Welcome to the Annual StackShare Awards! 🎊 (Check out last year's awards here).
This year we analyzed well over 11 million data points shared by you- the StackShare community- to bring you these rankings 📈
As usual, you probably won't get through the entire list in one sitting, so bookmark it and come on back later 📌
ICYMI: in 2022 we announced that over 1,000 Engineering Teams have adopted StackShare Enterprise to defeat tech sprawl. To get started for free, head over to the GitHub Marketplace and install the StackShare GitHub App.
And now, the moment of truth... the categories for the winners of the StackShare Top Tools Awards 2022 are:
- New Tool of the Year
- Analytics Tool of the Year
- Application Hosting Tool of the Year
- Web Server of the Year
- Application Utility of the Year
- Assets & Media Tool of the Year
- Back Office Tool of the Year
- Build, Test, & Deploy Tool of the Year
- Collaboration Tool of the Year
- Communications Tool of the Year
- Data Store of the Year
- Design Tool of the Year
- Language of the Year
- Front-end Framework of the Year
- Backend/Full Stack Framework of the Year
- Mobile Tool of the Year
- Monitoring Tool of the Year
- Payments Tool of the Year
- Support, Sales, and Marketing Tool of the Year
- Top Community Members of the Year
As usual, this is our biggest undertaking of the year- we comb through a massive data set to find the best tools that you should know about, try out, or should already be using. We aggregated usage from 800K+ tech stacks , over 9M+ follows , and tons more developer comments, reviews, and votes (more on methodology below) . Let’s dive in!
New Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Astro
While ChatGPT dominated conversations ever since it was released in November, Astro came out on top for the year. The static site ecosystem has been gaining populaity for years, so it's not too surprising to see that developers took a liking to a new solution in the space. But unlike many tools in the Jamstack, this one is actually geared towards using less JavaScript. "In Astro, you compose your website using UI components from your favorite JavaScript web framework (React, Svelte, Vue, etc). Astro renders your entire site to static HTML during the build. The result is a fully static website with all JavaScript removed from the final page." The Astro team believes that "an HTML-first, JavaScript-only-as-needed approach is the best solution for the majority of content-based websites." Astro was created by Nate Moore, Fred Schott, and Matthew Phillips in 2021 but really took off and was added to StackShare in 2022. Astro has an MIT license and has over 26K stars on GitHub. Go to Astro's website to learn more.
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#2: SvelteKit
Frameworks (Full Stack)An application framework powered by Svelte for building extremely high-performance web apps
» SvelteKit's profile | » SvelteKit's website
#3: ChatGPT
GPT ToolsOptimizing Language Models for Dialogue
» ChatGPT's profile | » ChatGPT's website
#4: Mantine
JavaScript Framework ComponentsReact components library with native dark theme support
» Mantine's profile | » Mantine's website
#5: Turborepo
JS Build Tools / JS Task RunnersHigh-performance build system for JavaScript & TypeScript codebases
» Turborepo's profile | » Turborepo's website
#6: PocketBase
Realtime Backend / APIOpen Source realtime backend in one file
» PocketBase's profile | » PocketBase's website
#7: Vitest
Testing FrameworksA Vite-native unit test framework. It's fast!
