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Updated Apr 14, 2026

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#1 · Frontend

Next.js

A frontend tool focused on react and framework.

momentum
60.56
+100%
Live catalogreactframework
Stars
139K
Usage/wk
37M
Mentions
154
npm 100GitHub 100
#2 · Frontend

TanStack Query

A frontend tool focused on data-fetching and react.

momentum
59.98
+100%
Live catalogdata-fetchingreact
Stars
49K
Usage/wk
36M
Mentions
140
npm 100GitHub 100
#3 · AI

Mastra

An ai tool focused on agents and typescript.

momentum
59.35
+46%
Emerging defaultagentstypescript
Stars
23K
Usage/wk
256K
Mentions
112
GitHub 100npm 57.4
#4 · Backend

Payload

A backend tool focused on cms and backend.

momentum
58.29
+65%
Live catalogcmsbackend
Stars
42K
Usage/wk
329K
Mentions
112
GitHub 100npm 68.68
Breakout now
  1. 1.Next.js71.9
  2. 2.TanStack Query71.27
  3. 3.Vite66.11
  4. 4.Payload63.71
  5. 5.Tailwind CSS62.37
Balanced momentum
  1. 1.Next.js60.56
  2. 2.TanStack Query59.98
  3. 3.Mastra59.35
  4. 4.Payload58.29
Durable traction
  1. 1.Next.js100
  2. 2.TanStack Query100
  3. 3.Mastra100
  4. 4.Payload100
  5. 5.Vite100
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.