Top 15 DOMtastic Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

Small & fast DOM and event library for modern browsers. Having the same familiar API as jQuery (but without the extra "weight" of modules like $.ajax, $.animate, and $.Deferred), it works great stand-alone or paired up with e.g. Backbone. The full version is only 7KB minified (2KB gzip), but it's easy to create a custom build to exclude parts you don't need.

1. 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.......

2. 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.......

3. Harp

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

4. 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.......

5. 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......

6. Espresso Framework

Espresso Framework Scalable Web Framework aimed at Speed and Simplicity......

7. hapi

hapi A rich framework for building web applications and services. hapi is a simple to use configuration-centric framework with built-in support for input validation, caching, authentication, and other essential facilities. hapi enables developers to focus on writing reusable application logic instead of spending time building infrastructure. The framework supports a powerful......

8. MontageJS

MontageJS MontageJS is a modern, full stack HTML5 framework designed to create single-page applications—fast! MontageJS uses time-tested design patterns and software principles, allowing you to easily create a modular architecture for your projects and help deliver a high-quality user experience. This allows designers and developers to work collaboratively and quickly.......

9. AmplifyJS

AmplifyJS AmplifyJS is a set of components designed to solve common web application problems with a simplistic API. Amplify's goal is to simplify all forms of data handling by providing a unified API for various data sources. Amplify's store component handles persistent client-side storage, using standards like localStorage and sessionStorage, but......

10. 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.......

11. total.js

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

12. Flight

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

13. Nombo

Nombo Nombo is an Open Source Node.js framework that allows you to easily build Rich Cloud Applications.......

14. Vanilla JS

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

15. Durandal

Durandal Durandal is a cross-device, cross-platform client framework written in JavaScript and designed to make Single Page Applications (SPAs) easy to create and maintain.......