Most Popular Backend Framework of 2021

• Express

  673 63,771 8.3 JavaScript

  Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

  

GitHub stars: 53896 (github.com)

• Puts Debuggerer

  3,149 91 5.5 Ruby

  Ruby library for improved puts debugging, automatically displaying bonus useful information such as source line number and source code.

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• WorkOS

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  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• Django

  484 76,672 9.8 Python

  The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.

  

Numbers/metrics/info: Initial release:21 July 2005 GitHub stars: 57069 (github.com) 2329 companies use Django (stackshare.io)

• Laravel

  352 76,753 8.9 PHP

  Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. We’ve already laid the foundation for your next big idea — freeing you to create without sweating the small things.

  

Numbers/metrics/info: Initial release: June 2011 GitHub stars: 63100+ (github.com) 3131 companies use Laravel (stackshare.io)‍

• Ruby on Rails

  467 54,865 10.0 Ruby

  Ruby on Rails

  

Numbers/metrics/info: Initial release: August 2004 GitHub stars: 47300+ (github.com) 3279 companies use ruby on Rails (stackshare.io)‍

• Flask

  135 66,350 8.7 Python

  The Python micro framework for building web applications.

  

Numbers/metrics/info: Initial release: April 1, 2010 GitHub stars: 54708 (github.com) 980 companies use Flask (stackshare.io)‍

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