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Best Axios Alternatives in 2026

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We analyzed real website data to find the most popular alternatives to Axios. Axios is promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js See which tools teams actually use instead, backed by real-time detection data.

Top Alternatives to Axios

Technologies in the JavaScript libraries category that teams use instead of Axios, ranked by adoption.

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CamanJS CamanJS is a JavaScript library designed for image editing directly on the browser, allowing manipulation of canvas elements.

JavaScript libraries

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Cart.js Cart.js is a very small open-source Javascript library that makes the addition of powerful Ajax cart functionality to your Shopify theme a breeze.

JavaScript libraries

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Chai Chai is a BDD / TDD assertion library for node and the browser that can be paired with any javascript testing framework.

JavaScript libraries

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Choices Choices.js is a lightweight, configurable select box/text input plugin.

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ClientJS ClientJS is a JavaScript library for generating browser fingerprints, exposing all the browser data-points.

JavaScript librariesBrowser fingerprinting

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Clipboard.js

JavaScript libraries

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Closure Library Closure Library is a JavaScript library developed by Google for building robust web applications, offering utilities for DOM manipulation, event handling, data structures, and more.

JavaScript libraries

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core-js core-js is a modular standard library for JavaScript, with polyfills for cutting-edge ECMAScript features.

JavaScript libraries

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crypto-js crypto-js is a JavaScript library of crypto standards.

JavaScript libraries

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@sulu/web

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_hyperscript _​hyperscript is a scripting language for adding interactivity to the front-end.

JavaScript libraries

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AOS JavaScript library to animate elements on your page as you scroll.

JavaScript libraries

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ARM JS ARM JS is a JavaScript library that centralizes data management and streamlines interactions with APIs.

JavaScript libraries

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Apollo Apollo is a fully-featured caching GraphQL client with integrations for React, Angular, and more.

JavaScript libraries

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autoComplete.js autoComplete.js is a simple, pure vanilla Javascript library.

JavaScript libraries

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Barba.js Barba.js is a small and easy-to-use javascript library that helps you creating fluid and smooth transitions between your website's pages.

JavaScript libraries

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Boba.js

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Boomerang boomerang is a JavaScript library that measures the page load time experienced by real users, commonly called RUM (Real User Measurement).

JavaScript librariesRUM

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BO

Bootstrap Table

JavaScript libraries

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Browser-Update.org Browser-update.org is a tool to unobtrusively notify visitors that they should update their web browser in order to use your website.

WidgetsJavaScript libraries

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basket.js

JavaScript libraries

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DHTMLX DHTMLX specialises in building JavaScript UI libraries for project management, event planning, big data visualisation, and reporting.

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Darkmode.js Darkmode.js is a JavaScript library that enables an HTML element to switch between CSS themes.

JavaScript libraries

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DA

DataTables DataTables is a plug-in for the jQuery Javascript library adding advanced features like pagination, instant search, themes, and more to any HTML table.

JavaScript libraries

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DA

Day.js

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Dojo

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Dropzone Dropzone is a JavaScript library that turns any HTML element into a dropzone.

JavaScript libraries

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decimal.js

JavaScript libraries

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EaselJS EaselJS is a JavaScript library designed to simplify working with the HTML5 Canvas element, making it useful for creating games, generative art, and other graphical applications.

JavaScript libraries

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Essential JS 2

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Ethers Ethers is a complete, tiny and simple Ethereum library.

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FancyBox FancyBox is a tool for displaying images, html content and multi-media in a Mac-style 'lightbox' that floats overtop of web page.

JavaScript libraries

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FilePond FilePond is a JavaScript library for file uploads.

JavaScript libraries

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FingerprintJS FingerprintJS is a browser fingerprinting library that queries browser attributes and computes a hashed visitor identifier from them.

JavaScript librariesBrowser fingerprinting

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Flickity Flickity is a JavaScript slider library, built by David DeSandro of Metafizzy fame.

JavaScript libraries

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FooTable FooTable is a jQuery plugin that converts HTML tables into expandable responsive tables.

JavaScript libraries

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Formstone Formstone is a front-end library that simplifies web development by providing customizable jQuery plugins that abstract modern web patterns.

JavaScript libraries

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Framer Motion Framer Motion is a modern animation library for JavaScript, React, and Vue.

JavaScript libraries

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Fresco Fresco is a responsive lightbox. Fresco comes with thumbnail support, fullscreen zoom, Youtube and Vimeo integration for HTML5 video and a powerful Javascript API.

JavaScript libraries

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fullPage.js fullPage.js a jQuery and vanilla JavaScript plugin for fullscreen scrolling websites.

JavaScript libraries

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Hammer.js Hammer.js is a JavaScript library for adding touch gestures like swipe, pinch, and rotate to web applications.

JavaScript libraries

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Handsontable Handsontable is a JavaScript component that combines data grid features with spreadsheet-like UX.

JavaScript libraries

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HeadJS HeadJS is a JavaScript library that optimizes web performance by managing the loading and execution of scripts and stylesheets to ensure faster page loads and efficient resource handling.

JavaScript librariesPerformance

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Highlight.js Highlight.js is a JavaScript library for syntax highlighting, supporting 192 languages and 496 themes.

JavaScript libraries

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Howler.js Howler.js is an audio library with support for the Web Audio API and a fallback mechanism for HTML5 Audio.

JavaScript libraries

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Htmx Htmx is a JavaScript library for performing AJAX requests, triggering CSS transitions, and invoking WebSocket and server-sent events directly from HTML elements.

JavaScript libraries

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Gijgo Gijgo is a set of free for commercial use javascript controls.

JavaScript libraries

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Glider.js Glider.js is a fast, lightweight, responsive, dependency-free scrollable list with customisable paging controls.

JavaScript libraries

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Glide.js Glide.js is a dependency-free JavaScript ES6 slider and carousel.

JavaScript libraries