Top 10 Frameworks for Web Applications

Web Application Framework or simply “web framework” is a software framework that is designed to support the development of web applications including web services, web resources and web APIs. Frameworks are, in short, libraries that help you develop your application faster and smarter!

To help you pickup the most suitable one for your Web Application, we have compiled a list of 10 best frameworks available online, in your preferred language.

Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails is an extremely productive web application framework that can develop an application at least ten times faster with Rails than a typical Java framework. Moreover, Rails includes everything needed to create a database-driven web application, using the Model-View-Controller pattern.
Websites using Rails : GroupOn , UrbanDictionary , AirBnb , Shopify , Github

Django
Django is another framework that helps in building quality web applications. It was invented to meet fast-moving newsroom deadlines, while satisfying the tough requirements of experienced Web developers.
Websites using Django : Disqus , Pinterest , Instagram , Quora

Angular JS
Angular JS is a framework by Google (originally developed by Misko Hevery and Adam Abrons) which helps us in building powerful Web Apps. It is a framework to build large scale and high performance web application while keeping them as easy-to-maintain.
Websites using AngularJS : Youtube on PS3 , Weather , Netflix

ASP.NET
ASP.NET is a framework developed by Microsoft, which helps us to build robust web applications for PC, as well as mobile devices. It is a high performance and lightweight framework for building Web Applications using .NET. All in all, a framework with Power, Productivity and Speed.
Websites using ASP.NET : GettyImages , TacoBell , StackOverflow

METEOR
Meteor or MeteorJS is another framework which gives one a radically simpler way to build realtime mobile and web apps. It allows for rapid prototyping and produces cross-platform (Web, Android, iOS) code. Its cloud platform, Galaxy, greatly simplifies deployment, scaling, and monitoring.
Websites using Meteor : HaggleMate , WishPool , Telescope

Laravel
Laravel is that like all other modern frameworks, it also follows the MVC architectural pattern. Laravel values Elegance, Simplicity, and Readability. One can rightaway start learning and developing Laravel with Laracasts which has hundreds of tutorials in it.
Websites using Laravel : Deltanet Travel , Neighbourhood Lender

Express
Express or Expressjs is a minimal and flexible framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications. It is relatively minimal meaning many features are available as plugins. Express facilitates rapid development of Node.js based Web applications. Express is also one major component of the MEAN software bundle.
Websites using Express : Storify , Myspace , LearnBoost

Spring
Spring, developed by Pivotal Software, is the most popular application development framework for enterprise Java. Myriads of developers around the globe use Spring to create high performance and robust Web apps. Spring helps in creating simple, portable, fast and flexible JVM-based systems and applications.
Websites using Spring : Mascus, Allocine

PLAY
Play is one of the modern web application framework written in Java and Scala. It follows the MVC architecture and aims to optimize developer productivity by using convention over configuration, hot code reloading and display of errors in the browser.
Websites using PLAY : LinkedIn, Coursera, LendUp

CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter, developed by EllisLab, is a famous web application framework to build dynamic websites. It is loosely based on MVC architecture since Controller classes are necessary but models and views are optional. CodeIgnitor promises with exceptional performance, nearly zero configuration and no large-scale monolithic libraries.
Websites using CodeIgnitor : Bufferapp, The Mail and Guardian