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axios

HTTP Client

6 alternatives

moment

Date Library

4 alternatives

lodash

Utility Library

5 alternatives

redux

State Management

6 alternatives

webpack

Build Tool

6 alternatives

jest

Testing Framework

5 alternatives

prettier

Code Formatter

2 alternatives

bootstrap

CSS Framework

4 alternatives

formik

Form Library

3 alternatives

prisma

ORM

5 alternatives

zod

Validation Library

5 alternatives

framer-motion

Animation Library

5 alternatives

@tanstack/react-query

Data Fetching

3 alternatives

next

React Framework

4 alternatives

tailwindcss

CSS Framework

4 alternatives

HTTP Client2 packages

axios

6 alts

Promise-based HTTP client for browser and Node.js

kygotnode-fetch+3

got

5 alts

Human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js

axioskyundici+2

Date Library3 packages

moment

4 alts

Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates in JavaScript

dayjsdate-fnsluxon+1

dayjs

3 alts

2kB immutable date library with Moment.js-compatible API

date-fnsluxonmoment

date-fns

3 alts

Modern JavaScript date utility library — functional and tree-shakeable

dayjsluxonmoment

State Management2 packages

redux

6 alts

Predictable state container for JavaScript apps

zustandjotaivaltio+3

zustand

4 alts

Small, fast, and scalable state management for React

jotaivaltioredux+1

Utility Library1 packages

lodash

5 alts

A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity and performance

radashremedaunderscore+2

Testing Framework2 packages

jest

5 alts

Delightful JavaScript testing with a focus on simplicity

vitestmochajasmine+2

vitest

3 alts

Blazing fast Vite-native unit test framework

jestmochaava

Build Tool2 packages

webpack

6 alts

A static module bundler for JavaScript applications

viteesbuildrollup+3

vite

5 alts

Next generation frontend tooling — instant server start

webpackesbuildrollup+2

CSS Framework2 packages

tailwindcss

4 alts

A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development

unocssbootstrapopen-props+1

bootstrap

4 alts

The most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for responsive websites

tailwindcssbulma@picocss/pico+1

React Framework1 packages

next

4 alts

The React framework for production — SSR, SSG, and API routes

remixastrogatsby+1

Form Library2 packages

react-hook-form

3 alts

Performant, flexible and extensible forms with easy validation

formik@tanstack/react-formfinal-form

formik

3 alts

Build forms in React without the tears

react-hook-form@tanstack/react-formfinal-form

Animation Library1 packages

framer-motion

5 alts

Production-ready motion library for React

motion@react-spring/webgsap+2

ORM2 packages

prisma

5 alts

Next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript

drizzle-ormkyselytypeorm+2

drizzle-orm

3 alts

Lightweight TypeScript ORM with SQL-first approach

prismakyselytypeorm

Validation Library1 packages

zod

5 alts

TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference

valibotyupjoi+2

Linter1 packages

eslint

2 alts

Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code

@biomejs/biomeoxlint

Code Formatter1 packages

prettier

2 alts

An opinionated code formatter

@biomejs/biomedprint

Data Fetching2 packages

@tanstack/react-query

3 alts

Powerful asynchronous state management for React

swr@apollo/client@reduxjs/toolkit

swr

2 alts

React Hooks for Data Fetching — stale-while-revalidate strategy

@tanstack/react-query@apollo/client

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