Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Trails

The top open-source alternatives to Trails are ExpressJS, FeathersJS, and Backbone.js. 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.

ExpressJS Landing Page
1

ExpressJS

Sinatra inspired web development framework for node.js -- insanely fast, flexible, and simple
Pricing:
- Open Source
#JavaScript Framework #Node.js Framework #Web Frameworks 425 social mentions
FeathersJS Landing Page
2

FeathersJS

Wow your users. Build incredible real-time applications in record time.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Frameworks #JavaScript Framework #MVC Framework 38 social mentions
Backbone.js Landing Page
3

Backbone.js

Give your JS App some Backbone with Models, Views, Collections, and Events
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #JavaScript Framework #JS Library 15 social mentions
server.js Landing Page
4

server.js

A modern, powerful server for Node.js
Pricing:
- Open Source
#JavaScript Framework #CSS Framework #Web Frameworks 1 social mentions
Slim Framework Landing Page
5

Slim Framework

Slim is a PHP micro framework that helps you quickly write simple yet powerful web applications and APIs.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#PHP Framework #PHP MVC Framework #Web Frameworks 5 social mentions
Kemal Landing Page
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Kemal

Kemal is a web framework written in Crystal.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Frameworks #Developer Tools #Programming Language 6 social mentions
Nest.js Landing Page
7

Nest.js

A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, reliable and scalable server-side applications.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Frameworks #Developer Tools #JavaScript Framework 182 social mentions
Django Landing Page
8

Django

The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Python Web Framework #Python MVC Framework #Web Frameworks 14 social mentions
Laravel Landing Page
9

Laravel

A PHP Framework For Web Artisans
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Web Frameworks #PHP Framework 195 social mentions
CodeIgniter Landing Page
10

CodeIgniter

A Fully Baked PHP Framework
Pricing:
- Open Source
#PHP Web Framework #Web Frameworks #Frameworks (Full Stack) 8 social mentions
actionhero.js Landing Page
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actionhero.js

The Reusable, Scalable, and Quick node.js API Server
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Frameworks #JavaScript Framework #Developer Tools
CakePHP Landing Page
12

CakePHP

The Rapid Development Framework for PHP
Pricing:
- Open Source
#PHP Web Framework #PHP MVC Framework #Web Frameworks 9 social mentions