React Alternatives

React is described as 'A JavaScript library for building user interfaces' and is a popular javascript framework in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to React for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best React alternative is Vue.js, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like React are Angular, Astro Web Framework, Svelte and Next.js.

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  1. Preact icon
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    Preact is a fast UI framework with the same same ES6 API as React but just 3kB in size. Virtual DOM Components and high React compatibility help with familiarity and re-usability.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Nue icon
     6 likes

    Nue JS is an exceptionally small (2.3kb minzipped) JavaScript library for building web interfaces. It is the core of the upcoming Nue ecosystem. It’s like Vue.js, React.js, or Svelte but there are no hooks, effects, props, portals, watchers, provides, injects, suspension, or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
     
  3. Polymer icon
     30 likes

    Polymer is a library that uses the latest web technologies to let you create custom HTML elements. Build anything from a button to a complete application as an encapsulated, reusable element that works across desktop and mobile.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    It's simpler and it has a better design philosophy

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    • Most users think Polymer is a great React alternative.

    • Polymer is Free and Open SourceReact is also Free and Open Source
  4. stenciljs icon
     3 likes

    A toolchain for building reusable, scalable Design Systems. Generate small, blazing fast, and 100% standards based Web Components that run in every browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
     
  5. Rax icon
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    Rax is a universal JavaScript library built and used by Alibaba.com that has a largely React compatible API.

    20 Rax alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Elm icon
     5 likes

    Elm aims to make web development more pleasant. Elm is a type-safe, functional reactive language that compiles to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. lit.dev icon
     1 like

    Building on top of the Web Components standards, Lit adds just what you need to be happy and productive: reactivity, declarative templates and a handful of thoughtful features to reduce boilerplate and make your job easier.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. RiotJS icon
     5 likes

    Riot lets you build user interfaces with custom tags using simple and enjoyable syntax. It uses a virtual DOM similar to React but faster. Riot is very tiny compared to industry standards. We think there is a clear need for another UI library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Hono.dev icon
     2 likes

    Hono - means flame 🔥 in Japanese - is a small, simple, and ultrafast web framework for the Edges. It works on any JavaScript runtime: Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, Vercel, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, and Node.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
     
  10. Blitz.js icon
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    Blitz picks up where Next.js leaves off, providing battle-tested libraries and conventions for shipping and scaling world wide applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Fresh is a next generation web framework, built for speed, reliability, and simplicity. Some stand out features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. mithril icon
     6 likes

    Mithril is a modern client-side Javascript framework for building Single Page Applications. It's small (< 8kb gzip), fast and provides routing and XHR utilities out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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