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24 alternatives to Stream.js – Object Streaming Pipeline Inspired by Java 8 Streams

Lazy Object Streaming Pipeline for JavaScript. Contribute to winterbe/streamjs development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stream.js – Object Streaming Pipeline Inspired by Java 8 Streams launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Anime.js 3.0▲354

   Lightweight JavaScript animation library

   2019 · animejs.com · its alternatives →

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   Zuck.js, a JavaScript library that lets you add Stories everywhere▲339

   A javascript library that lets you add stories EVERYWHERE. - ramonszo/zuck.js

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Stream 2.0▲304

   API for building, scaling and personalizing feeds

   2016 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

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   Bun▲295

   A fast JS runtime Node.js replacement with built‑in tools

   Dec 2025 · bun.com · its alternatives →

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   Zuck.js▲391

   JavaScript library that lets you add Stories everywhere

   2017 · ramon.codes · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js▲263

   Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers and developers

   2014 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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   Riko – A Python stream processing engine modeled after Yahoo! Pipes▲283

   A Python stream processing engine modeled after Yahoo! Pipes - nerevu/riko

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   API.stream▲122

   API to build cloud-native live streaming production tools

   2022 · api.stream · its alternatives →

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   Chart.js 4.0▲111

   Open source JavaScript charting library for the modern web

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Faster.js – a micro-optimizing JavaScript compiler▲89

    faster.js is a Babel plugin that compiles idiomatic Javascript to faster, micro-optimized Javascript. - vzhou842/faster.js

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Node.js stream library that works with promises▲10

    2018 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AS
    A simple library for saving JS objects in Windows 8▲25

    2012 · matthewsmith.com · its alternatives →

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    js.spec, a JavaScript implementation of clojure.spec▲96

    clojure.spec for Javascript. Contribute to prayerslayer/js.spec development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Nothing.js – A chainable mock object which always returns itself▲89

    A chainable, callable mock object which always returns itself - slmgc/Nothing

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Crudlet.js – A common, streamable interface for synchronizing data▲94

    utility library for async iterable iterators. Contribute to crcn/mesh.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Fire.js: Visual Node.js Development with JSON, MongoDB and Cloudfoundry▲23

    2011 · firejs.firebase.co · its alternatives →

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    Classes for javascript that you'd actually use▲52

    Classes for javascript that don't suck. Contribute to jneen/pjs development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Visualising how streaming AJAX speeds up the web▲13

    A streaming approach to JSON. Oboe.js is a Javascript library for Node.js and browsers that speeds up web applications by providing parsed objects before the response completes

    2014 · oboejs.com · its alternatives →

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    Chunkify.js – A functional API to unblock your JavaScript thread▲29

    2015 · yangmillstheory.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Streaming JSON in Rust▲7

    Terabytes of JSON, kilobytes of memory

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Flowy – A minimal JavaScript library to create flowcharts▲52

    The minimal javascript library to create flowcharts ✨ - alyssaxuu/flowy

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Turn an AWS API call into a readable stream (Node.js)▲11

    Turn an AWS api call into a readable stream. Contribute to ironSource/aws-api-read-stream development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Espresso.js – React Meets Backbone for a Minimal MVC▲41

    Super minimal MVC library. Contribute to akrymski/espresso.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JavaScript port of Scientist library for refactoring critical paths▲34

    :microscope: A JavaScript interpretation of the Ruby library Scientist, a library for carefully refactoring critical paths. - bugthesystem/scientist.js

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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