# Nette, what it is and how websites use it.

A Czech PHP framework by David Grudl with the Latte templating engine and a strong focus on security. It is widespread mainly in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

- **Status:** Stable. Stable and maintained.
- **Category:** [JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)
- **First release:** 2008
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause / GPL
- **Official website:** https://nette.org
- **Documentation:** https://doc.nette.org
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/nette/nette
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nette

## Nette on audited websites

297 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Nette (1.8%). That ranks it #12 of the 35 technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Nette vs all websites

- **Web score:** 80 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 88 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 66 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 73 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 33 (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.

We don't track the release history of Nette yet. Its releases are published on GitHub. https://github.com/nette/nette/releases

## Other technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks

- [TanStack Start](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tanstack-start): 1.9% 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
- [Bulma](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bulma): <1% of websites

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

## Questions about Nette

### What is Nette?

A Czech PHP framework by David Grudl with the Latte templating engine and a strong focus on security. It is widespread mainly in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The be1st catalog lists Nette under JS/CSS Frameworks. License of Nette: BSD-3-Clause / GPL.

### How many websites use Nette?

297 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Nette (1.8%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Nette first released?

Nette was first released in 2008.

### Is Nette still a modern choice?

Nette is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Stable and maintained.

### What are the alternatives to Nette?

Technologies that do the same job as Nette include Django and Laravel.

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