Preact Alternatives

Preact is described as 'Fast UI framework with the same same ES6 API as React but just 3kB in size. Virtual DOM Components and high React compatibility help with familiarity and re-usability' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Preact for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Preact alternative is Vue.js, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Preact are React, Nue, Svelte and Vite.

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Preact alternatives are mainly JavaScript Frameworks but may also be Software Frameworks. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Preact.
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Preact is a fast UI framework with the same same ES6 API as React but just 3kB in size. Virtual DOM Components and high React compatibility help with familiarity and re-usability.

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Preact alternatives page was last updated Feb 15, 2024
  1. Vue.js icon
     101 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.

    39 Vue.js alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript

    Vue.js Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Two way data-binding
    3.  Support for Javascript
    4.  Support for Typescript
    Vue.js iconPreact Icon

    Vue.js VS Preact

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    • Vue.js is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Preact.

    • Vue.js is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Preact.

    • Vue.js is Free and Open SourcePreact is also Free and Open Source
  2. React icon
     75 likes

    A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

    58 React alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    React Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Modular System
    3.  Virtual DOM
    4.  View layer abstraction
    5.  Argument mapping
    React iconPreact Icon

    React VS Preact

    Is React a good alternative to Preact?
     
    • React is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Preact.

    • React is Free and Open SourcePreact is also Free and Open Source
  3. Nue icon
     6 likes

    Nue JS is an exceptionally small (2.3kb minzipped) JavaScript library for building web interfaces. It is the core of the upcoming Nue ecosystem. It’s like Vue.js, React.js, or Svelte but there are no hooks, effects, props, portals, watchers, provides, injects, suspension, or...

    43 Nue alternatives
    Nue screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Nue iconPreact Icon

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  4. Svelte icon
     16 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.

    34 Svelte alternatives
    Svelte screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Svelte Features

    1.  Small-footprint
    Svelte iconPreact Icon

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  5. Vite icon
     6 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.

    38 Vite alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript

    Vite Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for Typescript
    3.  API Integration
    Vite iconPreact Icon

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  6. SolidJS icon
     6 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.

    31 SolidJS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    SolidJS iconPreact Icon

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  7. RiotJS icon
     5 likes

    Riot lets you build user interfaces with custom tags using simple and enjoyable syntax. It uses a virtual DOM similar to React but faster. Riot is very tiny compared to industry standards. We think there is a clear need for another UI library.

    40 RiotJS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    RiotJS iconPreact Icon

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  8. Hono.dev icon
     1 like

    Hono - means flame 🔥 in Japanese - is a small, simple, and ultrafast web framework for the Edges. It works on any JavaScript runtime: Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, Vercel, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, and Node.js.

    53 Hono.dev alternatives
    Hono.dev screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • npm

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Backend
    2.  Language/SDK agnostic
    3.  Fast speed
    4.  Modularity
    Hono.dev iconPreact Icon

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  9. Fresh Web Framework icon
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    Fresh is a next generation web framework, built for speed, reliability, and simplicity. Some stand out features:

    53 Fresh Web Framework alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Fresh Web Framework iconPreact Icon

    Fresh Web Framework VS Preact

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  10. stenciljs icon
     3 likes

    A toolchain for building reusable, scalable Design Systems. Generate small, blazing fast, and 100% standards based Web Components that run in every browser.

    37 stenciljs alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    stenciljs iconPreact Icon

    stenciljs VS Preact

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  11. mithril icon
     6 likes

    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
    mithril iconPreact Icon

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  12. Webix UI  icon
     17 likes

    JavaScript Library / HTML5 UI framework for developers with SpreadSheet, Pivot, Kanban, FileManager, Scheduler, Datatable, TreeTable and etc. widgets.

    44 Webix UI alternatives
    Dashboard build on Webix UI Framework

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Blackberry 10

    Webix UI Features

    1.  Kanban Board
    2.  Pivot tables
    3.  Charts
    4.  Tree view
    5.  Scheduling
    6.  DataGrid
    Webix UI  iconPreact Icon

    Webix UI VS Preact

    Is Webix UI a good alternative to Preact?
     
    • Webix UI is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Preact.

    • Webix UI is the most popular commercial alternative to Preact.

    • Webix UI is Paid and Open SourcePreact is Free and Open Source
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