⚡ Backend Frameworks
Backend frameworks are software libraries of tools and modules that help developers to build the server side of a web application.
According to our research, backend frameworks are used on 11.8% of all websites.
⭐ Most Popular in 2025
The following chart shows the leading backend frameworks in 2025, based on market share.
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🚀 Highlights
Here is a list of frameworks that are particularly popular in certain countries.Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.
✨ Best Backend Frameworks
Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 69 backend frameworks we track, ranked by their market share.
Rank Name Market share
1
Redmond, Washington, United States A web development framework for building web apps on the .NET platform.
36.1%
2
Chicago, Illinois, United States A popular full-stack framework that includes everything needed to build database-driven web applications using the Model-View-Controller pattern.
14.8%
3
New York, United States An open-source PHP backend framework that provides all of the features you need to build modern web applications, such as routing, validation, caching, queues, and file storage.
11.4%
4
San Francisco, California, United States A React framework for building full-stack web applications that offers server-side rendering, static site generation, file-based routing, and built-in API routes.
8.9%
5
Redmond, Washington, United States A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine.
7.9%
6
Redmond, Washington, United States A web application framework that implements the Model-View-Controller pattern.
5.6%
7
San Francisco, California, United States A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework.
3.9%
8
Clichy, Île-de-France, France An open-source PHP web application framework and a set of reusable components.
2.9%
9
An open-source PHP full-stack web framework.
2.8%
10
Chicago, Illinois, United States An open source, object-oriented, component-based MVC PHP web application framework.
2.7%
11
Redmond, Washington, United States An open-source, cross-platform web framework, the successor to ASP.NET.
2.5%
12
Brussels, Belgium A technology that enables developers to create dynamic web content based on XML markup, custom processing tags, expression language, and embedded Java code.
2%
13
Wilmington, Delaware, United States An open source web framework that uses a Java Content Repository, such as Apache Jackrabbit, to store and manage content.
1.8%
14
Brussels, Belgium Enables developers to write web UIs using pure Java.
1.8%
15
Huntersville, North Carolina, United States A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.
1%
16
Wilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source MVC framework for creating modern Java web applications.
0.8%
17
A full-stack framework for Laravel that allows you to build dynamic UI components without leaving PHP.
0.6%
18
An open source, component-based, MVC web framework for PHP 8.
0.6%
19
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States An open-source rapid development framework for PHP based on the MVC, Associative Data Mapping, and Front Controller design patterns.
0.5%
20
Java Portlets are pluggable user interface software components that are managed and displayed in a web portal.
0.5%
21
A Chinese PHP-based open source web application framework.
0.5%
22
Provides a minimal, modular, and adaptable interface for developing web applications in Ruby.
0.4%
23
A framework for rapidly developing robust, performant web applications using Svelte.
0.4%
24
Palo Alto, United States A Java framework for building enterprise-grade applications.
0.3%
25
Lets you quickly build modern single-page React, Vue, and Svelte apps using classic server-side routing and controllers.
0.2%
Data updated September 14, 2025
👉 See Also
ASP 7.9%
Jakarta Server Pages 2%
Apache Sling 1.8%
Jakarta Servlet 1.8%
Struts is #1 in Korea (-15)
ThinkPHP
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