⚡ Backend Frameworks in Tanzania

Backend frameworks are software libraries of tools and modules that help developers build the server-side of a web application.

Tanzania is an East African country with a population of over 67 million people.

According to our research, backend frameworks are detected on 30.7% of websites from Tanzania.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top backend frameworks in Tanzania in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Laravel, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 74.4% share.
It is followed by Livewire with 4.9% and CodeIgniter with 4.9%.

Laravel 74.4%
Livewire 4.9%
CodeIgniter 4.9%
Next.js 4.5%
ASP.NET 3.6%
Nuxt 3.1%
Yii Framework 3.1%
Ruby on Rails 1.8%
Django 1.3%
Jakarta Servlet 1.3%
Express 1.3%
Apache Sling 1.3%
Jakarta Server Pages 0.4%
Symfony 0.4%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top frameworks that are more popular in Tanzania than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. Laravel ^(-2)
2. Livewire ^(-13)
3. CodeIgniter ^(-5)
7. Yii Framework ^(-2)
9. Django ^(-5)
10. Jakarta Servlet ^(-1)
12. Apache Sling ^(-1)
15. Struts ^(-1)

✨ Best Backend Frameworks

Below is a more detailed list of 15 backend frameworks used on sites from Tanzania, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Laravel New 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. FreeOpen source	74.4%
2	Livewire Buffalo, New York, United States 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. FreeOpen source	4.9%
3	CodeIgniter Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada An open-source PHP full-stack web framework with small footprint, high performance, and minimal configuration setup. FreeOpen source	4.9%
4	Next.js 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. FreeOpen source	4.5%
5	ASP.NET Redmond, 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#. FreeOpen source	3.6%
6	Nuxt San 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. FreeOpen source	3.1%
7	Yii Framework Chicago, Illinois, United States An open-source, object-oriented, component-based MVC PHP web application framework. FreeOpen source	3.1%
8	Ruby on Rails Chicago, Illinois, United States A full-stack framework that includes everything needed to build database-driven web applications using the Model-View-Controller pattern. FreeOpen source	1.8%
9	Django Huntersville, 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. FreeOpen source	1.3%
10	Jakarta Servlet Brussels, Belgium Enables developers to write web UIs using pure Java. FreeOpen source	1.3%
11	Express San 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. FreeOpen source	1.3%
12	Apache Sling Wilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source web framework that uses a Java Content Repository, such as Apache Jackrabbit, to store and manage content. FreeOpen source	1.3%
13	Jakarta Server Pages Brussels, Belgium A technology that enables developers to create dynamic web content using XML markup, custom tags, expression language, and Java. FreeOpen source	0.4%
14	Symfony Clichy, 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. FreeOpen source	0.4%
15	Struts Wilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source MVC framework for creating modern Java web applications. FreeOpen source	0.4%

👉 See Also

🌎 Backend Frameworks in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 727 websites from Tanzania.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.