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Updated Nov 12, 2026. How rankings work

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15 domains, 215 categories and 1,950 tools. Pick a domain to see its categories and the tools in each.

Frontend

Frameworks, tooling & libraries for building web UIs

UI FrameworksMeta-frameworks & SSRStatic Sites & DocsBuild Tools & Bundlers+23 more

Backend

Frameworks, ORMs, APIs, queues and auth for servers

Node.js & TypeScript FrameworksPython Frameworks & ServersGo Web FrameworksJava & Kotlin Frameworks+17 more

AI & Machine Learning

LLMs, agents, MCP, inference and the ML stack

LLM APIs, SDKs & GatewaysInference APIs & AI CloudsLLM App FrameworksAgent Frameworks+17 more

Databases

Postgres and everything around it, plus the rest

Relational DatabasesPostgreSQL Extensions & ToolingDistributed & Serverless SQLDocument & Wide-Column NoSQL+10 more

DevOps & Cloud

Build, ship, run and observe software in the cloud

Containers & runtimesImage building & registriesKubernetes & orchestrationKubernetes tooling+18 more

Mobile & Desktop

Native, cross-platform and desktop app stacks

Cross-platform Mobile FrameworksNative Platforms & LanguagesReact Native EcosystemFlutter Ecosystem+7 more

Languages & Runtimes

Languages, runtimes, toolchains and type checkers

Most-Used LanguagesRising & Modern LanguagesFunctional & BEAM LanguagesJavaScript Runtimes+5 more

Git & Developer Tools

Version control, editors, terminals and daily dev tooling

Version Control & Code HostingGit Clients & TUIsGit Hooks, Commits & ReleasesPackage Managers+11 more

Testing & QA

Test runners, E2E, mocking, load and quality tooling

JavaScript & TypeScript Test RunnersUnit Testing: Python, JVM, .NET, Go & MoreEnd-to-End & Browser AutomationAI-Assisted & Agentic Testing+10 more

Security & Identity

Authenticate users, guard secrets, ship secure code

Identity providers & SSOAuthorization & policySecrets managementSAST & code scanning+7 more

Data Engineering & Analytics

Pipelines, lakehouses, warehouses and BI

Workflow OrchestrationBatch & Distributed ProcessingEvent Streaming & Stream ProcessingData Transformation & SQL Tooling+9 more

CMS, Content & Commerce

CMSs, site generators, docs, commerce and payments

Headless CMSTraditional & Blogging CMSStatic Site GeneratorsDocumentation Sites+6 more

Game Development

Engines, frameworks and tools for making games

Game EnginesWeb & JavaScript Game Frameworks2D & Lightweight FrameworksPhysics Engines+5 more

Blockchain & Web3

Smart contracts, dApp SDKs, nodes and ZK tooling

Smart Contract LanguagesDevelopment FrameworksClient Libraries & Wallet KitsContract Libraries & Security+5 more

Embedded & IoT

Firmware, RTOS, smart home and edge AI stacks

RTOS & Embedded OSFrameworks & SDKsEmbedded Languages & RuntimesHome Automation & Smart Home+5 more