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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
VS Code ExpressJS Laravel Ruby on Rails React Meteor Next.js Flask CodeIgniter Tailwind CSS

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Node.js are VS Code, ExpressJS, 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. Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
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    #Software Development #IDE #Text Editors 1146 social mentions

  2. Sinatra inspired web development framework for node.js -- insanely fast, flexible, and simple
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    • Open Source

    #Web Frameworks #JavaScript Framework #JavaScript 470 social mentions

  3. A PHP Framework For Web Artisans
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    #PHP Framework #Web Frameworks #Developer Tools 241 social mentions

  4. Ruby on Rails is an open source full-stack web application framework for the Ruby programming...
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    #Frameworks (Full Stack) #Ruby Web Framework #Web Frameworks 143 social mentions

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    A JavaScript library for building user interfaces
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    #Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library #JavaScript Framework 814 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 #PHP MVC Framework 13 social mentions

  7. A small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript apps
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    #Static Site Generators #Javascript UI Libraries #Web Frameworks 1075 social mentions

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    a microframework for Python based on Werkzeug, Jinja 2 and good intentions.
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    #Frameworks (Full Stack) #Web Frameworks #Developer Tools 42 social mentions

  9. A Fully Baked PHP Framework
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    #Frameworks (Full Stack) #Web Frameworks #Developer Tools 10 social mentions

  10. A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.
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    #Development Tools #CSS Framework #UI 1016 social mentions

  11. Yii is a high-performance component-based PHP framework best for Web 2.0 development.
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    #PHP Framework #Web Frameworks #Developer Tools

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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 #PHP MVC Framework 34 social mentions

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