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24 alternatives to Leaf API Framework (PHP)

Lightweight PHP MVC framework for rapid API development.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Leaf API Framework (PHP) launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Leaf PHP MVC Framework▲110

   Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.

   2019 · leafmvc.netlify.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Leaf PHP▲113

   Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.

   2019 · leaf-docs.netlify.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Leaf 3▲116

   Simple and elegant PHP

   2021 · leafphp.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Leaf PHP Framework 2▲2

   Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.

   2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Leafjs▲81

   A lightweight web-components based frontend framework

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Leaf UI▲7

   A PHP library for building dynamic user interfaces

   2023 · ui.leafphp.dev · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials▲127

   2021 · getleaf.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   liblab▲446

   Generate better SDKs for your API

   2024 · liblab.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   I built a web framework in C▲420

   a lightweight web framework in c. Contribute to ashtonjamesd/lavandula development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sparrow▲456

    The lightest and fastest platform for API testing

    2025 · sparrowapp.dev · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wolff▲103

    Ridiculously small PHP framework for building web apps 🐺

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Leaf UI▲1

    A PHP library for creating user interfaces😅

    2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Leaf▲81

    Author interactive coding tutorials

    2021 · getleaf.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Postleaf▲260

    Simple & beautiful open source blogging platform.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15IR
    I rebuilt my blogging app on Node.js and just open sourced it▲76

    2017 · postleaf.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Axe API▲198

    The next-generation Rest API framework

    2023 · axe-api.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Realm▲127

    HTML framework for building MVP

    2023 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Goyave – Golang Web Framework▲75

    🍐 The enterprise REST API framework. Contribute to go-goyave/goyave development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ionic Framework▲109

    Framework for developing hybrid mobile apps with HTML5

    2014 · ionicframework.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Instant API – Build type-safe web APIs with JavaScript▲102

    Hey there HN! I just wrapped up an all-day documentation spree for Instant API, a JavaScript framework for easily building web APIs that implements type safety at the HTTP interface. It uses a function-as-a-service approach combined with a slightly modified JSDoc spec to automatically enforce parameter and schema validation before HTTP requests make it through to your code. You just write comments above your endpoint functions and voila, enforced type safety contracts between your API endpoints and your developers. OpenAPI specifications are generated automatically as a byproduct of simply…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21QG
    Quickly generate REST API (for Postgres db)▲70

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Lightswitch API▲67

    Simple, low-code CRUD API

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23YA
    Yet Another Node.js Framework▲62

    About a year ago, I stumbled upon a new Nodejs language called "Imba", I found this language to be interesting and it seemed like it had a lot of potential. Doing a bit of digging, I realized no one had created a framework for it, so what did a normal dev do? Well, a normal dev went ahead and created another Nodejs Framework, only this time it was meant for Imba. So what did I create? I created a batteries included Framework heavily inspired by Laravel but it runs on Nodejs, and uses Imba as the default language, but you can actually use TypeScript or JavaScript. In fact, when creating a new…

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24TR
    TransomJS – Rapidly Develop REST APIS on Node Using TransomJS▲15

    The Rapid API development library.

    2018 · transomjs.github.io · its alternatives →

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