The list of the top 100 most popular development tools for programmers in 2021 is released

Author | Ding Guanghui is responsible for editing | Zhang Hongyue

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If a worker desires to do a good thing, he must first use it. This sentence is the same in the world of developers, good developers also need good development tools. There are so many development tools in the world, there are always some that are faster and better to use. StackShare is a developer tools and service sharing platform, founded in 2013, with the continuous addition of developers, bringing together a large number of high-quality tools.

In the past 2021, StackShare has counted more than 10 million user sharing data, aggregated 600K+ technology stack usage, more than 7 million followers of various tools, and millions of developer reviews and votes. With the release of the 8th StackShare Top Tools Awards in 2021, let's see if there are any development tools you like.

Emerging Tool of the Year

1.FastAPI

• High-performance simple, fast-coding, production-ready network framework, link: https://stackshare.io/fastapi

2.GitHub Copilot

• Get suggestions for an entire line or an entire function in the editor, link: https://copilot.github.com/

3.FiglamFigma

• Online whiteboard for teams, link: https://www.figma.com/figjam/

4.Logtail

• Query journals like databases, link: https://logtail.com/

5.Coder

• Developer Workspace Platform, Link: https://coder.com/

6.Charts.csscss

• Data Visualization Framework, Link: https://chartscss.org/

7.Counter

• Simple and free web analysis, link: https://counter.dev/

8.React Query

• Get, cache, and update data in React and ReactNative applications without any global state involved, link: https://react-query.tanstack.com/

9.vscode.dev

• Introducing VS Code into the browser, link: https://vscode.dev/

10.BookStack

• An open source wiki platform, an alternative to Confluence, link: https://www.bookstackapp.com/

11.ThunderClient

• VSCode's RestAPI Client, Lightweight Postman Alternative, Link: https://www.thunderclient.com/

12.Quod AI

• Find the code you need faster, link: https://www.quod.ai/

13.Dendron

• Quick Open Source Notes on VS Code, Link: https://wiki.dendron.so/

14.Notion API

• Connect the concept to the tools you use every day, link: https://developers.notion.com/

15.Github1s

• You can read GitHub code in 1 second with VS Code, link: https://github.com/conwnet/github1s

16.Ocean

• Serverless infrastructure engine for containers, link: https://spot.io/products/ocean/

17.Magic

• Quickly build applications, customizable, passwordless login, link: https://magic.link/

18.Jina

• A simpler way to build neural search on the cloud, link: https://jina.ai/

19.Focalboard

• Open source alternatives to Trello, Asana, and Notion, link: https://www.focalboard.com/

20.zx

• Tools for Better Scripting (By Google), Link: https://github.com/google/zx

21.OpenSearh

• AWS fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana, link: https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch

22.Querybook

• A big data IDE (via Pinterest) that can discover, create, and share data analysis, queries, and tables, link: https://www.querybook.org/

23.MangoDB

• An open source alternative to MongoDB, link: https://getmango.jimdofree.com/

24.TooIJet

• Open source alternative to Retool, link: https://tooljet.io/

25.Kitemaker

• A quick alternative to Jira created for remote teams, link: https://www.kitemaker.com/

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With Python becoming the second-largest language in 2021, it's no surprise that a Python framework will finally be the top tool of the year. FastAPI, created by Sebastián Ramírez in 2019, became highly popular last year and was added to StackShare. In his own words, FastAPI is a modern, fast (high-performance) networking framework for Python 3.6+ build APIs, based on standards Python type hints.

