This is a comparison of notable web frameworks, software used to build and deploy web applications. This article focuses on frameworks used for building the backend.

General

Basic information about each framework.

Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

ASP.NET

C++

ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)

Elixir

Haskell

Java

JavaScript

Perl

PHP

Python

Ruby

Scala

Others

Comparison of features

C++

ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)

Java

JavaScript

Perl

PHP

Python

Ruby

Others

See also

Lists of frameworks for frontend development:

• Comparison of JavaScript-based web frameworks

• CSS framework

Other:

• Common Gateway Interface, used before web frameworks

• Comparison of shopping cart software

• Content management system

• Dynamic web page

• Java view technologies and frameworks

• List of content management systems

• List of rich web application frameworks

• List of web service frameworks

References