Best Developer tools tools
Ranked by what people actually use, and never bought.
Interactive board·Judge the deck yourself
- 01G
GitHubWhere the world builds software112stacks
- 02V
VercelDeploy frontend apps instantly86stacks
- 03S
StripePayment infrastructure for the internet76stacks
- 04N
Next.jsThe React framework for the web72stacks
- 05C
CloudflareThe connectivity cloud64stacks
- 06V
VS CodeThe default code editor59stacks
- 07T
Tailwind CSSUtility-first CSS framework51stacks
- 08S
shadcn/uiComponents you copy, not install48stacks
- 09S
SupabaseOpen source Firebase alternative46stacks
- 10D
DockerContainers for everything42stacks
- 11V
ViteFrontend tooling that feels instant40stacks
- 12R
ReactThe UI library that ate the web40stacks
- 13T
TailscaleYour devices, one private network37stacks
- 14L
LinearIssue tracking for modern teams35stacks
- 15H
HomebrewThe missing package manager for macOS35stacks
- 16R
ResendEmail API for developers34stacks
- 17P
PostgreSQLThe database that outlasts trends33stacks
- 18G
GhosttyFast, native, open source terminal30stacks
- 19B
BunFast all-in-one JavaScript runtime29stacks
- 20S
SQLiteThe most deployed database on earth29stacks
- 21N
ngrokPut localhost on the internet26stacks
- 22R
RailwayDeploy any app in seconds26stacks
- 23A
AWSThe cloud most of the internet runs on26stacks
- 24P
PlaywrightBrowser testing that does not flake25stacks
- 25P
PostHogOpen source product analytics suite23stacks
- 26S
SentryError and performance monitoring23stacks
- 27P
PlaidConnect apps to bank accounts21stacks
- 28P
PrismaType-safe database toolkit20stacks
- 29P
PostmanAPI platform for building and testing20stacks
- 30E
ExpoShip native apps with React20stacks
- 31H
HetznerAbsurd compute per dollar20stacks
- 32N
NeovimHyperextensible Vim-based editor19stacks
- 33U
UpstashServerless Redis and queues18stacks
- 34T
TauriTiny desktop apps from web code18stacks
- 35A
AstroFramework for content-driven sites18stacks
- 36R
RenderCloud hosting without the DevOps17stacks
- 37Z
ZedBlazing fast collaborative code editor17stacks
- 38Z
ZodTypeScript-first schema validation17stacks
- 39F
FirecrawlTurn websites into LLM-ready data17stacks
- 40R
RetoolBuild internal tools fast17stacks
- 41D
DigitalOceanCloud without the enterprise tax17stacks
- 42W
WarpThe terminal reimagined16stacks
- 43B
BrowserbaseHeadless browsers for AI agents16stacks
- 44D
DrizzleTypeScript ORM that stays out of the way15stacks
- 45F
Fly.ioRun apps close to your users15stacks
- 46M
MintlifyDocumentation that looks great by default15stacks
- 47R
RedisMemory-speed everything15stacks
- 48R
RemotionMake videos in React15stacks
- 49B
Better AuthAuth you own, in TypeScript15stacks
- 50P
PlanetScaleServerless MySQL platform14stacks
- 51S
SvelteWeb framework that compiles away14stacks
- 52C
ClerkAuthentication and user management14stacks
- 53L
LangChainFramework for LLM applications14stacks
- 54E
ExaSearch built for AI agents14stacks
- 55G
GraphiteStacked pull requests and faster review13stacks
- 56D
DenoNext-generation JavaScript runtime13stacks
- 57L
LlamaIndexData framework for LLM apps13stacks
- 58N
NeonServerless Postgres database12stacks
- 59T
TerraformInfrastructure as code, codified12stacks
- 60T
TanStackThe libraries holding up half the React apps you use12stacks
- 61W
Weights & BiasesExperiment tracking for ML11stacks
- 62T
TursoSQLite for production10stacks
- 63J
JetBrainsIDEs with opinions10stacks
- 64F
FirebaseBackend in a weekend10stacks
- 65P
PayloadThe CMS that is just your codebase10stacks
