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Updated Jul 14, 2026

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#1 · Backend

Strapi

A backend tool focused on cms and backend.

momentum
40.61
0%
Live catalogcmsbackend
Stars
0
Usage/wk
196K
Mentions
12
npm 48.14
#2 · Backend

Payload

A backend tool focused on cms and backend.

momentum
39.35
0%
Live catalogcmsbackend
Stars
0
Usage/wk
441K
Mentions
12
npm 85.88
#3 · AI

Mastra

An ai tool focused on agents and typescript.

momentum
38.81
0%
Emerging defaultagentstypescript
Stars
0
Usage/wk
505K
Mentions
12
npm 95.75
#4 · Frontend

VitePress

A frontend tool focused on docs and vue.

momentum
36.71
0%
Live catalogdocsvue
Stars
0
Usage/wk
527K
Mentions
12
npm 92.1
Breakout now
  1. 1.Payload36.74
  2. 2.Strapi36.64
  3. 3.Mastra36.47
  4. 4.Next.js35.35
  5. 5.Elysia34.87
Balanced momentum
  1. 1.Strapi40.61
  2. 2.Payload39.35
  3. 3.Mastra38.81
  4. 4.VitePress36.71
Durable traction
  1. 1.Tailwind CSS75.68
  2. 2.Vite74.79
  3. 3.Radix UI74.78
  4. 4.Next.js74.22
  5. 5.Express74.05
How it works

Momentum now favors fresh adoption efficiency, not just big existing audience size.

Recent maintainer activity and release recency help surface tools that feel alive right now.

Large incumbents can still rank, but they no longer dominate only because they are already huge.