Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Backbone

Product categories

Developer Tools Front-End Frameworks JS Library JavaScript JavaScript Framework JavaScript UI Framework Javascript UI Libraries Javascript Utilities & Libraries Software Libraries

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Backbone are Preact.js, Inferno, and CanJS. 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.

Preact.js Landing Page
1

Preact.js

Preact is a fast 3kB alternative to React with the same modern API. Components & Virtual DOM.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JavaScript #Javascript Utilities & Libraries 83 social mentions
Inferno Landing Page
2

Inferno

An extremely fast React-like javascript library for building modern user interfaces.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JavaScript Framework #JavaScript UI Framework 2 social mentions
CanJS Landing Page
3

CanJS

CanJS is a JavaScript library that makes developing complex applications simple and fast.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JavaScript Framework #JS Library
Glimmer Landing Page
4

Glimmer

Fast and light-weight UI components for the web
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Software Libraries #JavaScript 1 social mentions
Svelte Landing Page
5

Svelte

Cybernetically enhanced web apps
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JavaScript Framework #JS Library 352 social mentions
Vue.js Landing Page
6

Vue.js

Reactive Components for Modern Web Interfaces
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front-End Frameworks #Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library 341 social mentions
ember.js Landing Page
7

ember.js

A JavaScript framework for creating ambitious web apps
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library #JavaScript Framework 27 social mentions
Webix UI Landing Page
8

Webix UI

An enterprise JavaScript Library for cross-platform app development with HTML5 JavaScript widgets and easy integration with most popular JavaScript Frameworks.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $349.0 / One-off (Individual License, One project + One developer)
#Javascript UI Libraries #JavaScript Framework #JS Library 6 social mentions
CxJS Landing Page
9

CxJS

Advanced JavaScript UI framework for admin and dashboard applications with ready to use grid, form and chart components.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library #JavaScript Framework
stenciljs Landing Page
10

stenciljs

A toolchain for building reusable, scalable Design Systems.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library #JavaScript Framework 42 social mentions
SolidJS Landing Page
11

SolidJS

A declarative, efficient and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library #Front-End Frameworks 21 social mentions
Marko Landing Page
12

Marko

An isomorphic UI framework similar to Vue
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JavaScript Framework #JavaScript 29 social mentions