26.Appflowy

• Alternative Concepts of Open Source, Link: https://www.appflowy.io/

27.Kubegres

• Kubernetes operator, allows the creation of a clustered PostgreSql instance and can manage replication, failover, and backup of databases, link: https://www.kubegres.io/

28.Lightning Web Components

• Fast Enterprise Web Component Basics, Link: https://lwc.dev/

29.Judo

• Build native app experiences with no code, link: https://www.judo.app/

30.Apache APISIX

• On-premises API Cloud Gateway, Link: https://apisix.apache.org/

31.Control

• Free acceleration, automated security, and SOC2 compliance, link: https://control.verygoodsecurity.com/

32.Remix

• A framework focused on web technologies and modern user experiences, link: https://remix.run/

33.NocoDB

• Free and open source airtable alternative, link: https://www.nocodb.com/

34.JetBrainsQodana

• Evaluate the integrity of code you own, contract, or purchase, link: https://lp.jetbrains.com/qodana/

35.TabnineAI

• Code writing only, link: https://www.tabnine.com/

36.Coolify

• An open source, adaptive alternative to Heroku and Netlify, link: https://coolify.io/

37.Penpot

• Open Source Design and Prototyping Platform, Link: https://penpot.app/

38.Portman

• A new way to test APIs with OpenAPI and Postman, link: https://github.com/apideck-libraries/portman

39.Devops Stack

• Continuous deployment of Kubernetes environments, link: https://devops-stack.io/

40.Slidev

• Presentation slides for developers, link: https://sli.dev/

41.ReScript

• A Javascript-like language, link: http://rescript-lang.org/

42.Fig

• Customize the completion terminal, link: https://fig.io/

43.FlutterFlow

• Building App Vision, Link: https://flutterflow.io/

44.Porter

• Heroku running in your own cloud, link: https://www.getporter.dev/

45.SigmaOS

• Browsers that work better on the web, link: https://sigmaos.com/

46.VictoeiaMetrics DB

• Fast, low-cost monitoring solutions and time series databases, link: https://victoriametrics.com/

47.CloudflarePages

• The JAMstack platform provides a platform for front-end developers to collaborate and deploy websites, link: https://pages.cloudflare.com/

48.Devbook

• Search engine for developers, link: https://usedevbook.com/

49.Front Matter

• Manage static sites directly in VS Code, link: https://frontmatter.codes/

50.Supacase UI

• React Component Library for Enterprise Instrumentation, Link: https://ui.supabase.io/

Analysis Tool of the Year

1.Google Analytics

• Enterprise-grade web analytics platform, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/google-analytics/decisions

2.Google Tag Manager

• Update tags and code snippets more quickly and easily on websites and apps, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/google-tag-manager/decisions

3.Mixpanel

• Powerful self-service product analytics, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/mixpanel/decisions

4.Segment

• A single switch for collecting, translating, and sending your data, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/segment/decisions

5.Amplitude

• User data analysis is used to promote user growth, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/amplitude/decisions

App Hosting Tool of the Year

1.Firebase

• Real-time application platform, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/firebase/decisions

2.Amazon EC2

• Scalable, pay-as-you-go cloud computing, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/amazon-ec2/decisions

3.Heroku

• Build, deliver, monitor, and extend web applications and APIs with pioneering developer experience, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/heroku/decisions

4.AWS Lambda

• Automatically run code in response to modifications to objects in the Amazon S3 bucket, messages in kinesis streams, or updates in dynamoDB, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/aws-lambda/decisions

5.Microsoft Azure

• Integrated cloud services and infrastructure to support compute, database, analytics, mobile, and web scenarios, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/microsoft-azure/decisions

Web Server of the Year

1.Nginx

• A high-performance free and open source web server that powers the busiest websites on the internet, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/nginx/decisions

2.Apache HTTP Server

• Since April 1996, the most popular web server on the Internet, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/apache-httpd/decisions

3.Apache Tomcat

• Open source software implementation of Servlet and JavaServer Pages technology, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/tomcat/decisions

4.Microsoft IIS

• Microsoft Windows Web Server, Link: https://stackshare.io/tool/microsoft-iis/decisions

5.Gunicorn

• Python WSGI HTTP server for UNIX, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/gunicorn/decisions

