Backbone.js Alternatives

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   Alpine.js

    1 like

   Alpine.js offers you the reactive and declarative nature of big frameworks like Vue or React at a much lower cost.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • JavaScript Framework

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted

   

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   hapi

    2 likes

   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

   Application type

   • Software Framework

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   PLUGCORE

    2 likes

   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

   • Paid
   • Proprietary (MIT)

   Application type

   • CMS

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)

   • Spain
   • EU

   

   

   

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   SocketStream

    1 like

   SocketStream is a fast, modular Node.js web framework dedicated to building realtime single-page apps.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Software Framework

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   Spine.js

    1 like

   Build Awesome JavaScript MVC Applications.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Software Framework

   Platforms

   • Online

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   Espresso Framework

    1 like

   Scalable Web Framework aimed at Speed and Simplicity.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Software Framework

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online

   

   Good alternative?Is Espresso Framework a good alternative to Backbone.js?

    
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   Thorax

    1 like

   An opinionated, battle-tested Backbone + Handlebars framework to build large scale web applications.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Software Framework

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

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    DOMtastic

     1 like

    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

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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    Rasti.js

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    Rasti is a modern MVC library for building user interfaces.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    

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    Microsoft Web Framework

     1 like

    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

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    

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    Ligi

     1 like

    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 (GPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

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    Atoms.js

     3 likes

    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

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    Good alternative?Is Atoms.js a good alternative to Backbone.js?