What should I use to build web apps?

Websites are simple: Astro, if possible. If not, Eleventy. With CMS? Kirby. With web apps, it’s much more difficult.

Vue.js is too similar to Next.js.

Svelte stands out with its compiler. But Vercel is a major backer and it’s hard to get work in Svelte.

SolidJS looks intriguing, but the author is active on X in 2026 and working on version 2.*, which will change a lot of things.

Larvel had a nice community, but it’s 2026, and they’re active on X.

Django is also active on X. So is Phoenix.

Svelte appears to be the least bad option.

March 12, 2026

Tags: vue, next, svelte, solid, laravel, django, phoenix