Best Developer tools tools

Ranked by what people actually use: blind votes, one human one vote, rankings that cannot be bought. Updated continuously.

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1. 01GGitHubWhere the world builds software43stacks
2. 02VVercelDeploy frontend apps instantly33stacks
3. 03CCloudflareThe connectivity cloud28stacks
4. 04SStripePayment infrastructure for the internet28stacks
5. 05NNext.jsThe React framework for the web26stacks
6. 06TTailwind CSSUtility-first CSS framework24stacks
7. 07Sshadcn/uiComponents you copy, not install23stacks
8. 08VVS CodeThe default code editor22stacks
9. 09VViteFrontend tooling that feels instant20stacks
10. 10SSupabaseOpen source Firebase alternative20stacks
11. 11DDockerContainers for everything15stacks
12. 12BBunFast all-in-one JavaScript runtime14stacks
13. 13GGhosttyFast, native, open source terminal14stacks
14. 14TTailscaleYour devices, one private network13stacks
15. 15RRailwayDeploy any app in seconds13stacks
16. 16NngrokPut localhost on the internet12stacks
17. 17PPostHogOpen source product analytics suite11stacks
18. 18EExpoShip native apps with React11stacks
19. 19PPostmanAPI platform for building and testing11stacks
20. 20RResendEmail API for developers11stacks
21. 21AAstroFramework for content-driven sites10stacks
22. 22BBrowserbaseHeadless browsers for AI agents10stacks
23. 23SSentryError and performance monitoring9stacks
24. 24RRenderCloud hosting without the DevOps9stacks
25. 25RRetoolBuild internal tools fast9stacks
26. 26PPlaidConnect apps to bank accounts9stacks
27. 27TTauriTiny desktop apps from web code8stacks
28. 28NNeonServerless Postgres database8stacks
29. 29LLinearIssue tracking for modern teams8stacks
30. 30NNeovimHyperextensible Vim-based editor8stacks
31. 31FFly.ioRun apps close to your users7stacks
32. 32UUpstashServerless Redis and queues7stacks
33. 33ZZedBlazing fast collaborative code editor7stacks
34. 34WWarpThe terminal reimagined7stacks
35. 35SSvelteWeb framework that compiles away6stacks
36. 36CClerkAuthentication and user management6stacks
37. 37PPrismaType-safe database toolkit6stacks
38. 38FFirecrawlTurn websites into LLM-ready data6stacks
39. 39EExaSearch built for AI agents6stacks
40. 40ZZodTypeScript-first schema validation6stacks
41. 41PPlanetScaleServerless MySQL platform5stacks
42. 42DDenoNext-generation JavaScript runtime5stacks
43. 43LLangChainFramework for LLM applications5stacks
44. 44WWeights & BiasesExperiment tracking for ML5stacks
45. 45CConvexBackend as a service with real-time sync4stacks
46. 46DDrizzleTypeScript ORM that stays out of the way4stacks
47. 47LLlamaIndexData framework for LLM apps4stacks
48. 48GGraphiteStacked pull requests and faster review4stacks
49. 49MMintlifyDocumentation that looks great by default4stacks
50. 50TTursoSQLite for production3stacks
51. 51HHomebrewThe missing package manager for macOS2stacks
52. 52JJetBrainsIDEs with opinions1stacks
53. 53PPostgreSQLThe database that outlasts trends1stacks
54. 54SSQLiteThe most deployed database on earth1stacks
55. 55RReactThe UI library that ate the web1stacks
56. 56VVueThe progressive framework0stacks
57. 57DDigitalOceanCloud without the enterprise tax0stacks
58. 58HHetznerAbsurd compute per dollar0stacks
59. 59FFirebaseBackend in a weekend0stacks
60. 60TTerraformInfrastructure as code, codified0stacks
61. 61RRedisMemory-speed everything0stacks
62. 62AAWSThe cloud most of the internet runs on0stacks

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