Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Webiik
PHP framework with only 1062 lines of code
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Webiik launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Webiik is small, yet powerful PHP framework.
2019 · webiik.com · its alternatives →
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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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Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.
2019 · leafmvc.netlify.com · its alternatives →
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PHPRunner▲103Professional web apps with little or no coding
2022 · xlinesoft.com · its alternatives →
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I needed to make a tiny webapp backend to upload to shared LAMP hosting (they still exist, and I think they're fun despite us being well beyond 2005), but I couldn't face waiting for FTP to sync down however thousands files Laravel or similar frameworks need. So I made a tiny PHP framework that gets packaged into a single file. I'm using it for my own shady purposes, but I decided to put it on GitHub in case anyone else finds the approach useful. It has typed request/response handling, filesystem-based routing, object serialization, database models/schema generation, and a little…
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I last PHP professionally over 15 years ago, and I loved it. I switched to Ruby on Rails, then Node/Go/React/GraphQL as there was a lot more demand for those roles. However, PHP is back! In true JavaScript fashion, I decided to learn PHP again by building a framework to put all the pieces together in my brain. I absolutely love Hono.dev, and decided to base the PHP framework on that. Dumbo isn't intended to compete with Laravel, Symphony or Slim, if anything, it's something people can use in production, but also contribute to and be used as a learning resource for…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This is a simple PHP framework I built myself from scratch with minimal dependencies from composer. It has Autowiring DI and some simple routing provided by the Slim router. The code: https://github.com/cipher-code/phpframework
2022 · its alternatives →
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A beautiful CSS framework in under 2 KiB
2013 · andhart.github.io · its alternatives →
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1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · about.asika.tw · its alternatives →
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2015 · ureq.solusipse.net · its alternatives →
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Leaf PHP▲113Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.
2019 · leaf-docs.netlify.com · its alternatives →
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Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.
2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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PHP does Meta Programming too! (Requires PHP 5.4). GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2011 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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A self-contained full-text search engine in pure PHP. No extensions, no dependencies. - olivier-ls/php-fts
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The GraPHP web framework . Contribute to mikeland73/graphp development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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