» Vitest's profile | » Vitest's website
#8: SurrealDB
Realtime Backend / APIThe ultimate cloud database for tomorrow’s applications
» SurrealDB's profile | » SurrealDB's website
#10: Budibase
Low Code PlatformsAn open-source low-code platform for creating internal apps
» Budibase's profile | » Budibase's website
#11: Uptime Kuma
Website MonitoringA fancy self-hosted monitoring tool
» Uptime Kuma's profile | » Uptime Kuma's website
#12: ChatGPT for VSCode
ChatGPT ToolsA VSCode extension that allows you to use ChatGPT
» ChatGPT for VSCode's profile | » ChatGPT for VSCode's website
#14: Markdoc
Markdown EditorsStripe's Markdown-based authoring framework
» Markdoc's profile | » Markdoc's website
#15: Infra
User Management and AuthenticationOpen-source access management for Kubernetes
» Infra's profile | » Infra's website
#17: Superblocks
Low Code PlatformsIDE for Internal Apps, APIs and Cron Jobs
» Superblocks's profile | » Superblocks's website
#18: Dragonfly
In-Memory DatabasesA modern replacement for Redis and Memcached
» Dragonfly's profile | » Dragonfly's website
#19: Upload.io
File UploadsFile Upload Service for Developers
» Upload.io's profile | » Upload.io's website
#20: Ddosify
Load and Performance TestingHigh-performance load testing tool
» Ddosify's profile | » Ddosify's website
#21: Dockerized
Container ToolsRun CLI tools without installation
» Dockerized's profile | » Dockerized's website
#22: Nginx Proxy Manager
Load Balancer / Reverse ProxyExpose your services easily and securely
» Nginx Proxy Manager's profile | » Nginx Proxy Manager's website
#23: Feathr
Machine Learning ToolsAn enterprise-grade, high performance feature store (By LinkedIn)
» Feathr's profile | » Feathr's website
#24: Thin Backend
Realtime Backend / APIA universal backend for making realtime React Apps
» Thin Backend's profile | » Thin Backend's website
#25: Remult
Frameworks (Full Stack)A CRUD framework for full-stack TypeScript
» Remult's profile | » Remult's website
New Tool of the Year: Runner-Up (2022)
#26: Memphis
Message QueueReal-time data processing platform
» Memphis's profile | » Memphis's website
#27: Locofy
Mockups to Code as a ServiceShip your products 3-4x faster — with low code
» Locofy's profile | » Locofy's website
#28: PostgresML
Machine Learning ToolsSimple machine learning with PostgreSQL
» PostgresML's profile | » PostgresML's website
#29: ChatGPT for Google
ChatGPT ToolsDisplay ChatGPT response alongside search engine results
» ChatGPT for Google's profile | » ChatGPT for Google's website
#30: ChatGPT Desktop
ChatGPT ToolsChatGPT desktop application for Mac, Windows and Linux
» ChatGPT Desktop's profile | » ChatGPT Desktop's website
#31: Fresh Framework
Frameworks (Full Stack)Next-gen web framework
» Fresh Framework's profile | » Fresh Framework's website
#32: Toola
Low Code PlatformsThe open-source Retool alternative
» Toola's profile | » Toola's website
#34: Compose Multiplatform
Front-End FrameworksA modern UI framework for Kotlin that makes building performant and beautiful user interfaces easy (By JetBrains)
» Compose Multiplatform's profile | » Compose Multiplatform's website
#35: Replibyte
Database ToolsA tool to seed your dev database with real data
» Replibyte's profile | » Replibyte's website
#36: Swarmia
Programming & Code AnalyticsEngineering productivity software to gain visibility, remove blockers, and ship 10x faster
» Swarmia's profile | » Swarmia's website
#37: Saas UI
UI ComponentsAn advanced component library for SaaS products
» Saas UI's profile | » Saas UI's website
#38: Dagger.io
Continuous IntegrationA portable devkit for CI/CD pipelines
» Dagger.io's profile | » Dagger.io's website
#39: FortuneSheet
DatagridsA drop-in javascript spreadsheet library that provides rich features like Excel and Google Sheets
» FortuneSheet's profile | » FortuneSheet's website
#40: Multy
Infrastructure Build ToolsOpen-source tool to deploy infrastructure in any cloud
» Multy's profile | » Multy's website
#41: Flet
Cross-Platform Mobile DevelopmentThe fastest way to build Flutter apps in Python
» Flet's profile | » Flet's website
#42: Pytorch Lightning
Machine Learning ToolsPyTorch framework for high-performance AI research
» Pytorch Lightning's profile | » Pytorch Lightning's website
#43: Penpot
Mobile Prototyping & Interaction Design ToolsThe Open-Source design & prototyping platform
» Penpot's profile | » Penpot's website
#44: Graphman
API ToolsQuickly scaffold a postman collection for any GraphQL API
» Graphman's profile | » Graphman's website
#45: Zitadel
User Management and AuthenticationThe best of Auth0 and Keycloak combined
» Zitadel's profile | » Zitadel's website
#46: Mailwind
Open Source Email TemplatesUse Tailwind CSS to design HTML emails
» Mailwind's profile | » Mailwind's website
#47: Django Ninja
Microframeworks (Backend)Fast Django REST framework for building APIs
» Django Ninja's profile | » Django Ninja's website
#48: Podman Desktop
Container ToolsManage Podman and other container engines from a single UI and tray
» Podman Desktop's profile | » Podman Desktop's website
#49: Temporal
Workflow ManagerA microservice orchestration platform which enables developers to build scalable applications
» Temporal's profile | » Temporal's website
#50: Task
Code Automation ToolsA task runner / simpler Make alternative written in Go
» Task's profile | » Task's website
Analytics Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Google Analytics
General AnalyticsEnterprise-class web analytics.
