Web development

Web frameworks

105 technologies: what each one does, whether it is SaaS or open source, its price range and its website.
  • Next.js

    404.7K sitesOpen source

    Next.js is a React framework for developing single page Javascript applications.

    Used byCal.com,Dub,QuintoAndar,Resend+2

  • Microsoft ASP.NET

    392.3K sites

    ASP.NET is an open-source, server-side web-application framework designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages.

  • Ruby on Rails

    106.9K sitesOpen source

    Ruby on Rails is a server-side web application framework written in Ruby under the MIT License.

    Used byAirbnb,Basecamp (37signals),GitLab,RD Station+1

  • Laravel

    99K sitesOpen source

    Laravel is a free, open-source PHP web framework.

  • Nuxt.js

    95.2K sitesOpen source

    Nuxt is a Vue framework for developing modern web applications.

  • Express

    77.3K sitesOpen source

    Express is a web application framework for Node.js, released as free and open-source software under the MIT License. It is designed for building web applications and APIs.

    Used byGhost

  • Ionic

    56.3K sitesOpen source

    Ionic is an open-source framework that enables developers to create cross-platform mobile, web, and desktop applications using web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

  • CodeIgniter

    44.4K sites

  • Django

    26.1K sitesOpen source

    Django is a Python-based free and open-source web application framework.

    Used byPostHog

  • Livewire

    22.4K sitesOpen source

    Livewire is a full-stack Laravel framework for building dynamic interfaces.

  • Yii

    19.3K sitesOpen source

    Yii is an open-source, object-oriented, component-based MVC PHP web application framework.

  • Helix Ultimate

    19K sitesOpen source

    Helix Ultimate a free template framework for Joomla.

  • Nette Framework

    12.6K sites

  • Symfony

    11K sitesOpen source

    Symfony is a PHP web application framework and a set of reusable PHP components/libraries.

  • CakePHP

    8K sitesOpen source

    CakePHP is an open-source web framework. It follows the model–view–controller (MVC) approach and is written in PHP.

  • Remix

    4.6K sitesOpen source

    Remix is a React framework used for server-side rendering (SSR).

    Used byShopify

  • Google Web Toolkit

    4.3K sites

    Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is an open-source Java software development framework that makes writing AJAX applications.

  • JavaServer Faces

    4.2K sites

  • Adobe ColdFusion

    3.7K sites

    Adobe ColdFusion is a server-side scripting platform for building web applications and APIs, using a language called CFML (ColdFusion Markup Language).

  • Blazor

    3.1K sites

  • JavaServer Pages

    2.8K sites

  • Play

    2.3K sites

  • Sails.js

    2.1K sites

  • Marko

    2.1K sitesOpen source

    Marko is HTML re-imagined as a language for building dynamic and reactive user interfaces.

  • Apache Wicket

    1.9K sitesOpen source

    Apache Wicket is an open-source Java web application framework for building scalable and maintainable web applications.

  • Java Servlet

    1.9K sites

  • Qwik

    1.4K sitesOpen source

    Qwik is designed for the fastest possible page load time, by delivering pure HTML with near 0 JavaScript.

  • Bubble

    1.3K sitesSaaS$ · Freemium · Subscription

    Bubble is a no-code platform that lets anyone build web apps without writing any code.

  • Shopify Web Components

    1.1K sites

    Storefront Web Components let you bring Shopify-powered commerce capabilities to any website.

  • Spring

    1.1K sitesOpen source

    Spring is a comprehensive framework for building enterprise-level Java applications, providing tools and infrastructure for application development, including dependency injection, transaction management, and integration with various technologies.

  • Phoenix Framework

    1.1K sitesOpen source

    Phoenix Framework is an open-source web application framework built using the Elixir programming language.

  • Neos Flow

    865 sites

  • Phoenix LiveView

    848 sitesOpen source

    Phoenix LiveView is a library that brings live, interactive, real-time user experiences to your Phoenix applications.

  • Meteor

    824 sitesOpen source

    Meteor is a JavaScript-based platform used for developing web and mobile applications with a unified language across all layers of the application stack.

  • ThinkPHP

    799 sitesOpen source

    ThinkPHP is an open-source PHP framework with MVC structure developed and maintained by Shanghai Topthink Company.

  • ASP.NET Boilerplate

    676 sitesOpen source

    ASP.NET Boilerplate is a general purpose application framework especially designed for new modern web applications. It uses already familiar tools and implements best practices around them to provide you a SOLID development experience.

  • Flask

    613 sitesOpen source

    Flask is a Python micro web framework ideal for rapidly constructing web applications, offering minimalism, flexibility, and modularity.

    Used byDuolingo

  • Fat-Free Framework

    568 sitesOpen source

    Fat-Free Framework (F3) is a lightweight PHP micro-framework that enables rapid development of dynamic web applications with built-in features like URL routing, caching, multilingual support, and database integration for high performance.

  • Frappe

    554 sitesOpen source

    Frappe is a full stack, batteries-included, web framework written in Python and Javascript.

  • Stencil

    466 sitesOpen source

    Stenciljs is an open-source web component compiler that enables developers to create reusable, interoperable UI components that can work across different frameworks and platforms.

  • Vaadin

    414 sites

    Vaadin is an open-source framework for building user interfaces and single-page applications using Java and TypeScript.

  • AdonisJS

    401 sitesOpen source

    AdonisJS is a Node.js web application framework that follows the MVC pattern, simplifying web development with features like ORM, authentication, and WebSockets.

  • ZK

    335 sitesOpen source

    ZK is a framework for building rich, interactive web applications using Java, providing a set of tools and components to create dynamic user interfaces.

  • Kohana

    138 sites

    Kohana is an open-source PHP web framework designed for building web applications, following the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern.

  • Macaron

    134 sites

    Macaron is a high productive and modular web framework in Go.

  • Sapper

    114 sites

  • Web2py

    114 sites

  • ABP Framework

    110 sitesOpen source

    ABP Framework is a complete infrastructure to create modern web applications by following the best practices and conventions of software development.

Data from the open Wappalyzer database (enthec/webappanalyzer, GPL-3.0), updated every week. Site counts from the HTTP Archive (September 2026). Code tools (frameworks, build, ORMs…) come from a list kept by Faundr.