that the modular pieces will support and work together.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Rasti is a modern MVC library for building user interfaces.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Ligi.js is a Javascript micro-library for keeping DOM elements in sync with arrays, and updating only properties that have changed. It is not a full declarative framework, but a simple set of utilities to help with reactivity in pure Javascript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Enterprise Grade JavaScript Web Components inspired from Flex and Silverlight with Data binding, multiple scopes and ready to use line of business components.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Atoms.js is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Backbone.js.

    • Atoms.js is Free and ProprietaryBackbone.js is Free and Open Source
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