Use Javascript in place of PHP
Htmx is use Javascript in place of PHP. Licensed under MIT, it is a niche in the JavaScript ecosystem with 229 weekly downloads.
Htmx has an moderate overall health score of 45/100. Its strongest dimension is security (100/100), while maintenance (20/100) is the area with most room for improvement. This package has some areas that could use attention.
HTMX handles server-driven updates at 14KB. Alpine.js manages client-side state at 15KB. Together they replace most SPAs. Here's when to use each now.
2026-03-08T00:00:00.000ZHTMX: 14KB, zero build step, 94K weekly downloads. React: 47KB+, 96M weekly downloads. Here's exactly when to choose HTMX and when React is still the right call.
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