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Node.js

Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Node.js

Node.js
ExpressJS Visual Studio Code Laravel Ruby on Rails Meteor React Flask CodeIgniter Yii Framework Next.js

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Node.js are ExpressJS, Visual Studio Code, and Laravel. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Sinatra inspired web development framework for node.js -- insanely fast, flexible, and simple
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    • Open Source

    #JavaScript Framework #Node.js Framework #Web Frameworks 429 social mentions

  2. Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
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    • Open Source

    #Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 1030 social mentions

  3. A PHP Framework For Web Artisans
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    • Open Source

    #Developer Tools #Web Frameworks #PHP Framework 201 social mentions

  4. Ruby on Rails is an open source full-stack web application framework for the Ruby programming...
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    #Developer Tools #Web Frameworks #Frameworks (Full Stack) 125 social mentions

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    Meteor is a set of new technologies for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time.
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    • Open Source

    #Web Frameworks #Developer Tools #Python Web Framework 10 social mentions

  6. 6
    A JavaScript library for building user interfaces
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    #Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library #JavaScript Framework 780 social mentions

  7. 7
    a microframework for Python based on Werkzeug, Jinja 2 and good intentions.
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    • Open Source

    #Python Web Framework #Web Frameworks #Developer Tools 42 social mentions

  8. A Fully Baked PHP Framework
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    #PHP Web Framework #Web Frameworks #Frameworks (Full Stack) 8 social mentions

  9. Yii is a high-performance component-based PHP framework best for Web 2.0 development.
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    • Open Source

    #PHP Framework #PHP MVC Framework #Web Frameworks

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    A small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript apps
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    • Open Source

    #Developer Tools #Web Frameworks #JavaScript Framework 933 social mentions

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    Shiny is an R package that makes it easy to build interactive web apps straight from R.
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    • Open Source

    #Web Frameworks #Developer Tools #Python Web Framework 32 social mentions

  12. A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.
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    #Developer Tools #Design Tools #Website Design 877 social mentions

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