# Alpine.js, release history and use on real websites.

A lightweight JavaScript framework for adding interactivity directly to HTML. It works similarly to Tailwind, but for JavaScript: declarative attributes in markup. Ideal for small interactive components without requiring a build system.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed, Alpine.js 3 is the current stable version.
- **Category:** [JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)
- **First release:** 2019
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 3.17.5 (20 Oct 2026)
- **Official website:** https://alpinejs.dev
- **Documentation:** https://alpinejs.dev/start-here
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/alpine-js

## Alpine.js on audited websites

341 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Alpine.js (2.0%). That ranks it #10 of the 35 technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Alpine.js vs all websites

- **Web score:** 74 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 82 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 62 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 68 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 35 (all websites 31)

### Most used in JS/CSS Frameworks

1. [Tailwind CSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tailwind-css): 34% (5,653)
2. [jQuery](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/jquery): 29% (4,883)
3. [Next.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/next-js): 23% (3,836)
4. [React](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/react): 22% (3,626)
5. [Bootstrap](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bootstrap): 13% (2,198)
6. [PHP](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/php): 3.0% (502)
7. [Lit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/lit): 2.9% (487)
8. [Astro](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/astro): 2.4% (405)
9. [Vue.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/vue-js): 2.2% (373)
10. [Alpine.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/alpine-js): 2.0% (341)

The number for React counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Next.js, Gatsby, and Remix, which run it too. The number for Vue.js counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Nuxt, which run it too.

## Alpine.js versions and release history

3 release lines since 2019, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 3.17.5, released 20 Oct 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 11 Jun 2021 | 3.17.5 (20 Oct 2026) | 98 |
| 2 | 19 Feb 2020 | 2.8.2 (23 Mar 2021) | 29 |
| 1 | 18 Dec 2019 | 1.12.0 (16 Feb 2020) | 32 |

Sources: [npm registry, package alpinejs](https://www.npmjs.com/package/alpinejs), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks

- [TanStack Start](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tanstack-start): 1.9% of websites
- [Nette](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nette): 1.8% of websites
- [Nuxt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nuxt): 1.5% of websites
- [Angular](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/angular): 1.2% of websites
- [Preact](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/preact): 1.2% of websites
- [UnoCSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/unocss): 1.2% of websites
- [Express](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/express): 1.1% of websites
- [SvelteKit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/sveltekit): 1.1% of websites
- [ASP.NET](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/asp-net): 1.0% of websites
- [Django](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/django): <1% of websites
- [HTMX](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/htmx): <1% of websites
- [Turbo (Hotwire)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/turbo): <1% of websites

[All 38 in JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)

## Questions about Alpine.js

### What is Alpine.js?

A lightweight JavaScript framework for adding interactivity directly to HTML. It works similarly to Tailwind, but for JavaScript: declarative attributes in markup. Ideal for small interactive components without requiring a build system. The be1st catalog lists Alpine.js under JS/CSS Frameworks. License of Alpine.js: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Alpine.js?

The latest version of Alpine.js is 3.17.5, released 20 Oct 2026 (source: npm registry, package alpinejs).

### How many websites use Alpine.js?

341 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Alpine.js (2.0%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Alpine.js first released?

Alpine.js was first released in 2019.

### Is Alpine.js still a modern choice?

Yes. Alpine.js counts as a modern technology. Actively developed, Alpine.js 3 is the current stable version.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.