Backbone.js Alternatives

Backbone.js is described as 'Backbone supplies structure to JavaScript-heavy applications by providing models with key-value binding and custom events, collections with a rich API of enumerable functions, views with declarative event handling, and connects it all to your existing application over a RESTful' and is a javascript framework in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Backbone.js, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best Backbone.js alternative is Vue.js, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Backbone.js are Angular, React, Svelte and Vite.

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  1. Small (5 Kb Gzipped), flexible, easy to use, component-oriented javascript template engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. slim.js icon
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    Lightning fast web authoring library targeted at creating web components with data binding, repeaters and more features. http://slimjs.com.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. QCObjects icon
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    QCObjects is a javascript framework designed to make easier everything about the MVC patterns implementation into the pure javascript scope.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
  4. NX framework icon
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    A modular next gen framework built with ES6 and Web components. Includes routing, data-binding, event handling and animations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. Lego icon
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    Lego is a web-components library made lightweight and Future-proof.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. AmplifyJS icon
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    AmplifyJS is a set of components designed to solve common web application problems with a simplistic API. Amplify's goal is to simplify all forms of data handling by providing a unified API for various data sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Flight icon
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    A lightweight, component-based JavaScript framework for assigning behavior to DOM nodes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Nombo icon
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    Nombo is an Open Source Node.js framework that allows you to easily build Rich Cloud Applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Web Atoms icon
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    JavaScript UI Framework & UI Controls with Binding and Templates for Every Device - TV, Mobile, Tablets and Computers !!!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Yaf is the first PHP MVC framework which is written in C and built as PHP extension. It is considered the fastest and the lowest resource consuming PHP framework for now. It is well tested and has been applied successfully in many high traffic products in Baidu, Sina and other...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Mojito icon
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    Mojito - A JavaScript MVC application framework that runs in either a Node.js or browser environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Geddy icon
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    Geddy is built on the same MVC principles that many popular frameworks are based on. Every Geddy app has its models, controllers, and views as well as config files and routes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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