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24 alternatives to Choo

A 5kb framework for creating sturdy frontend applications

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Choo launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Choo – 5kb framework for creating sturdy front end applications▲16

   :steam_locomotive::train: - sturdy 4kb frontend framework - choojs/choo

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Kinase▲159

   A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

   2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Apache Weex▲127

   A framework for building mobile cross-platform UIs

   2017 · incubator.apache.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hoodie▲77

   Fast app development architecture for frontend-only web apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Contentify▲70

   a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

   2014 · thyb.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Happy Startup Canvas▲85

   A simple framework for building stuff that matters

   2016 · thehappystartupschool.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NimbusFoundry▲59

   Framework for building front-end collaborative apps

   2014 · nimbusfoundry.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hopscotch▲82

   A product tour framework for developers

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mixture▲90

   Frontend development tools made easy

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    HuBoard▲82

    Instant project management for GitHub repositories

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Stackness▲92

    Show your stack! The social home for your dev tools

    Sep 2026 · stackness.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Appgyver Composer 2▲70

    Visual builder for rapidly building enterprise apps

    2015 · appgyver.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Foundation 5▲87

    The most advanced responsive front-end framework.

    2014 · get.foundation · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Front End Happy Hour – The State of Web Development▲60

    Thoughts on front end tools

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Helios▲66

    An extensible open-source mobile backend framework

    2014 · globalli.io · its alternatives →

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    Gitsu.app – A Linear-alternative built on GitHub Projects▲5

    5d ago · gitsu.app · its alternatives →

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    Echo▲7

    A fast and unfancy micro web framework for Go

    2016 · labstack.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Leanplum▲36

    Fully-integrated optimization solution for mobile apps

    2014 · clevertap.com · its alternatives →

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    Lepton▲9

    A Lean Cross-Platform Snippet App based on GitHub Gist

    2017 · hackjutsu.com · its alternatives →

22. 22FA
    FunkLang a new open-source visual front-end framework▲7

    2021 · funklang.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MA
    Moon – a blazing fast, tiny UI library inspired by Vue▲9

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Razorframe▲5

    a Node.js library for kickstarting real-time apps at scale

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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