Best App Tool of the Year

1.Postman

• It is a Chrome plug-in for web page debugging and sending HTTP requests to web pages, which developers can easily use to debug the interface by simulating get or post or other requests. Link: https://stackshare.io/tool/postman/decisions

2.Elasticsearch

• Open source, distributed RESTful search engine, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/elasticsearch/decisions

3.Google Maps

• Build highly customizable maps with your own content and images, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/google-maps/decisions

4.GitHub Pages

• Public web pages can be hosted for free and are also easy to publish, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/github-pages/decisions

5.Shopify

• Quickly and easily create a beautiful online store with links: https://stackshare.io/tool/shopify/decisions

Asset and Media Tool of the Year

1.Google Drive

• A safe place to store your files, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/google-drive/decisions

2.CloudFlare

• Network Performance & Security Inc., Link: https://stackshare.io/tool/cloudflare/decisions

3.Dropbox

• When building an app, take the power of Dropbox with a picture of it, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/dropbox/decisions

4.Amazon CloudFfront

• Content delivery with low latency and high data transfer speed, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/amazon-cloudfront/decisions

5.Fastly

• Redefining content delivery, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/fastly/decisions

Back Office Tool of the Year

1.Gmail

• Free email service, link: https://mail.google.com/

2.Google Sheets

• Create and edit spreadsheets online for free, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/google-sheets/decisions

3.Microsoft Excel

• Spreadsheet program included in the Microsoft Office application suite, link: https://office.microsoft.com/excel

4.Yandex Mail

• Free email for your domain, link: https://connect.yandex.com/pdd/

5.Superhuman

• A very fast email client, link: https://superhuman.com/

Build, test, and deploy tool of the year

1.GitHub

• Powerful collaboration, review, and code management for open source and private development projects, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/github/decisions

2.Visual Studio Code

• Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, courtesy of Microsoft, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/visual-studio-code/decisions

3.Docker

• Enterprise-class container platform for developing applications, shipping applications, running application links: https://stackshare.io/tool/docker/decisions

4.npm

• A JavaScript package manager, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/npm/decisions

5.Kubernetes

• Manage Linux container clusters as a single system to accelerate development and simplify operations, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/kubernetes/decisions

Collaboration Tool of the Year

1.Slack

• Bring all your communications together in one place, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/slack/decisions

2.Jira

• The number one software development tool for flexible management teams to plan, track, and release great software, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/jira/decisions

3.Trello

• Collaborate, manage projects, and run efficiently to make your entire project self-explanatory. Link: https://stackshare.io/tool/trello/decisions

4.Confluence

• A place to share, find, and collaborate on information, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/confluence/decisions

5.G Suite

• Applications for enterprise collaboration and management of productivity, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/g-suite/decisions

Communication Tool of the Year

1.Twilio

• Apply voice and information to your web and mobile apps, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/twilio/decisions

2.Amazon SES

• Bulk transactional email sending service, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/amazon-ses/decisions

3.Twilio Send Grid

• Deliver and simplify e-mail, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/twilio-sendgrid/decisions

4.Mailgun

• Email service for developers, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/mailgun/decisions

5.Agora

• Provide developers with a real-time engagement platform that integrates voice, video chat, interactive live streaming, and messaging, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/agora/decisions

Best data storage of the year

1.MySQL

• The world's most popular open source database, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/mysql/decisions

2.PostgreSQL

• A powerful, open source object relational database system, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/postgresql/decisions

3.MongoDB

• A database built on a great idea, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/mongodb/decisions

4.Redis

• An in-memory database that persists on disk, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/redis/decisions

5.Amazon S3

• Store and retrieve any amount of data at any time, from anywhere on the web, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/amazon-s3/decisions

Design Tool of the Year

1.InVision

• Prototyping and collaboration platform for design teams, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/invision/decisions

2.Figma

• Collaborative interface design tool, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/figma/decisions

3.Adobe XD

• UX/UI design and collaboration tools, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/adobe-xd/decisions

