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24 alternatives to A C++ web/application framework I have been building for the last 12yrs

Back then there were not a lot of frameworks for C++ like there are available now, gradually added serialization, reflection, orm, modules for apache|nginx, then started adding programming language integration and then finally added support for building on various Os'es and also support for most of the build tools out there.

This is a C++ web and application framework developed over 12 years, offering serialization, reflection, and object-relational mapping capabilities. It includes modules for Apache and Nginx integration, programming… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. A C++ web/application framework I have been building for the last 12yrs launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    a lightweight web framework in c. Contribute to ashtonjamesd/lavandula development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! Korean high school senior here, about to start CS in college. I built a browser engine from scratch in C++ to understand how browsers work. First time using C++, 8 weeks of development, lots of debugging—but it works! Features: - HTML parsing with error correction - CSS cascade and inheritance - Block/inline layout engine - Async image loading + caching - Link navigation + history Hardest parts: - String parsing(html, css) - Rendering - Image Caching & Layout Reflowing What I learned (beyond code): - Systematic debugging is crucial - Ship with known bugs rather than chase…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A little help for programmers, who wants to run C/C++ code in the browser. (This is my second attempt to show it, first time I got banned bcoz of my personal page domain, I don't really understand it why is is suspicious.)

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A high performance, middleware oriented C++14 http web framework please use matt-42/lithium instead - matt-42/silicon

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A modular web framework for C, inspired by kernel modules. Dynamically upload and compile C code at runtime to build REST APIs, WebSocket services, and more. Includes support for JSON (Jansson), SQLite, OpenSSL, and streaming large data efficiently. - joexbayer/c-web-modules

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I love C and C++, but setting up projects can sometimes be a pain. Every time I wanted to start something new I'd spend the first hour writing CMakeLists.txt, figuring out find_package, copying boilerplate from my last project, and googling why my library isn't linking. By the time the project was actually set up I'd lost all momentum. So, I built Craft - a lightweight build and workflow tool for C and C++. Instead of writing CMake, your project configuration goes in a simple craft.toml: [project] name = "my_app" version = "0.1.0" language = "c" c_standard = 99 [build] type = "executable"…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Drogon: A C++14/17/20 based HTTP web application framework running on Linux/macOS/Unix/Windows - drogonframework/drogon

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A C++ HTML template engine that uses compile time HTML parsing - rep-movsd/see-phit

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone, I've been "funemployed" for a few months and with all that free time and idle hands I wrote a full web framework (think Rails, not Flask) for Rust. It's boring old MVC, has its own ORM, templates, background jobs, auth, websockets, migrations and more. If you're keen but don't feel like rewriting your app in a different language, Rwf has a WSGI server to run Django (or Flask) inside Rust [1], letting you migrate to Rust at your own pace without disrupting your website. I think Rust makes a great prototyping and deploy straight to production language. Now it has yet another…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ForewordJavalin is a Java and Kotlin web framework which focuses on simplicity and Java/Kotlin interoperability.It supports WebSockets and HTTP3, and it uses...

    2022 · javalin.io · its alternatives →

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    🌱Light and powerful C++ web framework for highly scalable and resource-efficient web application. It's zero-dependency and easy-portable. - oatpp/oatpp

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Codebrowser homepage

    2016 · code.woboq.org · its alternatives →

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    been working on this for nearly a year

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Finally a Fortran MVC web platform. Contribute to mapmeld/fortran-machine development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I have created a webpage that displays all C++ features since C++20 in a simple, searchable table. It is intended to serve as a quick reference for C++ developers, whether as support for cross-platform development or simply to track the current support status out of curiosity. I created it as a simpler, more structured, and more up-to-date alternative to the cppreference compiler support site. Please note that the page intentionally does not list LWG and CWG papers. This might change as I am continually updating the site and trying out new ideas. Questions, feedback and suggestions…

    2025 · cppstat.dev · its alternatives →

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    Frame▲150

    Web frameworks list by technology and language

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    I have been working on this game somewhat sparsely for the past three years or so. However, it is still in a very early stage, and there is a lot of work to do. One of my friends encouraged me to post about it here, since he felt people might find interesting how I don’t use any libraries for it. The game can be played on a browser by virtue of WebAssembly. There are native ports using either MiniFB or SDL2, but you have to build those yourself. I decided to write the game in C because I feel like it is a simple language that a lot of people can understand well enough, and I didn’t think I…

    2023 · zamfofex.neocities.org · its alternatives →

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    Oat++ is an open-source C++ web framework for development of highly scalable and resource-efficient web applications. It

    2020 · oatpp.io · its alternatives →

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    An intuitive and beginner friendly 2D game framework for C++ - Madour/NasNas

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    F# framework for rapid prototyping with ASP.NET Core. - RussBaz/WebFrame

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn one of the most powerful languages in the world! 👾

    2018 · codecademy.com · its alternatives →

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