Grails Alternatives

Grails is described as 'High-productivity web framework based on the Groovy language that embraces the coding by convention paradigm, but is designed specifically for the Java platform' and is a Web Framework in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Grails for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Grails alternative is Django, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Grails are Ruby on Rails, Symfony, CodeIgniter and Jmix.

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  1. Pyramid icon
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    Pyramid is an open source web framework written in Python and is based on WSGI. It is a minimalistic web framework inspired by Zope, Pylons and Django.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Python
     
  2. Koa icon
     11 likes

    Expressive middleware for node.js using generators via co to make web applications and APIs more enjoyable to write. Koa's middleware flow in a stack-like manner allowing you to perform actions downstream, then filter and manipulate the response upstream.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Play! icon
     15 likes

    Play is a web application framework, written in Scala and Java, which follows the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Portofino icon
     23 likes

    Portofino is a free and open source web framework that helps developers create outstanding enterprise applications by addressing three specific needs: productivity, features and architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Backdrop CMS icon
     10 likes

    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Xataface icon
     12 likes

    Xataface is a flexible and shapable skin that sits on top of MySQL, making it accessible to every-day users. It automatically generates the appropriate forms, lists, and menus for a user to interact with the database without having to know any SQL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Pedestal icon
     6 likes

    Pedestal is a web application framework written in Clojure that aims to bring both the language and its principles to client and server-side development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. jHipster icon
     3 likes

    JHipster is a Yeoman generator, used to create a Spring Boot + Angular project. Goal is to generate for you a complete and modern CRUD Web app, close to production-ready.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Silex - The PHP micro-framework based on Symfony2 Components

    Silex is a PHP microframework for PHP 5.3. It is built on the shoulders of Symfony2 and Pimple and also inspired by sinatra.

    A microframework provides the guts for building simple single-file apps. Silex aims to be:

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10.  6 likes

    Small and carefully designed PHP 5.2+ HMVC framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. Qcodo icon
     4 likes

    Code Less. Do More.

    The Qcodo Development Framework is an open-source PHP framework that focuses on freeing developers from unnecessary tedious, mundane coding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. TomP2P icon
     4 likes

    A P2P-based high performance key-value pair storage library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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