» Follow Google Analytics | » See recent tech decisions about Google Analytics
#2: Google Tag Manager
Analytics IntegratorQuickly and easily update tags and code snippets on your website or mobile app
» Follow Google Tag Manager | » See recent tech decisions about Google Tag Manager
#3: Mixpanel
General AnalyticsPowerful, self-serve product analytics to help you convert, engage, and retain more users
» Follow Mixpanel | » See recent tech decisions about Mixpanel
#4: Segment
Analytics IntegratorA single hub to collect, translate and send your data with the flip of a switch.
» Follow Segment | » See recent tech decisions about Segment
#5: Amplitude
Mobile AnalyticsUser analytics to fuel explosive user growth
» Follow Amplitude | » See recent tech decisions about Amplitude
Application Hosting Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Firebase
Realtime Backend / APIThe Realtime App Platform
» Follow Firebase | » See recent tech decisions about Firebase
#2: Amazon EC2
Cloud HostingScalable, pay-as-you-go compute capacity in the cloud
» Follow Amazon EC2 | » See recent tech decisions about Amazon EC2
#3: Google Cloud Platform
Cloud HostingA suite of cloud computing services
» Follow Google Cloud Platform | » See recent tech decisions about Google Cloud Platform
#4: AWS Lambda
Serverless / Task ProcessingAutomatically run code in response to modifications to objects in Amazon S3 buckets, messages in Kinesis streams, or updates in DynamoDB
» Follow AWS Lambda | » See recent tech decisions about AWS Lambda
#5: Heroku
Platform as a ServiceBuild, deliver, monitor and scale web apps and APIs with a trail blazing developer experience.
» Follow Heroku | » See recent tech decisions about Heroku
Web Server of the Year (2022)
#1: NGINX
Web ServersA high performance free open source web server powering busiest sites on the Internet.
» Follow NGINX | » See recent tech decisions about NGINX
#2: Apache HTTP Server
Web ServersOpen-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows
» Follow Apache HTTP Server | » See recent tech decisions about Apache HTTP Server
#3: Apache Tomcat
Web ServersAn open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies
» Follow Apache Tomcat | » See recent tech decisions about Apache Tomcat
#4: Microsoft IIS
Web ServersA web server for Microsoft Windows
» Follow Microsoft IIS | » See recent tech decisions about Microsoft IIS
#5: Gunicorn
Web ServersA Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX
» Follow Gunicorn | » See recent tech decisions about Gunicorn
Application Utility of the Year (2022)
#1: Postman
API ToolsOnly complete API development environment
» Follow Postman | » See recent tech decisions about Postman
#2: Google Maps
Mapping APIsBuild highly customisable maps with your own content and imagery
» Follow Google Maps | » See recent tech decisions about Google Maps
#3: Elasticsearch
Search as a ServiceOpen Source, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine
» Follow Elasticsearch | » See recent tech decisions about Elasticsearch
#4: GitHub Pages
Static Web HostingPublic webpages freely hosted and easily published.
» Follow GitHub Pages | » See recent tech decisions about GitHub Pages
#5: Shopify
EcommerceQuickly and easily create a beautiful online store with Shopify.
» Follow Shopify | » See recent tech decisions about Shopify
Assets & Media Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Google Drive
File StorageA safe place for all your files
» Follow Google Drive | » See recent tech decisions about Google Drive
#2: CloudFlare
Content Delivery NetworkThe Web Performance & Security Company.
» Follow CloudFlare | » See recent tech decisions about CloudFlare
#3: Dropbox
File StorageBuild the power of Dropbox into your apps
» Follow Dropbox | » See recent tech decisions about Dropbox
#4: Amazon CloudFront
Content Delivery NetworkContent delivery with low latency and high data transfer speeds
» Follow Amazon CloudFront | » See recent tech decisions about Amazon CloudFront
#5: imgix
Image Processing and ManagementOptimize, manage, and deliver images and videos for faster pages, better visual quality, and a simpler workflow.
