Top 15 Backbone.js Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Backbone supplies structure to JavaScript-heavy applications by providing models with key-value binding and custom events, collections with a rich API of enumerable functions, views with declarative event handling, and connects it all to your existing application over a RESTful JSON interface.

The project is hosted on GitHub, and the annotated source code is available, as well as an online test suite, an example application and a list of tutorials.

1. Flight

Flight A lightweight, component-based JavaScript framework for assigning behavior to DOM nodes.......

2. SocketStream

SocketStream SocketStream is a fast, modular Node.js web frameworkdedicated to building realtime single-page apps......

3. Ractive.js

Ractive.js Ractive.js is different. It solves some of the biggest headaches in web development – data binding, efficient DOM updates, event handling – and does so with almost no learning curve.......

4. Chaplin

Chaplin Chaplin is an architecture for JavaScript applications using the Backbone.js library. Chaplin addresses Backbone’s limitations by providing a lightweight and flexible structure that features well-proven design patterns and best practices.......

5. Harp

Harp Harp is a production-ready web server. Rapidly build static sites and client-side applications using , and more—no configuration necessary.......

6. KnockbackJS

KnockbackJS Both Knockout.js and Backbone.js have their strengths and weaknesses, but together they are amazing! With Knockback.js, you can use the strong ORM provided by Backbone and create dynamic views using Knockout bindings.......

7. Mojito

Mojito Mojito - A JavaScript MVC application framework that runs in either a Node.js or browser environment.......

8. Polymer

Polymer Polymer is a library that uses the latest web technologies to let you create custom HTML elements. Build anything from a button to a complete application as an encapsulated, reusable element that works across desktop and mobile.......

9. Enyo

Enyo Enyo is a JavaScript app framework enabling developers build native-quality HTML5 apps that run everywhere — from phones and tablets to PCs and TVs.......

10. Ampersand.js

Ampersand.js A highly modular, loosely coupled, non-frameworky framework for building advanced JavaScript apps.Ampersand is similar to Backbone.js (lightweigt and simple) and shares lots of its APIs. However it has some additional functionalities like nested views and models.......

11. Sails.js

Sails.js Sails.js make it easy to build custom, enterprise-grade Node.js apps. It is designed to mimic the MVC pattern of frameworks like Ruby on Rails, but with support for the requirements of modern apps: data-driven APIs with scalable, service-oriented architecture. It's especially good for building chat, realtime dashboards, or multiplayer games.......

12. total.js

total.js Free web application framework for building Web sites and Web applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.......

13. Vanilla JS

Vanilla JS Vanilla JS is a fast, lightweight, cross-platform framework for building incredible, powerful JavaScript applications.......

14. Matador

Matador Matador is a clean, organized framework for Node.js architected to suit MVC enthusiasts. It gives you a well-defined development environment with flexible routing, easy controller mappings, and basic request filtering. It’s built on open source libraries such as SoyNode for view rendering, Klass for its inheritance model, Valentine......

15. mithril

mithril Mithril is a client-side MVC framework - a tool to organize code in a way that is easy to think about and to maintain.......