Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Flubber – another PHP framework launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   AllSpark – A PHP Scaffolding/Boilerplate Framework▲6

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lumen▲173

   A PHP micro-framework by Laravel

   2015 · lumen.laravel.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Domain-Driven Design in PHP▲71

   Real examples written in PHP.

   2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hasty▲160

   A fast code snippet generator for WordPress

   2017 · wp-hasty.com · its alternatives →

5. 5NA
   Nectar – A modular MVC framework for PHP▲6

   2014 · nectarmvc.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   App Server▲63

   The next generation PHP infrastructure.

   2014 · techdivision.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Flakes▲74

   Open source framework for internal business applications

   2014 · getflakes.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PO
   PHPCI - Open source continuous integration designed for PHP▲6

   2013 · phptesting.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Guzzle▲2

   Guzzle, an extensible PHP HTTP client

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Echo▲7

    A fast and unfancy micro web framework for Go

    2016 · labstack.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PHPippo PHP preprocessor, micro-optimizer▲7

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Monkberry▲6

    A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Deployer▲6

    A deployment tool for PHP

    2016 · deployer.org · its alternatives →

14. 14LP
    Learning PHP and how to use APIs, made something slightly useful▲5

    2015 · dailytil.xyz · its alternatives →

15. 15ET
    engine262 - the self-hosted JavaScript engine▲5

    2019 · engine262.js.org · its alternatives →

16. 16AW
    Advanced Web Applications Using Symfony▲8

    2013 · advancedwebappsbook.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PHP 7▲9

    The new version of the old programming language, 7.0.0!

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Windsock.js – A flux inspired library for building web applications▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AS
    A super clean Jekyll blog theme optimized for speed▲6

    A blog on PHP, JavaScript, and more

    2020 · amitmerchant.com · its alternatives →

20. 20HA
    HastySite – A self-contained static site generator▲6

    A minimalist but powerful static site generator

    2017 · hastysite.h3rald.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    YDML – YAML DOM Markup Language▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22PW
    Progressive Web App “An Easy Programming Language”▲5

    2018 · easyprog.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Simple framework for JavaScript apps▲7

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    Sitestencil, a new way of building websites with flexbox and gutters▲9

    2016 · sitestencil.com · 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 →