4.Adobe Photoshop

• Industry standards for design, photography, video editing, etc., link: https://stackshare.io/tool/adobe-photoshop/decisions

5.Avocode

• Open, share, and check Sketch, XD, PSD, AI, and Figma designs on macOS, Windows, or Linux, link: http://avocode.com/

Language of the Year

1.JavaScript

• Lightweight, interpretive, object-oriented language with top-notch functionality, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/javascript/decisions

2.Python

• A clear and powerful object-oriented programming language comparable to Java, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/python/decisions

3.TypeScript

• A superset of JavaScript that clears JavaScript output by compiling, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/typescript/decisions

4.Node.js

• A platform built on the Chrome browser's JavaScript runtime for easy building fast, scalable web applications, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/nodejs/decisions

5.Java

• A concurrent, class-based, object-oriented language designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/java/decisions

Front-end framework of the year

1.React

• JavaScript library for building user interfaces, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/react/decisions

2.Vue.js

• Progressive framework for building user interfaces, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/vue-js/decisions

3.AngularJS

• Superhero JavaScript MVW framework, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/angularjs/decisions

4.jQuery

• Write less, do more, JavaSript Library, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/jquery/decisions

5.Redux

• State container for predictable JavaScript applications, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/reduxjs/decisions

Backend/Full Stack Framework of the Year

1.Django

• Web Framework for Perfectionists with Deadlines, Link: https://stackshare.io/tool/django/decisions

2.Spring Boot

• Create production-grade apps and services powered by Spring at minimal cost, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/spring-boot/decisions

3.Laravel

• A PHP framework for web developers, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/laravel/decisions

4.Rails

• Unexposed web development, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/rails/decisions

5.Next.js

• A small framework for a generic JavaScript application for server rendering, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/next-js/decisions

Mobile Tool of the Year

1.React Native

• A framework for building native applications with React, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/react-native/decisions

2.Flutter

• Cross-platform mobile framework from Google, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/flutter/decisions

3.Android SDK

• An SDK that provides you with the API libraries and developer tools you need to build, test, and debug Android applications, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/android/decisions

4.Kotlin

• Statically typed programming languages targeting the JVM and JavaScript, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/kotlin/decisions

5.Swift

• Innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/swift/decisions

Best Monitoring Tool of the Year

1.Kibana

• Visualize your Elasticsearch data and navigate elasticstack, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/kibana/decisions

2.Grafana

• Open source Graphite and InfluxDB dashboard and chart editor, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/grafana/decisions

3.Sentry

• View performance issues, fix bugs faster, and optimize your code, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/sentry/decisions

4.Datadog

• Unify logs, metrics, and tracking from across the distributed infrastructure, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/datadog/decisions

5.Logstash

• Collect, analyze, and enrich data at https://stackshare.io/tool/logstash/decisions

Best Payment Instrument of the Year

1.Stripe

• Secure Payments Business, Link: https://stackshare.io/tool/stripe/decisions

2.PayPal

• Send a money transfer, pay online or set up a merchant account at the https://stackshare.io/tool/paypal/decisions

3.Paddle

• A Better Way to Sell Software, Link: http://paddle.com/

4.Braintree

• Accept payments on your app or website today, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/braintree/decisions

5.MANGOPAY

• End-to-end payment solution, link: https://www.mangopay.com/

Support, Sales and Marketing Tools of the Year

1.WordPress

• A semantic personal publishing platform focused on aesthetics, web standards, and usability, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/wordpress/decisions

2.Mailchimp

• Simple email marketing, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/mailchimp/decisions

3.Google AdSense

• A program that allows bloggers and website owners to make money by showing Google ads, link: https://www.google.com/adsense/start/

4.HubSpot

• All the software you need to do inbound marketing can use it, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/hubspot/decisions

5.Zendesk

• Leading cloud-based customer service software solution, link: https://stackshare.io/tool/zendesk/decisions

Reference link: https://stackshare.io/posts/top-developer-tools-2021

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