Stimulus
37signals, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesStimulus is a 
JavaScript framework designed to enhance static or server-rendered 
HTML by connecting JavaScript controller classes to DOM elements via data attributes.
It monitors changes in the DOM, supports event handling through HTML annotations, lets you refer to internal elements via targets, and stores state in HTML attributes rather than using a virtual DOM or heavy rendering.
According to our data, Stimulus is the 10th most popular frontend framework on the web.
It has 1.5% of the frontend framework market share and is present on 0.2% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
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- 👨👩👦👦 Community
💸 Pricing
Stimulus is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Frontend Frameworks
- Rank: 10
- Market share: 1.5%
🏆 Stimulus Awards
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Indonesia in the Frontend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in the Czech Republic in the Frontend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in the United States in the Frontend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in France in the Frontend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Japan in the Frontend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Germany in the Frontend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Australia in the Frontend Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Poland in the Frontend Frameworks category.
⚡ Sites Built With Stimulus
We have data on 7,012 websites that use the Stimulus frontend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Stimulus is 
github.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | github.com |
#13 | United States | English |
| 2 |  stackoverflow.com |
#101 | United States | American English |
| 3 | #512 | Bulgaria | English | |
| 4 | #624 | Peru | Spanish | |
| 5 | #1,002 | United States | English | |
| 6 |  livechat.com |
#1,023 | United States | American English |
| 7 | #1,161 | Kazakhstan | Russian | |
| 8 | #1,307 | English | ||
| 9 | #1,498 | English | ||
| 10 |  themeforest.net |
#1,831 | Australia | English |
| 11 | #1,979 | American English | ||
| 12 | gist.github.com |
United States | English | |
| 13 | #2,087 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 14 | #2,264 | English | ||
| 15 | #2,287 | Japan | English | |
| 16 | #2,309 | France | French | |
| 17 | #2,406 | Australia | English | |
| 18 | #2,425 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #2,548 | Spain | English | |
| 20 | #2,699 | France | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Stimulus:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Education/Reference category.
Most of the sites using Stimulus are from the United States, Germany, and Indonesia.
- United States 34.1%
- Germany 13%
- Indonesia 7%
- France 6.2%
- United Kingdom 4.7%
- Netherlands 3.6%
- Czech Republic 3%
- Australia 1.8%
- Japan 1.6%
- Other 25%
Most Stimulus users speak English, German, or Malay.
- English 53.5%
- German 10.8%
- Malay 10.6%
- French 5.6%
- Dutch 2.6%
- Czech 2.1%
- Spanish 1.9%
- Russian 1.5%
- Indonesian 1.3%
- Other 10.1%
The Stimulus frontend framework is especially popular on .com, .org, and .de top-level domains.
- .com 38.3%
- .org 16.4%
- .de 8.9%
- .net 3.6%
- .fr 2.4%
- .nl 2.1%
- .cz 2%
- .co.uk 1.5%
- .ru 1%
- Other 23.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Stimulus include education and reference, business, and online shopping.
- Education/Reference 19.4%
- Business 13.2%
- Online Shopping 9.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 8.7%
- Entertainment 5.8%
- Internet Services 4.5%
- Travel 3.6%
- Blogs/Wiki 3%
- Sports 2.2%
- Other 29.8%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Stimulus?
Stimulus is owned by 37signals LLC, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Can I use Stimulus for free?
Yes, it is a free frontend framework.
It is also an open-source solution, and its code is available on GitHub.
Which country uses Stimulus the most?
The majority of Stimulus users are from the United States.
Who uses Stimulus?
According to our data, Stimulus is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as github.com, stackoverflow.com, and remove.bg.
Is Stimulus used on government websites?
Overall, we found Stimulus on 3 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Stimulus?
Yes. In total, we know of 36 academic websites in the United States that use Stimulus.
How does Stimulus compare to the competition?
Stimulus is a fairly popular frontend framework, ranking ahead of 40 other frontend frameworks we track.
👉 See Also
- ✨ Related technologies
- 💼 All technologies from 37signals
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,814,833 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.