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24 alternatives to Leaf PHP MVC Framework

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Leaf PHP MVC Framework launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Leaf PHP▲113
Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.
2019 · leaf-docs.netlify.com · its alternatives →
2
Leaf 3▲116
Simple and elegant PHP
2021 · leafphp.dev · its alternatives →
3
Leaf API Framework (PHP)▲3
Lightweight PHP MVC framework for rapid API development.
2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →
4
Leaf PHP Framework 2▲2
Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.
2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →
5
Leafjs▲81
A lightweight web-components based frontend framework
2022 · its alternatives →
6
Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials▲127
2021 · getleaf.app · its alternatives →
7
Leaf UI▲7
A PHP library for building dynamic user interfaces
2023 · ui.leafphp.dev · its alternatives →
8
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 →
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A Full-Stack Web Framework for Go▲531
Hey HN! I want to share my side project with you. It's called Bud and it's a full-stack web framework for Go. I created a short video to show you how to create a minimal Hacker News clone with Bud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoypcRqn-xA. The framework is free, open source and MIT Licensed. You can find it on Github: https://github.com/livebud/bud. I started working on Bud 2 years ago after watching the introductory Laracast videos about the Laravel web framework. I was just blown away by how productive you can be in Laravel. However, like many of you,…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Postleaf▲260
Simple & beautiful open source blogging platform.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Laravel Framework▲38
The PHP Framework for Web Artisans
2023 · laravel.com · its alternatives →
12
Wolff▲103
Ridiculously small PHP framework for building web apps 🐺
2020 · its alternatives →
13MN
My new JavaScript MVC framework▲304
2014 · lhorie.github.io · its alternatives →
14
Ionic Framework▲109
Framework for developing hybrid mobile apps with HTML5
2014 · ionicframework.com · its alternatives →
15
Flutter - Control Spotify or iTunes Using Gestures thru Webcam▲239
Flutter transforms the entire app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.
2012 · flutter.io · its alternatives →
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Leaf UI▲1
A PHP library for creating user interfaces😅
2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →
17
A Fortran web framework▲227
Finally a Fortran MVC web platform. Contribute to mapmeld/fortran-machine development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Leaf▲81
Author interactive coding tutorials
2021 · getleaf.app · its alternatives →
19
Frame▲150
Web frameworks list by technology and language
2018 · its alternatives →
20
Flutter▲268
Build beautiful native apps in record time
2018 · flutter.dev · its alternatives →
21
Framework7▲11
A free and open source mobile HTML framework
2016 · its alternatives →
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Fireactjs▲65
Open-source framework for building SaaS applications with Firebase, React, TypeScript, and Stripe
2023 · fireact.dev · its alternatives →
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I rebuilt my blogging app on Node.js and just open sourced it▲76
2017 · postleaf.org · its alternatives →
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Lumen▲173
A PHP micro-framework by Laravel
2015 · lumen.laravel.com · its alternatives →

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