# Quasar framework

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Quasar framework and 14 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Vue-based framework that people reach for first when starting projects, and that they say ports to most platforms quickly. Some dislike its Material design components.

## Why people recommend it

- Ports to most platforms quickly (2 comments): "There are JS frameworks that port to most platforms in about 3 minutes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45843864)) "I just write code and it seems to work on pretty much everything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45810324))
- Praised as a go-to framework (2 comments): "always the first framework I reach for when starting a new project" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49062153)) "I've only ever heard good things about it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49067202))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [React](https://hackerapproved.com/p/react.md): 482 recommend
- [htmx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/htmx.md): 320 recommend
- [Svelte](https://hackerapproved.com/p/svelte.md): 151 recommend
- [Vue](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vue.md): 121 recommend
- [Angular](https://hackerapproved.com/p/angular.md): 82 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Quasar framework", https://hackerapproved.com/p/quasar-438b/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).