⚡ 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 detected on 12% of all websites.
96.4% of these sites use only one backend framework, 3.5% use two.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

The following chart shows the leading backend frameworks in 2025, based on market share.

The most popular is ASP.NET with an impressive share of 35.8%, followed by Ruby on Rails with 15% and Laravel with 11.4%.

ASP.NET 35.8%
Ruby on Rails 15%
Laravel 11.4%
Next.js 9.2%
Express 4.1%
Nuxt 3.9%
Symfony 2.8%
CodeIgniter 2.8%
ASP.NET Core 2.7%
Yii Framework 2.7%
Jakarta Server Pages 2%
Jakarta Servlet 1.8%
Apache Sling 1.8%
Django 1%
Other 3%

You can also drill down by country:

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🚀 Country Highlights

Here is a list of frameworks that are especially popular in certain countries.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

Ruby on Rails is #1 in Canada ^(-1)
Laravel is #1 in Indonesia ^(-2)
Next.js is #1 in Iceland ^(-3)
Symfony is #1 in Germany ^(-6)
Struts is #1 in Korea ^(-14)
Nette is #1 in the Czech Republic ^(-16)
Nuxt is #2 in Cambodia ^(-4)
CodeIgniter is #2 in Bangladesh ^(-6)
ASP.NET Core is #2 in Sweden ^(-7)
Yii Framework is #2 in Ukraine ^(-8)

✨ Best Backend Frameworks

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 67 backend frameworks we track, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	ASP.NETRedmond, Washington, United States A server-side web application framework that runs on the .NET platform and enables developers to build dynamic websites and APIs using languages like C#.	35.8%
2	Ruby on RailsChicago, Illinois, United States A full-stack framework that includes everything needed to build database-driven web applications using the Model-View-Controller pattern.	15%
3	LaravelNew York, United States An open-source PHP backend framework that provides all features needed to build modern web applications such as routing, input validation, caching, queues, and file storage.	11.4%
4	Next.jsSan 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.	9.2%
5	ExpressSan Francisco, California, United States A minimal and flexible Node.js web framework that lets developers build web apps and APIs using routing, middleware, template engines, and support for serving static assets.	4.1%
6	NuxtSan Francisco, California, United States An open-source framework based on Vue.js that enables developers to build full-stack web applications and websites using conventions like file-based routing, automatic component imports, and type-safe support out of the box.	3.9%
7	SymfonyClichy, Île-de-France, France An open-source PHP web application framework and a set of reusable components designed to speed up the development and maintenance of web applications using best practices and high modularity.	2.8%
8	CodeIgniterHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada An open-source PHP full-stack web framework with small footprint, high performance, and minimal configuration setup.	2.8%
9	ASP.NET CoreRedmond, Washington, United States An open-source, cross-platform web framework and the successor to ASP.NET that enables development of web apps and APIs using .NET on Windows, macOS, or Linux.	2.7%
10	Yii FrameworkChicago, Illinois, United States An open-source, object-oriented, component-based MVC PHP web application framework.	2.7%
11	Jakarta Server PagesBrussels, Belgium A technology that enables developers to create dynamic web content using XML markup, custom tags, expression language, and Java.	2%
12	Jakarta ServletBrussels, Belgium Enables developers to write web UIs using pure Java.	1.8%
13	Apache SlingWilmington, 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	DjangoHuntersville, North Carolina, United States A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design while following the Model-View-Template architectural pattern and the "don't repeat yourself" principle.	1%
15	StrutsWilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source MVC framework for creating modern Java web applications.	0.8%
16	Livewire A full-stack framework for Laravel that allows developers to build dynamic user interface components using PHP and Blade templates without writing front-end JavaScript.	0.6%
17	Nette An open-source, component-based, MVC web framework for PHP 8.	0.6%
18	CakePHPLas Vegas, Nevada, United States A rapid development framework for PHP that uses MVC, front controller, associative data mapping and active record patterns to help developers build web applications faster.	0.5%
19	Java Portlet Java Portlets are pluggable user interface software components that are managed and displayed in a web portal.	0.5%
20	ThinkPHP A Chinese open-source, object-oriented web application framework based on PHP.	0.4%
21	Rack Provides a minimal, modular, and adaptable interface for developing web applications in Ruby.	0.4%
22	SvelteKit A framework for rapidly developing robust, performant web applications using Svelte.	0.4%
23	SpringPalo Alto, United States A Java framework for building enterprise-grade applications.	0.3%
24	Inertia.js A toolkit for building single-page applications with React, Vue, or Svelte while keeping classic server-side routing and controllers.	0.3%
25	RemixOttawa, Ontario, Canada A full-stack React-based web framework that delivers server-rendered pages with nested routing and progressive enhancement.	0.2%

👉 See Also

🔗 Links
- ⚡Frontend frameworks
- Web framework

Data is based on the analysis of 2,564,428 websites.
Statistics were last calculated on October 31, 2025.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.