- 66P
PocketBaseA whole backend in one file10stacks
- 67V
VueThe progressive framework9stacks
- 68C
ConvexBackend as a service with real-time sync8stacks
- 69B
BiomeLint and format at Rust speed8stacks
- 70G
GreptileAI that reviews code like a senior engineer8stacks
- 71T
Trigger.devBackground jobs as code, finally pleasant7stacks
- 72H
HonoThe tiny web framework that runs everywhere7stacks
- 73C
CoolifySelf-hosted Heroku for people who own their stack6stacks
- 74V
Val TownWrite and deploy code from the browser6stacks
- 752
21st.devCopy-paste UI components for AI editors6stacks
- 76A
AgnoFull-stack framework for multi-agent systems6stacks
- 77P
PipecatOpen-source framework for voice agents6stacks
- 78S
StorybookWhere components get built in isolation5stacks
- 79W
WeaviateOpen-source vector database for AI apps5stacks
- 80H
HeliconeOne line to watch every LLM call4stacks
- 81I
InngestDurable workflows and queues as code4stacks
- 82P
PineconeThe vector database for AI search4stacks
- 83L
LiveKitRealtime infrastructure for voice agents4stacks
- 84M
MastraTypeScript framework for AI agents4stacks
- 85L
LangGraphBuild stateful, controllable agents4stacks
- 86B
Browser UseLet AI agents drive your browser4stacks
- 87A
ArcadeAuth and tool-calling for AI agents4stacks
- 88T
TurbopufferSearch and vectors, serverless and cheap3stacks
- 89C
ChromaThe open-source embedding database3stacks
- 90C
CogneeMemory for AI agents in a few lines3stacks
- 91T
ToolhouseEquip your AI agents with tools3stacks
- 92S
SkyvernAutomate browser workflows with AI agents3stacks
- 93L
LangfuseOpen-source observability for LLM apps3stacks
- 94S
SupermemoryA universal memory API for AI3stacks
- 95L
LinkupReal-time web search for AI agents3stacks
- 96T
TavilyThe search engine built for AI agents3stacks
- 97H
HyperbrowserHeadless browsers for AI agents at scale3stacks
- 98M
Mem0A memory layer for AI agents2stacks
- 99L
LanceDBThe multimodal database for AI2stacks
- 100Z
ZepMemory and context for AI agents2stacks
- 101E
E2BCode-running sandboxes for AI agents2stacks
- 102L
LettaBuild agents with long-term memory2stacks
- 103S
SteelThe browser API built for AI agents2stacks
- 104P
Pydantic AIAgent framework for production Python2stacks
- 105A
Anchor BrowserCloud browser infrastructure for AI agents2stacks
- 106C
ComposioGive your AI agents tools and integrations2stacks
- 107A
AgentuityThe cloud built for deploying AI agents2stacks
- 108D
DaytonaSecure infrastructure to run AI-written code2stacks
- 109A
ApifyScrape and automate the web for AI2stacks
- 110P
ParallelWeb research infrastructure for AI agents2stacks
- 111A
AI SDKThe TypeScript toolkit for AI apps and agents2stacks
- 112Q
QdrantOpen-source vector database written in Rust1stacks
- 113B
BraintrustEvals and observability for AI products1stacks
- 114C
CodeRabbitAI code reviewer for every pull request1stacks
- 115A
AutumnPricing and billing on top of Stripe1stacks
- 116N
NotteThe web browser built for AI agents1stacks
- 117A
AutoGenMicrosoft framework for multi-agent apps1stacks
- 118S
StagehandAI browser automation framework1stacks
- 119B
Bright DataWeb data infrastructure for AI0stacks
Head to head: GitHub vs VercelGitHub vs StripeVercel vs Stripe
Embed this ranking
<iframe src="https://shovelstack.com/embed/dev" width="360" height="520" frameborder="0" title="Best Developer tools tools"></iframe> <a href="https://shovelstack.com/best/dev">Best Developer tools tools, by real usage</a>
Live data, updates itself. Keep the credit link.