Microsoft Web Framework Alternatives

Apps similar to Microsoft Web Framework include Bootstrap, which is free and open source. Other options are Vue.js, Angular, Tailwind CSS and React. There's no shortage of CSS Frameworks like Microsoft Web Framework, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, self-hosting, Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  1. Bootstrap icon
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    Bootstrap is a open-source collection of tools for creating browser sites and applications. It contains HTML and CSS-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, charts, navigation and other interface components, as well as optional JavaScript extensions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • HTML5 Boilerplate
    • JavaScript
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  2. Vue.js icon
     108 likes

    Vue is a JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. It builds on top of standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and provides a declarative and component-based programming model that helps you efficiently develop user interfaces, be it simple or complex.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
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  3. Angular icon
     116 likes

    Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
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  4. Tailwind CSS icon
     32 likes

    Tailwind is different from frameworks like Bootstrap, Foundation, or Bulma in that it's not a UI kit.

    101 Tailwind CSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
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  5. React icon
     88 likes

    A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

    76 React alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  6. Svelte icon
     23 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  7. Vite icon
     12 likes

    A frontend tooling solution providing fast hot module replacement and instant server start with native ESM. It offers optimized builds with Rollup support, multi-page and library mode, along with rich features like TypeScript, JSX, and CSS, rounded off by universal plugins and fully typed APIs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
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  8. Bulma icon
     46 likes

    A modern CSS framework based on Flexbox.

    52 Bulma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Semantic UI icon
     48 likes

    UI framework with 50+ elements and 3000+ CSS variables, ensuring responsive design. Seamlessly integrates with React, Angular, and other frameworks for customizable theming.

    97 Semantic UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
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  10. Foundation icon
     48 likes

    Foundation, a responsive front-end framework by Zurb, includes customizable HTML, CSS, and JS resources, enabling the creation of semantic, device-friendly websites and emails, promoting accessibility and content focus, with tools for designers and developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
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  11. SolidJS icon
     9 likes

    Solid is a purely reactive library. It was designed from the ground up with a reactive core. It's influenced by reactive principles developed by previous libraries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Material UI icon
     7 likes

    Material UI is an open-source React component library that implements Google's Material Design. It's comprehensive and can be used in production out of the box.

    100 Material UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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