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The best JavaScript Framework alternative to Preact is Vue.js, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Preact and ten of them are JavaScript Frameworks so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting JavaScript Framework alternatives to Preact are React, Nue, Vite and Hono.dev.

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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
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  1. Vue.js icon

    Vue.js

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Vue.js screenshot 1

    Vue.js Features

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

    Vue.js VS Preact

     

    • 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

    React

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    A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

    58 React alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    React screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

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

    React VS 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
  4. Nue icon

    Nue

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Nue screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Nue VS Preact

     
  5. Vite icon

    Vite

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Vite screenshot 1

    Vite Features

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

    Vite VS Preact

     
  6. Hono.dev icon

    Hono.dev

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
    Hono.dev screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  Backend
    2.  Language/SDK agnostic
    3.  Fast speed
    4.  Modularity

    Hono.dev VS Preact

     
  7. Fresh Web Framework icon

    Fresh Web Framework

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Fresh Web Framework VS Preact

     
  9. stenciljs icon

    stenciljs

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript

    stenciljs VS Preact

     
  10. mithril icon

    mithril

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    mithril VS Preact

     
  11. Webix UI icon

    Webix UI

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

    44 Webix UI alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BY flagBelarus

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Blackberry 10
    Dashboard build on Webix UI Framework

    Webix UI Features

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

    Webix UI VS 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
  12. CxJS icon

    CxJS

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    With more than 80 UI components, including advanced tables, charts, and forms, this open-source JavaScript framework will help you build complex, data-rich web applications faster and more efficiently.

    50 CxJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BA flagBosnia & Herzegovina

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    CxJS VS Preact

     
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