Grails Alternatives

Grails is described as 'High-productivity web framework based on the Groovy language that embraces the coding by convention paradigm, but is designed specifically for the Java platform' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Grails for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Grails alternative is Django, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Grails are Ruby on Rails, Symfony, CodeIgniter and Spring.

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Grails alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Play! icon

    Play!

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    Play is a web application framework, written in Scala and Java, which follows the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Play! Features

    1.  Rad

    Play! VS Grails

     
  2. Koa icon

    Koa

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    Expressive middleware for node.js using generators via co to make web applications and APIs more enjoyable to write. Koa's middleware flow in a stack-like manner allowing you to perform actions downstream, then filter and manipulate the response upstream.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Koa Features

    1.  Asynchronous

    Koa VS Grails

     
  4. TurboGears icon

    TurboGears

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    TurboGears 2 is built on top of the experience of several next generation web frameworks including TurboGears 1 (of course), Django, and Rails. All of these frameworks had limitations that frustrated us, and TG2 was built as an answer to that frustration:

    14 TurboGears alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python

    TurboGears VS Grails

     
  5. Backdrop CMS icon

    Backdrop CMS

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    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Backdrop CMS screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Dynamic Views
    2.  Flexible content types
    3.  Layout Builder
    4.  Configuration Management
    5.  Modular System
    6.  Configuration export / import
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Auto Update
    9.  Content Management
    10.  Data export/import
    11.  Multiple languages
    12.  Modules

    Backdrop CMS VS Grails

     
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    Portofino

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    Portofino is a free and open source web framework that helps developers create outstanding enterprise applications by addressing three specific needs: productivity, features and architecture.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Bootstrap-based, HTML 5 user interface

    Portofino Features

    1.  Calendar Integration
    2.  Portable
    3.  Java based
    4.  Content Management

    Portofino VS Grails

     
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    Xataface

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    Xataface is a flexible and shapable skin that sits on top of MySQL, making it accessible to every-day users. It automatically generates the appropriate forms, lists, and menus for a user to interact with the database without having to know any SQL.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Xataface screenshot 1

    Xataface Features

    1.  Code generation
    2.  PhpMyAdmin

    Xataface VS Grails

     
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    Pedestal

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    Pedestal is a web application framework written in Clojure that aims to bring both the language and its principles to client and server-side development.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Pedestal Features

    1.  Clojure

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  10. jHipster icon

    jHipster

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    JHipster is a Yeoman generator, used to create a Spring Boot + Angular project. Goal is to generate for you a complete and modern CRUD Web app, close to production-ready.

    8 jHipster alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    jHipster screenshot 1

    jHipster VS Grails

     
  11. Silex PHP micro-framework icon

    Silex PHP micro-framework

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    Silex - The PHP micro-framework based on Symfony2 Components

    Silex is a PHP microframework for PHP 5.3. It is built on the shoulders of Symfony2 and Pimple and also inspired by sinatra.

    A microframework provides the guts for building simple single-file apps. Silex aims to be:

    .

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    In a nutshell, you define controllers and map them to routes, all in one step

    Silex PHP micro-framework Features

    1.  OOP

    Silex PHP micro-framework VS Grails

     

  12. phunction

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    Small and carefully designed PHP 5.2+ HMVC framework.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Discontinued

    Last commit 5 years ago: https://github.com/alixaxel/phunction/

    phunction VS Grails

     
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    Qcodo

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    Code Less. Do More.

    The Qcodo Development Framework is an open-source PHP framework that focuses on freeing developers from unnecessary tedious, mundane coding.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Code Generator

    Qcodo Features

    1.  Code generation

    Qcodo VS Grails

     
  14. TomP2P icon

    TomP2P

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    A P2P-based high performance key-value pair storage library.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TomP2P Features

    1.  Peer-To-Peer

    TomP2P VS Grails

     
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