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24 alternatives to Kickoff

A lightweight front-end framework for responsive sites

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kickoff launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Turret▲115

   A Responsive Front-end Framework for accessible websites

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Foundation 5▲87

   The most advanced responsive front-end framework.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3H1
   HyperApp – 1k JavaScript framework for building web applications▲303

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 41K
   1 KB JavaScript framework for building front-end applications▲216

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wing▲247

   A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Foundation for Apps▲5

   Front-end framework for developing responsive web apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Happy Startup Canvas▲85

   A simple framework for building stuff that matters

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8RA
   roots - a toolkit for advanced front-end dev▲195

   2012 · roots.cx · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Blueprint▲203

   A React UI toolkit for the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Foundation 6▲8

    The most advanced responsive front-end frameworks in the wor

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11RP
    React PWA – A scalable Progressive Web Application foundation▲125

    An extendable boilerplate built on top of PawJS

    2017 · reactpwa.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Startup Framework▲92

    Suit up your startup.

    2013 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Picnic CSS▲95

    a lightweight Bootstrap alternative

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    AIUX▲107

    A systematic UX design course for the responsive web

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Front End Happy Hour – The State of Web Development▲60

    Thoughts on front end tools

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16JT
    Joosy, the rails-tied browser app framework▲91

    2012 · borisstaal.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18H1
    Hyperapp – 1 KB JavaScript library for building front end apps▲69

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hoodie▲77

    Fast app development architecture for frontend-only web apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Launchorb Landing Page▲76

    A media showcase app for embedding all online media content

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Froont▲82

    Responsive web design, the visual way.

    2013 · its alternatives →

22. 22DA
    draughtsman, a webserver for front-end devs▲45

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AN
    A next gen front-end framework with lots of editable examples▲57

    2016 · nx-framework.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AR
    A responsive landing page for open source projects▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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