Turbo

37signals, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Turbo is a lightweight JavaScript library that provides the speed and feel of a single-page application without requiring developers to write any JavaScript.

It uses techniques such as Turbo Drive, which intercepts link clicks and form submissions to perform background fetches and update the page without a full reload, Turbo Frames, which divide a page into independent regions that can be updated separately or lazy loaded, and Turbo Streams, which enable real-time or asynchronous partial page updates over WebSocket or SSE using plain HTML.

According to our data, Turbo ranks 20th among the performance technologies we track.
It has 0.3% of the performance market share and is detected on 0.1% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Turbo is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Turbo Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Turbo

We have data on 4,829 websites that use Turbo performance technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Turbo is github.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 github.com #13 United States English
2 coingecko.com #1,307 English
3 themeforest.net #1,831 Australia English
4 gist.github.com United States English
5 codecanyon.net #2,406 Australia English
6 vecteezy.com #2,425 United States English
7 cults3d.com #2,699 France English
8 paris.fr #3,271 France French
9 y8.com #3,604 English
10 masstamilan.dev #5,135 English
11 openstreetmap.org #5,341 English
12 letemps.ch #6,837 Switzerland Swiss French
13 thestorygraph.com #7,289 English
14 mixlr.com #7,907 English
15 tapology.com #7,936 English
16 litcharts.com #8,519 English
17 hellowork.com #8,955 France French
18 archivebate.com #8,974 English
19 mtggoldfish.com #9,272 English
20 infourok.ru #9,460 Russia Russian

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Turbo:

Most of the sites using Turbo are from the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands.

  • United States 16.6%
  • Germany 9.7%
  • Netherlands 6.3%
  • United Kingdom 6.1%
  • France 6%
  • Poland 4.3%
  • Switzerland 3.2%
  • Brazil 2.9%
  • Spain 2.5%
  • Other 42.4%

Most Turbo users speak English, German, or Dutch.

  • English 57%
  • German 7.7%
  • Dutch 4.5%
  • French 4.4%
  • Spanish 4.2%
  • Polish 3.1%
  • Portuguese 2.6%
  • Russian 1.8%
  • Japanese 1.6%
  • Other 13.1%

Turbo performance technology is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 44.6%
  • .de 4.8%
  • .org 4.4%
  • .nl 3.1%
  • .net 2.7%
  • .pl 2.5%
  • .ch 2%
  • .fr 1.7%
  • .co.uk 1.6%
  • Other 32.6%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Turbo include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 14.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 10.9%
  • Online Shopping 10.1%
  • Internet Services 7.4%
  • Entertainment 6.9%
  • Education/Reference 4.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.3%
  • Travel 3.3%
  • General News 2.6%
  • Other 35.5%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Turbo alternatives.

RankName
19
Turbolinks
Chicago, Illinois, United States

A JavaScript library that allows web apps to behave like a single page application.

FreeOpen sourceLegacy
140
Barba.js

A small and easy to use library to make websites run like a SPA by creating smooth transitions between pages.

FreeOpen source
178
Htmx

A library that allows you to use AJAX, CSS transitions, WebSockets and Server Sent Events directly from HTML.

FreeOpen source
195
Senna.js
Diamond Bar, California, United States

A fast single page application engine from Liferay.

FreeOpen source
232
Hyperscript

A scripting language that makes it easy to respond to events and perform simple DOM manipulation in code embedded directly in HTML elements.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Turbo?

Turbo is owned by 37signals LLC, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Is Turbo free?

Yes, it is a free performance technology.
Moreover, it is an open source solution, and you can find its code on GitHub.

Which country uses Turbo the most?

The majority of Turbo users are from the United States.

Who uses Turbo?

According to our data, Turbo is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as github.com, coingecko.com, and themeforest.net.

Is Turbo used on government websites?

In total, we found Turbo on 3 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Turbo?

Yes. Overall, we know of 3 academic websites in the United States that use Turbo.

How does Turbo compare to the competition?

Turbo is a moderately popular performance technology, ranking ahead of 12 other performance technologies we track.

What are the alternatives to Turbo?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Turbo may include Turbolinks, Barba.js, and Htmx.

👉 See Also

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