» Follow imgix | » See recent tech decisions about imgix
Back Office Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Gmail
Email ServicesA free web-based e-mail service
» Follow Gmail | » See recent tech decisions about Gmail
#2: Google Sheets
Spreadsheets OnlineCreate and edit spreadsheets online, for free
» Follow Google Sheets | » See recent tech decisions about Google Sheets
#3: Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheets OnlineA spreadsheet program included in the Microsoft Office suite of applications
» Follow Microsoft Excel | » See recent tech decisions about Microsoft Excel
#4: Workday
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)HR and finance apps built for the future
» Workday's profile | » Workday's website
#5: iRedMail
Email ServicesOpen Source Mail Server Solution
» iRedMail's profile | » iRedMail's website
Build, Test, & Deploy Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: GitHub
Code Collaboration & Version ControlPowerful collaboration, review, and code management for open source and private development projects
» Follow GitHub | » See recent tech decisions about GitHub
#2: Visual Studio Code
Text EditorBuild and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
» Follow Visual Studio Code | » See recent tech decisions about Visual Studio Code
#3: Docker
Virtual Machine Platforms & ContainersEnterprise Container Platform for High-Velocity Innovation.
» Follow Docker | » See recent tech decisions about Docker
#4: npm
Front End Package ManagerThe package manager for JavaScript.
» Follow npm | » See recent tech decisions about npm
#5: Kubernetes
Container ToolsManage a cluster of Linux containers as a single system to accelerate Dev and simplify Ops
» Follow Kubernetes | » See recent tech decisions about Kubernetes
Collaboration Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Slack
Group Chat & NotificationsBring all your communication together in one place
» Follow Slack | » See recent tech decisions about Slack
#2: Jira
Issue TrackingThe #1 software development tool used by agile teams to plan, track, and release great software.
» Follow Jira | » See recent tech decisions about Jira
#3: Trello
Project ManagementYour entire project, in a single glance
» Follow Trello | » See recent tech decisions about Trello
#4: Confluence
Project ManagementOne place to share, find, and collaborate on information
» Follow Confluence | » See recent tech decisions about Confluence
#5: G Suite
Productivity SuiteCollaboration and productivity apps for Business
» Follow G Suite | » See recent tech decisions about G Suite
Communications Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Twilio
Voice and SMSBring voice and messaging to your web and mobile applications.
» Follow Twilio | » See recent tech decisions about Twilio
#2: Amazon SES
Transactional EmailBulk and transactional email-sending service.
» Follow Amazon SES | » See recent tech decisions about Amazon SES
#3: Twilio SendGrid
Transactional EmailEmail Delivery. Simplified.
» Follow Twilio SendGrid | » See recent tech decisions about Twilio SendGrid
#4: Mailgun
Transactional EmailThe Email Service for Developers.
» Follow Mailgun | » See recent tech decisions about Mailgun
#5: Amazon SNS
Mobile Push MessagingFully managed push messaging service
» Follow Amazon SNS | » See recent tech decisions about Amazon SNS
Data Store/Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: MySQL
DatabasesThe world's most popular open source database
» Follow MySQL | » See recent tech decisions about MySQL
#2: PostgreSQL
DatabasesA powerful, open source object-relational database system
» Follow PostgreSQL | » See recent tech decisions about PostgreSQL
#3: MongoDB
DatabasesThe database for giant ideas
» Follow MongoDB | » See recent tech decisions about MongoDB
#4: Redis
In-Memory DatabasesOpen source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store
» Follow Redis | » See recent tech decisions about Redis
#5: Amazon S3
Cloud StorageStore and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web
» Follow Amazon S3 | » See recent tech decisions about Amazon S3
Design Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Figma
Graphic DesignThe collaborative interface design tool.
» Follow Figma | » See recent tech decisions about Figma
#2: InVision
Interactive MockupsPrototyping & Collaboration For Design Teams
» Follow InVision | » See recent tech decisions about InVision
#3: Adobe Photoshop
Graphic DesignThe industry standard in design, photography, video editing & more
» Follow Adobe Photoshop | » See recent tech decisions about Adobe Photoshop
#4: React Sketch.app
Open Source Design ToolsRender React components to Sketch ⚛️💎
» React Sketch.app's profile | » React Sketch.app's website
#5: Adobe XD
Graphic DesignUX/UI design and collaboration tool
» Follow Adobe XD | » See recent tech decisions about Adobe XD
Language of the Year (2022)
#1: JavaScript
LanguagesLightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions
» Follow JavaScript | » See recent tech decisions about JavaScript
#2: Python
LanguagesA clear and powerful object-oriented programming language, comparable to Perl, Ruby, Scheme, or Java.
» Follow Python | » See recent tech decisions about Python
#3: Node.js
Frameworks (Full Stack)A platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications
» Follow Node.js | » See recent tech decisions about Node.js
#4: Java
LanguagesA concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, language specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible
» Follow Java | » See recent tech decisions about Java
#5: TypeScript
Templating Languages & ExtensionsA superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
» Follow TypeScript | » See recent tech decisions about TypeScript
Front-end Framework of the Year (2022)
#1: React
Javascript UI LibrariesA JavaScript library for building user interfaces
» Follow React | » See recent tech decisions about React
#2: jQuery
Javascript UI LibrariesThe Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library.
