Play! Alternatives

Play! is described as 'Play is a web application framework, written in Scala and Java, which follows the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern' and is a Web Framework in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Play! for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted and Python apps. The best Play! alternative is Django, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Play! are Ruby on Rails, Jmix, Spring and Flet.

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  1. Vaadin is a web application framework for Rich Internet Applications (RIA). In contrast to Javascript libraries and browser-plugin based solutions, it features a robust server-side architecture. This means that the largest part of the application logic runs securely on the...

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java EE web applications. It uses and extends the Java Servlet API to encourage developers to adopt a model-view-controller (MVC) architecture.

    13 Apache Struts alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  3. Pylons Framework is an open source Web application framework written in Python. It makes extensive use of the Web Server Gateway Interface standard to promote reusability and to separate functionality into distinct modules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Online
     
  4. Bitweaver icon
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    Bitweaver is a free and open source web application framework and content management system. Its speed and power are ideal for large-scale community websites and corporate applications, but it is simple enough for non-technical small site users to set up and administrate.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • BSD
     
  5. ActiveJ icon
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    Alternative Java platform built from the ground up. It is minimalistic, boilerplate-free, and lightning-fast. ActiveJ has minimum third-party dependencies, yet features a full stack of technologies with an async programming model and powerful DI.

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  6. DataKernel icon
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    Lightweight asynchronous framework for efficient and scalable web, network and big data solutions. Has its own lightning-fast I/O core and DI.

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    • Mac
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  7. ZK Framework icon
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    The most popular open source ajax Java web framework integrating jQuery, Spring, JPA, Hibernate, JavaEE, Grails, Scala and many more. Check the demo to see how powerful it is.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
     
  8. Spring Roo is a next-generation rapid application development tool for Java developers. With Roo you can easily build full Java applications in minutes. It differs from other productivity tools by focusing on:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
     
  9. A naked objects framework for wicket that enables developers to write less boilerplate wicket code. Without sacrificing the flexibility and control you are used from wicket. Improving productivity by a measurable factor and making wicket more fun.

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    • Mac
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