Play! Alternatives

Play! is described as 'Play is a web application framework, written in Scala and Java, which follows the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Play! for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Play! alternative is Django, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Play! are Ruby on Rails, Jmix, Spring and ViUR.is.

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  1. Django icon
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    Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of much of the hassle of Web development, so you can focus on writing your app without needing to reinvent the wheel.

    49 Django alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
    • Django is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Play!.

    • Django is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Play!.

    • Django is Free and Open SourcePlay! is also Free and Open Source
    • Django is Security-focusedPlay! is not according to our users
  2. Ruby on Rails icon
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    Open source full-stack framework written in Ruby, leveraging MVC pattern, Active Record ORM, and convention over configuration. Enables rapid development, code scaffolding, secure defaults, asset management, database migration support, and easy integration with other tools.

    43 Ruby on Rails alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ruby
     
  3. Jmix icon
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    Jmix provides powerful full stack architecture along with Rapid Application Development tools for easy start and fast development of modern business web applications.

    49 Jmix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Spring icon
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    Spring makes programming Java quicker, easier, and safer for everybody. Spring’s focus on speed, simplicity, and productivity has made it the world's most popular Java framework.

    16 Spring alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Spring is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Play!.

    • Spring is Free and Open SourcePlay! is also Free and Open Source
  5. ViUR.is icon
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    ViUR – the Information System for the Google App Engine™ plattform – is a »sandbox« for designers and developers. With the help of ViUR you can easy build web applications running on Google's infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. web2py icon
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    Web2py is an open source web application framework. Web2py is written in the Python language and is programmable in Python. Since web2py was originally designed as a teaching tool with emphasis on ease of use and deployment, it does not have any project-level configuration...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  7. ASP.NET MVC icon
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    The ASP.NET MVC is a framework for building scalable, standards-based web applications using the model-view-controller (MVC) pattern and the power of ASP.NET and the .NET Framework .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Pyramid icon
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    Pyramid is an open source web framework written in Python and is based on WSGI. It is a minimalistic web framework inspired by Zope, Pylons and Django.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Python
     
    • Pyramid is the most popular Web-based alternative to Play!.

    • Pyramid is Free and Open SourcePlay! is also Free and Open Source
  9. Koa icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Grails icon
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    Grails is a high-productivity web framework based on the Groovy language that embraces the coding by convention paradigm, but is designed specifically for the Java platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Pedestal icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Vaadin is a web application framework for Rich Internet Applications (RIA). In contrast to Javascript libraries and browser-plugin based solutions, it features a robust server-side architecture. This means that the largest part of the application logic runs securely on the...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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