Zend Framework Alternatives

Zend Framework is described as 'Extending the art & spirit of PHP, Zend Framework is based on simplicity, object-oriented best practices, corporate friendly licensing, and a rigorously tested agile codebase. Zend Framework is focused on building more secure, reliable, and modern Web 2' and is a Web Framework in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Zend Framework for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Zend Framework alternative is Django, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Zend Framework are Laravel, Ruby on Rails, Symfony and CodeIgniter.

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  1. ViUR.is icon
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    ViUR – the Information System for the Google App Engine™ plattform – is a »sandbox« for designers and developers. With the help of ViUR you can easy build web applications running on Google's infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. ASP.NET MVC icon
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    The ASP.NET MVC is a framework for building scalable, standards-based web applications using the model-view-controller (MVC) pattern and the power of ASP.NET and the .NET Framework .

    20 ASP.NET MVC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. FuelPHP icon
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    Fuel is a simple, flexible, community driven PHP 5.3 web framework based on the best ideas of other frameworks with a fresh start and a design pattern in HMVC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  4. 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
     
  5. FAT-FREE is a powerful yet lightweight PHP 5.3+ Web development framework designed to help you build dynamic and robust applications - fast!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Koa icon
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    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
     
  7. Awes.io icon
     50 likes

    Creating a project is as easy as making pizza 🍕. Ready-to-use dedicated open-source packages on Github, built on Laravel & Vue.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Grails icon
     9 likes

    Grails is a high-productivity web framework based on the Groovy language that embraces the coding by convention paradigm, but is designed specifically for the Java platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Backdrop CMS icon
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    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

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Nette Framework is a popular tool for PHP web development. It is designed to be the most usable as possible and is definitely one of the safest one. It speaks your language and helps you to easily build better websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Pedestal icon
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    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
     
  12. 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
     
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