» Follow jQuery | » See recent tech decisions about jQuery
#3: Vue.js
Javascript MVC FrameworksA progressive framework for building user interfaces
» Follow Vue.js | » See recent tech decisions about Vue.js
#4: AngularJS
Javascript MVC FrameworksSuperheroic JavaScript MVW Framework
» Follow AngularJS | » See recent tech decisions about AngularJS
#5: Redux
State Management LibraryPredictable state container for JavaScript apps
» Follow Redux | » See recent tech decisions about Redux
Backend/Full Stack Framework of the Year (2022)
#1: Django
Frameworks (Full Stack)The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines
» Follow Django | » See recent tech decisions about Django
#2: Spring Boot
Frameworks (Full Stack)Create Spring-powered, production-grade applications and services with absolute minimum fuss
» Follow Spring Boot | » See recent tech decisions about Spring Boot
#3: Laravel
Frameworks (Full Stack)A PHP Framework For Web Artisans
» Follow Laravel | » See recent tech decisions about Laravel
#4: Rails
Frameworks (Full Stack)Web development that doesn't hurt
» Follow Rails | » See recent tech decisions about Rails
#5: Next.js
Frameworks (Full Stack)A small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript apps
» Follow Next.js | » See recent tech decisions about Next.js
Mobile Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: React Native
Cross-Platform Mobile DevelopmentA framework for building native apps with React
» Follow React Native | » See recent tech decisions about React Native
#2: Flutter
Cross-Platform Mobile DevelopmentCross-platform mobile framework from Google
» Follow Flutter | » See recent tech decisions about Flutter
#3: Android SDK
Frameworks (Full Stack)An SDK that provides you the API libraries and developer tools necessary to build, test, and debug apps for Android.
» Follow Android SDK | » See recent tech decisions about Android SDK
#4: Kotlin
LanguagesStatically typed Programming Language targeting JVM and JavaScript
» Follow Kotlin | » See recent tech decisions about Kotlin
#5: Swift
LanguagesAn innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch.
» Follow Swift | » See recent tech decisions about Swift
Monitoring Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: Grafana
Monitoring ToolsOpen source Graphite & InfluxDB Dashboard and Graph Editor
» Follow Grafana | » See recent tech decisions about Grafana
#2: Kibana
Monitoring ToolsVisualize your Elasticsearch data and navigate the Elastic Stack
» Follow Kibana | » See recent tech decisions about Kibana
#3: Datadog
Performance MonitoringUnify logs, metrics, and traces from across your distributed infrastructure.
» Follow Datadog | » See recent tech decisions about Datadog
#4: Sentry
Exception MonitoringSee performance issues, fix errors faster, and optimize code health.
» Follow Sentry | » See recent tech decisions about Sentry
#5: Amazon CloudWatch
Cloud MonitoringMonitor AWS resources and custom metrics generated by your applications and services
» Follow Amazon CloudWatch | » See recent tech decisions about Amazon CloudWatch
Payments Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: PayPal
Payment ServicesSend Money, Pay Online or Set Up a Merchant Account
» Follow PayPal | » See recent tech decisions about PayPal
#2: Stripe
Payment ServicesPayments for developers
» Follow Stripe | » See recent tech decisions about Stripe
#3: Braintree
Payment ServicesAccept payments in your app or website today
» Follow Braintree | » See recent tech decisions about Braintree
#5: Coinbase
Bitcoin ServicesIntegrate bitcoin payments into your website or application
» Coinbase's profile | » Coinbase's website
Support, Sales, and Marketing Tool of the Year (2022)
#1: WordPress
Self-Hosted Blogging / CMSA semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.
» Follow WordPress | » See recent tech decisions about WordPress
#2: Mailchimp
Email MarketingEasy email newsletters
» Follow Mailchimp | » See recent tech decisions about Mailchimp
#3: Google AdSense
AdvertisingA program that allows bloggers and website owners to make money by displaying Google ads
» Google AdSense's profile | » Google AdSense's website
#4: HubSpot
Marketing AutomationAll the software you need to do inbound marketing.
» Follow HubSpot | » See recent tech decisions about HubSpot
#5: Zendesk
Help DeskThe leading cloud-based customer service software solution.
» Follow Zendesk | » See recent tech decisions about Zendesk
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