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The best Software Framework alternative to Elm is Angular, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Elm and eight of them are Software Frameworks so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Software Framework alternatives to Elm are Svelte, Backbone.js, KnockoutJS and Polymer.

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

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Elm alternatives page was last updated May 10, 2024
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  1. Angular icon
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    Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages.

    81 Angular alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript

    Angular Features

    1.  Vue.js support
    2.  Built-in routing

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  2. Svelte icon
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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.

    34 Svelte alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Svelte Features

    1.  Small-footprint

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  3. Backbone.js icon
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    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...

    68 Backbone.js alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Backbone.js VS Elm

     
  4. KnockoutJS icon
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    Knockout is a JavaScript library that helps you to create rich, responsive display and editor user interfaces with a clean underlying data model. Any time you have sections of UI that update dynamically (e.g.

    73 KnockoutJS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    KnockoutJS VS Elm

     
  5. Polymer icon
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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.

    89 Polymer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  6. Imba icon
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    Imba is a programming language for building web applications with insane performance. You can use it both for the server and client.

    1 Imba alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Imba Features

    1.  Command line interface

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  7. 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.

    68 Ractive.js alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ractive.js Features

    1.  Object Relational Mapping
    2.  Custom templates

    Ractive.js VS Elm

     
  8. 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.

    39 mithril alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

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