Most Popular Backend Frameworks of 2021

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  • Express

    Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

    GitHub stars: 53896 (github.com)

  • Django

    The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.

    GitHub stars: 57069 (github.com)

  • WorkOS

    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.

  • Laravel

    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.

    GitHub stars: 63100+ (github.com)

  • Ruby on Rails

    Ruby on Rails

    GitHub stars: 47300+ (github.com)

  • Flask

    The Python micro framework for building web applications.

    GitHub stars: 54708 (github.com)

  • Puts Debuggerer

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

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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