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. Webgo 4.0.7 launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I've been making JavaScript sandbox alone for 6 years▲397

   Hi HN! Thanks for your attention to my post. It was a big challenge to run most of Node.js packages in browser, fast moreover. Virtual File system, resolve import/export. I got cold many times, depressions, burned out, yet still alive and finished it. Many guys helped me with an advice. Many users give a lot of positive feedback. There are 200,000 monthly unique users. I work full time now because of the freemium business model. To be honest - I am happy after many years of hard work.

   2022 · playcode.io · its alternatives →

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   Initial release of H2O, and why HTTPD performance will matter in 2015▲251

   Happy Holidays! Today I am delighted to announce the first release of H2O, version 0.9.0; this is a christmas gift from me. github.com/h...

   2014 · blog.kazuhooku.com · its alternatives →

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   htmgo - build simple and scalable systems with golang + htmx▲166

   Hey all, I just wanted to share a project I've been working on for the past month. After years of heavy frameworks, I really like the idea of using htmx, but it’s a little too low level for me and needs a thin layer above it to facilitate things like components, better syntax with complex JS inside of an attribute, etc To try and solve this problem with a very minimal stack (golang + htmx) that I've been really enjoying, I'm building this project to cater to my needs and was thinking it would be useful for other developers.

   2024 · htmgo.dev · its alternatives →

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   A new stdlib for Golang focusing on platform native support▲154

   No gc, No goroutines, Produces small binaries while using the unmodified official go toolchain, and comes with complete Web SDK (generated from w3c/webref). We are building `pcz` to provide a reimagination of Go the language, in an effort to make it suitable for all kinds of programming tasks, and currently you can use it to build efficient web applications in Go using the generated Web SDK (as shown with the live web demo[1]). The journey is just starting, any suggestions? or any critics? [1]: https://primecitizens.github.io/livedemos/10-plat-web/

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Jsblocks▲97

   Faster than AngularJS and ReactJS. Better MV-ish Framework.

   2015 · jsblocks.com · its alternatives →

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   Gondola▲69

   The web framework for Go programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   wsgrok▲7

   I built it for myself because ngrok didn't let me add one more domain unless I paid $12 more. I probably should've looked for alternatives before building my own, but my grudge got in the way . Once I started, I wanted to make it better than the other options. Silly, I know. No one probably cares. I plan to open source it sometime next year because I’ve got other projects to finish first. It's free until I deplete my cloud credits, then it will switch to a tier-based model with a free option.

   Jan 2026 · wsgrok.com · its alternatives →

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   Write webapps in Go without framework [updated]▲7

   Over three months ago, I posted my book on HN and got tremendous +ve reponse. I am happy to inform that I have published the book to leanpub as per the comments I got on HN itself! It is pay as you go model, and the minimum is $0 because I wanted to contribute back to the FOSS Community

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Yet another forum base on React and Go▲6

   Features: 1. Simple 2. No back-end framework like beego, gin, etc 3. Without ORM 4. CSR only Hope to get your feedback, Address: https://github.com/godiscourse/godiscourse

   2019 · its alternatives →

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    A distributed workflow engine written in Go▲9

    I'd like to share a project I've been working on for the past few months. It's a distributed workflow engine written entirely in Go. Some highlights: * Tasks are executed in a Docker container * Can run stand-alone or distributed * Highly extensible * Able to enforce limits (CPU/RAM) per task * Web UI Would love the get your feedback on it, and find out if this could be useful.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I just released v7 Javalin, a JVM web framework▲6

    Share on X Share on Reddit Hacker News Copy Link

    Feb 2026 · javalin.io · its alternatives →

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    I hype drivingly recreated my website and it was awesome▲7

    Hello HN, I had some christmas free time over the last two weeks (Merry Christmas btw ;-)) and used that time to completely recreate the website of my app[1]. I used all the fancy new tools. I didn't know some of them when I started. What was my goal? * Pretty website * Blazing fast * Mobile first * SSR * Webp support * Generally all the best website practices (high lighthouse score) What did I use? * Tailwindcss (https://tailwindcss.com/) * Tailwind Components (https://tailwindui.com/) * React (https://reactjs.org/) * ViteJs…

