# Alpine AJAX

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Alpine AJAX and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A small JavaScript library for AJAX-style HTML updates, recommended for simpler cases because it is smaller and more targeted than HTMX.

## Why people recommend it

- Smaller and more targeted than HTMX (2 comments): "was smaller than HTMX while providing all the features I needed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49481617)) "they're much smaller and more targeted" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46314159))
- Used for simpler use cases (2 comments): "All my projects now use either HTMX or Alpine Ajax" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46316685)) "For even simpler usecases I often use Alpine AJAX" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46319245))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [jQuery](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jquery.md): 111 recommend
- [Picknplace.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/picknplace-js.md): 58 recommend
- [Alpine.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/alpine-js.md): 50 recommend
- [Effect (TypeScript library)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/effect.md): 38 recommend
- [Video.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/video-js.md): 24 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Alpine AJAX", https://hackerapproved.com/p/alpine-ajax/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).