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Htmx vs Hotwire (Turbo)

Htmx

htmx.org

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Adopt it if you run server-rendered CRUD apps and want interactivity without a React-style SPA stack . it is free, so cost is never the issue.

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Pick Htmx when

  • Server-rendered CRUD and admin apps
  • Django/Rails/PHP teams adding interactivity
  • Internal tools
  • Teams fleeing heavy SPA stacks

When Htmx is not a fit

  • Apps needing rich client state: editors, dashboards, offline-first
  • Frontend teams standardized on React/Vue tooling
  • Sites requiring strict CSP by default
  • Buyers wanting SLAs, vendor support, or contracts

Sources

  1. htmx . high power tools for htmlhtmx.org
    official
  2. bigskysoftware/htmx on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  3. htmx product security pagehtmx.org
    official
  4. HTMX vs React: same SaaS, 4x less codemedium.com
    review
  5. I Tried HTMX After Years of Reactmedium.com
    review
  6. HTMX a great framework that I'll never use againreddit.com
    review
  7. Unpopular opinion: HTMX makes me feel like an html engineerreddit.com
    review
  8. At what point is HTMX not going to suffice for large ERP?reddit.com
    review
  9. Why developers are choosing HTMX over React for CRUD appshackernoon.com
    review
  10. Htmx does not play well with content security policysjoerdlangkemper.nl
    security
  11. Websites using Htmx . BuiltWithtrends.builtwith.com
    news