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    A distributed and persistent web crawler written in Go▲5

    Cross-platform persistent and distributed web crawler :link: - schollz/linkcrawler

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I Made a Ultra-Low Latency IP Geolocation API in Go▲15

    Hey! I'm a solo developer having fun learning Go. I have a side hustle and wanted to implement currency localization. I could use existing IP databases, but hosting on serverless is slow. So I built my own. I was surprised how fun it can be to use Go, and it's fast. Thankfully, Go's speed makes up for my dodgy code. Anyway, I'd love to get some feedback on my website/API. After a few weeks of testing and losing money on ads, I'm confident it's very reliable. This isn't a promo. It's basicly free (30k lookups/month), so there's no need to pay. Any advice or tips on how to grow and…

    2024 · ipflare.io · its alternatives →

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    I made a (self-hosted) Website Builder▲7

    Hey Hacker News, I'm the maker of Kopage, a free & self-hosted Website Builder. While working on new, cool features (AI, of course), it would be great to hear some HN feedback :) Thanks, Simon

    2024 · kopage.com · its alternatives →

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    Webgo▲3

    A mini-toolkit/micro-framework to build web apps

    2020 · bnkamalesh.github.io · its alternatives →

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    I have written a cloud native dark web crawler in Go▲7

    First stable release announcement (1.0.0)

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Leetcode but for front end devs (terrible idea?)▲8

    Howdy friends! Tell me if this is an atrociously terrible idea - I've been working on building a leetcode for clientside devs so we can practice React and Javascript interview questions in a more concise way, I call it clientside.dev I just finished a beta version of it yesterday and plan on releasing it with many more problems on Jan 1st but it's there if you wanna play with it open to any ideas / feedback however mean or nice it may be :)

    2022 · vacation-call-335691.framer.app · its alternatives →

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    I made a browser TUI with its own layout engine▲6

    Try it at: ssh krnl.duetbrowser.com No sign up, totally free - no download. Let me know what you think. Prior art exists (brow.sh) but I wasn't satisfied with their graphical take. I wanted the raw, old skool terminal days of the early internet - BBS, and old green phosphor library comptuers - but running the modern web, with all the bells and jingle jangle whistles (JavaScript, etc). No funding, no VC, just 100% raw terminal fun. Not sure how long the demo will last, but try it out.

    Jul 2026 · its alternatives →

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    a5.gg — Using HTML5 localstorage as a quick note taking app▲6

    Put this together this afternoon. I've been after something to quickly jot down the odd piece of information that I can access later in the day when browsing the web. Hopefully you find it useful. Criticism/thoughts/ideas greatly appreciated. I should add, since all the hard work here lies in the work of others here — garlic.js is a great plugin for handling localstorage. Cheers Jason

    2012 · a5.gg · its alternatives →

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    Brutal.js – A crazy-small framework for building brutalist web apps▲6

    A crazy-small framework for building brutalist web applications - crisdosaygo/brutal.js

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Puteron, Systemd Competitor▲7

    I was debating when to post this, but I've been using it locally in a variety of situations for several months and I think it's pretty stable (and usable!). There are more features I'd like to add, but I wanted to see if there was much interest before spending much more time on it right now.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Argo by Cloudflare▲8

    A “virtual backbone” for the modern Internet

    2017 · cloudflare.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AW
    A WebGPU-based browser engine with "Blam "-style physics▲5

    I’ve spent the last few days prototyping a browser-based game engine stack designed for instant-load, "Roblox-for-Teens" style deployment. The goal is to lower the floor for AA indie devs who want high-fidelity physics and instant web distribution without the overhead of Unity or a heavy Godot export. The Stack Engine: A headless WASM/WebGPU implementation. I’m currently using custom flags and selective streaming to bypass standard browser memory and execution limits. Physics: I’ve ported Jolt (Guerrilla Games) but modified the solver to mimic the original Blam! engine (Bungie/Halo…

    Jan 2026 · its alternatives →

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