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. Graphene-JS – GraphQL framework for Javascript launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Graphene – GraphQL framework for Python▲106

   Graphene framework for Python

   2016 · graphene-python.org · its alternatives →

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   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

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   The Road to GraphQL▲122

   Your journey to master pragmatic GraphQL in JavaScript

   2018 · robinwieruch.de · its alternatives →

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   Eloquent Javascript▲20

   A modern introduction to Javascript

   2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

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   Vertex.js – A 1kloc SPA Framework▲46

   Vertex is a 1kloc SPA framework containing everything you need from React, Ractive-Load and jQuery while still being jQuery-compatible. vertex.js is a single, self-contained file with no build step and no dependencies. Also exhibits the curious quality of being faster than over a decade of engineering at Facebook in some cases: https://files.catbox.moe/sqei0d.png

   Mar 2026 · lukeb42.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Cylon.js▲80

   JavaScript framework for robotics and IoT

   2014 · xoilacxba.tv · its alternatives →

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   Graffiti.js▲101

   File-based GraphQL framework for Node.js inspired by Next.js

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Druid.js – a lightweight API framework for Node.js and Graphql apps▲7

   The "shapeshifting" API framework for Node.js+Graphql applications - alidcast/druid.js

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Build dApp front-ends using GraphQL▲74

   ⛓ Cleargraph is a GraphQL runtime for decentralized applications - dsys/cleargraph

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL.js▲10

    Lightest GraphQL client with intelligent features.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Graphbox – the easiest way to create a GraphQL API▲7

    2019 · graphbox.app · its alternatives →

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    Next.js▲19

    A small framework for server-rendered universal JS webapps

    2016 · vercel.com · its alternatives →

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    Tiny jQuery alternative with inline Locality of Behavior▲30

    🗿 Mini jQuery alternative. Dependency-free animations. Locality of Behavior. Use one element or arrays transparently. Pairs with htmx. Vanilla querySelector() but better! - gnat/surreal

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JsonTree, a tool for turning JSON data into a collapsible html tree▲9

    A lightweight vanilla Javascript micro-library for making collapsible trees with JSON - MaxLeiter/jsonTree

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An interactive JS/TS dependency graph generator▲9

    Interactive graph of dependencies between JS/TS files - fwouts/js-deps

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A framework for web component frameworks▲8

    A framework for web component frameworks

    2024 · sirpepe.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Monkberry▲6

    A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

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    Carno.js – a Nest-style application framework for Bun▲6

    Performance-first framework object-oriented for Bun - carnojs/carno.js

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Object Playground - The definitive guide to object-oriented JavaScript▲5

    2013 · objectplayground.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphCool▲7

    GraphQL Backend Development Framework

    2017 · graph.cool · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL+-, a Variant of GraphQL for Graph DBs▲7

    2016 · wiki.dgraph.io · its alternatives →

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    Prototype – build GraphQL backends without code▲18

    Hi HN, We're Rishabh, Aashish, and Noah, the creators of ProtoType: a platform for building GraphQL backends. You can check it out here: https://www.useprototype.com We were fed up with creating the same sort of APIs over and over again when building web applications so we built this tool for ourselves. As we're all in university, we showed it around to our friends and they enjoyed using it to kickstart their projects. After that, we thought we'd host it on a website and allow anybody to use it! ProtoType is different from similar GraphQL backend builders such as 8base in that it…

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL I/O▲8

    Real-time network communication framework for Javascript.

    2017 · graphql-io.com · its alternatives →

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    matter.js▲3

    A 2D physics engine for the web

    2016 · brm.io · its alternatives →

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