Websites and web apps that load fast and tell your story.

The most-used library for building interfaces from reusable pieces, with a huge ecosystem and talent pool.

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Interactive apps and dashboards

A full framework on top of React: pages, routing, server rendering and APIs in one place.

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Web apps, stores and SaaS products

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More moving parts than a simple site needs.

Content-first: sends almost no JavaScript to the browser, so pages load very fast. This site is built with it.

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Company sites, blogs and landing pages

Turns your code into tiny, fast bundles when it is built. Developers who use it tend to love it.

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Fast interactive apps with small bundles

An approachable, elegant framework. Nuxt adds server rendering and routing on top.

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Teams that value simplicity and clear structure

Google's complete framework with everything included, very structured and strict.

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Large enterprise apps with big teams

Updates only the exact pieces of a page that change, which makes it extremely fast.

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Performance-sensitive interfaces

Adds interactivity straight from HTML, with almost no JavaScript to write or ship.

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Server-rendered apps that stay simple

Style pages with small ready-made classes. Keeps design consistent and the CSS file tiny.

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Every design system we build

GSAP, Motion, Lottie and Three.js bring pages to life with scroll stories, transitions and 3D.

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Story-driven, memorable interfaces

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We animate only what adds meaning, so speed stays high.

The fast build tool behind most modern front ends. It makes development quick and output small.

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Building and bundling front ends

Runs JavaScript on the server, so one language covers the whole app. Express, Fastify, NestJS and Hono are common frameworks.

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Most web apps, APIs and real-time features

A modern Python framework that is quick to build with and writes its own API documentation.

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AI-powered backends and data APIs

Python with everything included: admin panel, users, database tools and strong security defaults.

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Data-rich apps that need an admin from day one

Compact, quick services that use very little memory and scale smoothly.

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High-traffic APIs and microservices

An elegant PHP framework with logins, queues, emails and payments ready to use.

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Business apps and fast, budget-friendly builds

The standard way to build large systems in Java or Kotlin, with strong tooling.

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Enterprise and banking-grade systems

Microsoft's fast, secure web framework for C#, running on Windows, Mac and Linux.

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Business systems in Microsoft environments

A proven framework for building a first version quickly with sensible defaults.

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MVPs and products already on Rails

Small functions that run only when called, on servers near the visitor: Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Functions, AWS Lambda.

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Spiky traffic, simple APIs and low running cost

Newer runtimes for JavaScript and TypeScript with faster tooling and built-in features.

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Fast scripts, tooling and modern services

Extremely fast and safe back ends for the heaviest, most performance-critical jobs.

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Heavy computation and security-critical services

The ways the front end and back end talk. REST is the simple standard, GraphQL fetches exactly the data needed, tRPC shares types.

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Every app, with the style chosen to fit

The most-used database in Stack Overflow's survey. Reliable, powerful, and handles structured data and JSON equally well.

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Our default for almost every app

A classic database that is supported everywhere. It runs WordPress and countless older systems.

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WordPress and existing MySQL projects

A tiny database that lives next to your code, now also offered as a cloud service close to the visitor.

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Small and mid-sized apps, edge apps, prototypes

Stores flexible, document-style data instead of tables, handy when records vary a lot.

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Data whose shape keeps changing

A very fast in-memory store used for caching, sessions, queues and rate limits.

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Making pages and APIs respond in milliseconds

Ready-made back ends: database, logins, file storage and live updates. Supabase is built on PostgreSQL.

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Launching an MVP quickly

Trade-off

Great to start, so we plan the exit route early.

Stores the meaning of text and images as numbers, so search can find what you mean, not just exact words.

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AI search and assistants that know your content

Algolia, Meilisearch and Typesense give instant search with typo tolerance across large catalogues.

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Stores, directories and documentation

Cheap, huge storage for images, video and files. Cloudflare R2 has no data-transfer fees.

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Uploads, media libraries and backups

Tools that let TypeScript code talk to the database safely, with types checking every query.

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Keeping database code correct as it grows

A flexible content system your team edits in a clean studio, with live preview and no limits on structure.

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Company sites and blogs with several editors

A developer-friendly, open-source CMS written in TypeScript that you own and host yourself.

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Custom content apps with full control

An open-source headless CMS with an admin panel, easy to host yourself.

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Content projects that need self-hosting

The familiar CMS behind a large share of the web. We use it classic or headless, with a modern front end.

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Teams already comfortable in WordPress

Trade-off

Needs regular updates and careful plugin choices.

A complete shop platform. Hydrogen builds a fully custom storefront on top of it.

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Stores that want proven checkout and orders

WooCommerce adds a shop to WordPress. Medusa is an open-source, headless store engine you can shape freely.

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Custom shops without platform lock-in

Take cards, UPI, wallets and subscriptions securely. Card details never touch your server.

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Every checkout and subscription

Clerk, Auth.js and Supabase Auth, with passkeys and social sign-in so users skip passwords.

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Safer, smoother sign-in for apps

Pages, Workers, storage and a global network in one place. Very fast worldwide and often the cheapest option.

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Fast sites and apps for visitors everywhere

Push your code and the site goes live, with a private preview link for every change.

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Next.js and Astro projects, quick launches

The big clouds: nearly unlimited power and services, with the most setup to manage.

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Large systems and strict compliance needs

Your own server at a low fixed price, with complete control.

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Predictable cost and custom back ends

Package an app so it runs the same everywhere. Kubernetes manages many of them at large scale.

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Complex systems (Kubernetes only when needed)

Every change is tested and published automatically, so releases are calm and repeatable.

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Safe, frequent updates

Playwright and Vitest click through your site like a visitor and check it, every time we change something.

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Catching bugs before launch

Sentry reports errors the moment they happen, and uptime checks alert us if the site is down.

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Keeping live sites healthy

Plausible and Umami show you traffic without cookies or tracking banners.

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Knowing what works, respectfully

Chat that answers customer questions, books meetings or guides a purchase, powered by AI model APIs such as Claude, GPT and Gemini.

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Support, onboarding and lead capture

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Needs guardrails and a human hand-off.

An AI that answers from your own documents and data, quoting them, instead of guessing.

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Help centres, knowledge bases and internal Q&A

Bots that act for you on the web: fill forms, collect data, send reports and keep tools in sync.

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Removing repetitive web work

WebSockets and server-sent events push updates live: chat, notifications, live dashboards.

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Anything that must update without a refresh

A website that can be installed on a phone, work offline and send notifications, with no app store.

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App-like experiences without building an app

Runs near-native code inside the browser, for heavy tasks like image, video or design tools.

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Demanding in-browser tools

Everyone can use the site: keyboard, screen readers, contrast and clear structure. Also good for SEO.

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Every project, built in from the start

One site in several languages and currencies, with the right content for each visitor.

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Reaching customers in more markets