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24 alternatives to Building Progressive Web Apps

Bringing the Power of Native to the Browser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Building Progressive Web Apps launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1NA
   Native apps for the browser▲152

   2013 · arc.io · its alternatives →

2. 2H1
   HyperApp – 1k JavaScript framework for building web applications▲303

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3DA
   DubJS: A New Way to Build Web Apps▲57

   2012 · dubjs.org · its alternatives →

4. 4WA
   WebMenu, a platform to discover new web apps▲56

   2013 · webmenu.org · its alternatives →

5. 5DW
   Designing Web Applications▲105

   2012 · nathanbarry.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   App.js▲100

   library for creating mobile webapps behave like native apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NW.js▲77

   A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Adaptive Web Design, Second Edition▲79

   Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   AniJS▲87

   UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10RP
    React PWA – A scalable Progressive Web Application foundation▲125

    2017 · reactpwa.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Apache Weex▲127

    A framework for building mobile cross-platform UIs

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12IQ
    Introducing Q.js, a library for modern web apps▲44

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13JT
    Joosy, the rails-tied browser app framework▲91

    2012 · borisstaal.com · its alternatives →

14. 14MA
    Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building web user interfaces▲115

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

15. 15PW
    Progressive Web App “An Easy Programming Language”▲5

    2018 · easyprog.app · its alternatives →

16. 16CJ
    Cell.js – A Self-constructing web app framework▲70

    2017 · celljs.org · its alternatives →

17. 17AI
    An illustration of Web Developer tools in 2018▲130

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18PA
    Prototype and Style Web Apps with HTML Snapshots▲37

    2019 · pinegrow.com · its alternatives →

19. 19EA
    Expounder – A small JavaScript library for more engaging tutorials▲134

    2016 · skorokithakis.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20AO
    An Open-Source Intro to WebApps Curriculum▲12

    2014 · adicu.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Turret▲115

    A Responsive Front-end Framework for accessible websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22PO
    Proof of concept – Realtime single page apps▲69

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MA
    Mosaic – A declarative, front-end JavaScript library for building UIs▲63

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AN
    A new browser for web developers and designers▲10

    2019 · polypane.rocks · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →