Hologram
Shares rank 40 of 63 web frameworks by recommenders
Recommended for full-stack development in pure Elixir, with the same code on server and client. Caveat: heavier browser runtime and no built-in file uploads.
Recommended for full-stack development in pure Elixir, with the same code on server and client. Caveat: heavier browser runtime and no built-in file uploads.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Full-stack development in pure Elixir
“The tradeoff is a heavier runtime, but the benefit is that the same Elixir code can run on both server and client with consistent behavior.”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “From 34% to 96%: The Porting Initiative Delivers – Hologram v0.7.0” “Hologram compiles Elixir to JavaScript to run in the browser, enabling full-stack development in pure Elixir”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 on Hacker News “compiles Elixir to JavaScript to run in the browser, enabling full-stack development in pure Elixir”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 on Hacker News Enjoyable developer experience
“I think he’s created something truly special here. I’ve been playing around with it and the DX is unmatched imo.”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Hologram: Building Local-First Apps in Pure Elixir” “a very promising DX with what looks like a very reasonable roadmap and clear intent”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Hologram works. Elixir runs in the browser” “Hologram is a joy to work with.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Hologram works. Elixir runs in the browser” Promising roadmap and active project
“We're seeing real-world production use, endorsements from community leaders, and genuine excitement from the ecosystem.”
Comment from 27 Nov 2025 on Hacker News “a very promising DX with what looks like a very reasonable roadmap and clear intent”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Hologram works. Elixir runs in the browser” “Hologram is an amazing project and I'm really excited for it's future.”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “From 34% to 96%: The Porting Initiative Delivers – Hologram v0.7.0” - Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “From 34% to 96%: The Porting Initiative Delivers – Hologram v0.7.0”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Heavier runtime
“The tradeoff is a heavier runtime, but the benefit is that the same Elixir code can run on both server and client with consistent behavior.”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “From 34% to 96%: The Porting Initiative Delivers – Hologram v0.7.0” No built-in file uploads
“The only thing that's stopping me from trying this currently is file uploads.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Hologram works. Elixir runs in the browser” “it didn't have anything built-in for file uploads”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Hologram works. Elixir runs in the browser” Docs need more images
“I feel it would be better promoted if it included more images in the doc.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Hologram works. Elixir runs in the browser”
Other web frameworks people recommend
The four most recommended other web frameworks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby on Rails | 337 | 145 | 70% | 12 | 14 yrs38 owners | Approved |
| Django | 277 | 97 | 74% | 12 | 15 yrs38 owners | Approved |
| Next.js | 127 | 256 | 33% | 12 | 3 yrs6 owners | — |
| Phoenix Framework | 85 | 11 | 89% | 12 | 8 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| HologramThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the client side event model fits really well with some of the Agentic applications I've been building lately”
“I think he’s created something truly special here. I’ve been playing around with it and the DX is unmatched imo.”
“it didn't have anything built-in for file uploads”
“It can handle file uploads.”
“The only thing that's stopping me from trying this currently is file uploads.”
“I feel it would be better promoted if it included more images in the doc.”
“Hologram is a joy to work with.”
“a very promising DX with what looks like a very reasonable roadmap and clear intent”
“v0.8.0 bridges that gap: call JS functions, use npm packages, interact with Web APIs”
“I keep keeping an eye on your amazing project.”
“The tradeoff is a heavier runtime, but the benefit is that the same Elixir code can run on both server and client with consistent behavior.”
“Hologram is an amazing project and I'm really excited for it's future.”
“compiles Elixir to JavaScript to run in the browser, enabling full-stack development in pure Elixir”
“Hologram compiles Elixir to JavaScript to run in the browser, enabling full-stack development in pure Elixir”
“We're seeing real-world production use, endorsements from community leaders, and genuine excitement from the ecosystem.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.