{"id":2144,"date":"2019-07-02T11:58:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T11:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2024-10-01T12:11:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T12:11:07","slug":"an-ultimate-guide-to-select-the-right-web-app-development-stack-for-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/an-ultimate-guide-to-select-the-right-web-app-development-stack-for-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Web App Development Stack For Startups: Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Confuse about the technology stack? You are not the only one; selecting the right tech stack is challenging for any startup. As startups and small businesses usually have a limited budget, that\u2019s why they need a compact solution to start with their project.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/an-ultimate-guide-to-select-the-right-web-app-development-stack-for-startups\/#What_is_a_web_development_stack\" title=\"What is a web development stack?\">What is a web development stack?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/an-ultimate-guide-to-select-the-right-web-app-development-stack-for-startups\/#Things_to_consider_for_selecting_a_web_tech_stack_for_your_project\" title=\"Things to consider for selecting a web tech stack for your project\">Things to consider for selecting a web tech stack for your project<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/an-ultimate-guide-to-select-the-right-web-app-development-stack-for-startups\/#Tech_stack_of_three_successful_projects\" title=\"Tech stack of three successful projects\">Tech stack of three successful projects<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/an-ultimate-guide-to-select-the-right-web-app-development-stack-for-startups\/#On_the_whole\" title=\"On the whole\">On the whole<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Though <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/web-development-companies\/\">web app development<\/a><\/strong> might sound amazing, the selection of tech stack needs attention. Keep in mind, the wrong choice of web app development stack can cost you time, money, and make your app fail the race.<\/p>\n<p><em>Let\u2019s start from the basics. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_web_development_stack\"><\/span><strong>What is a web development stack? <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In simple words, a web stack is the collection of software and tools required for website or web app development. It usually contains an operating system, a programming language, database software and a web server that works together to develop a functioning web app.<\/p>\n<p>There are two sides to web app development: the front end technology (client-side programming) and back-end technology (server-side programming).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Front-end technology stack<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The front-end is a visual part where your client (users) can see and interact (work) with the web app. Some essential components that help in client-side programming are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HTML- Hypertext Markup Language helps to define the structure of information displayed on the browser.<\/li>\n<li>CSS- Cascading Style Sheets helps in determining the style of application content, for example, the font style, colors, and layout.<\/li>\n<li>JavaScript- JavaScript ensures the interactivity of the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bootstrap <\/strong>is one of the most popular front-end framework toolkits to build responsive and mobile-first sites.<\/p>\n<p>JavaScript being the leading technology for our web developers, they mostly work on React and Angular. However, a few app development companies also consider Vue. Js, and jQuery. However, both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/reactjs-vs-angularjs-a-guide-to-the-select-the-best-front-end-technology-for-your-app\/\">React and Angular<\/a> are known for their high performance and flexibility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Back-end technology stack<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The back-end technology stack develops behind the scene web app development. The programming &amp; scripting, server architecture, database administration, backup, scalability, and security comes under the back-end tech stack.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s check the following elements:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operating system: <\/strong>Developers choose OS to build your web app. We prefer Linux&nbsp;and&nbsp;Windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web server: <\/strong>Developers need to process HTTP requests sent by users (from the browser) and then return HTTP responses (as a search result) in the form of web pages.&nbsp;GoDaddy and Amazon&nbsp;are some of the web servers we rely on for the hosting server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Databases: <\/strong>This is where the app data are stored, for example, figures, dates geo-positions, etc. MySQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch are some of our preferred databases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage: <\/strong>For storing large files, we use AWS S3. We found it to be more reliable, secure, and convenient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosting: <\/strong>It helps the website owners post their website onto the Internet. We mainly work on GoDaddy, AWS, DigitalOcean, and any other hosting services preferred by clients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programming language: <\/strong>PHP, Ruby, Java, C#, Python are some of the most used programming languages to write codes on the back-end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web development frameworks: <\/strong>Frameworks simplify the process of code writing and enhance the app performance.<\/p>\n<p>While selecting the technology, most of the time, we offer our customized choice of the stack for optimal results. However, there is some popular web stack combination which you need to know about before moving ahead.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LAMP-&nbsp;Linux (OS), Apache (server), MySQL (database), PHP&nbsp;or&nbsp;Perl (language)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Python-Django- Python (language), Django framework (server), Apache (web server), MySQL or PostgreSQL (database)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>MEAN- MongoDB&nbsp;(database),&nbsp;Express&nbsp;(back-end framework), Angular (front-end framework) and Node.js (runtime environment)<\/li>\n<li>MERN- MongoDB (database), Express (back-end framework), React\/Redux (front-end framework) and Node.js (runtime environment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is what front-end and back-end tech stacks may include. What we offer may vary depending upon a document-oriented or relational project. Our developers use a solution that is best suited for a project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-frameworks.webp\" alt=\"web-app-development-frameworks\" width=\"1000\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-frameworks.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-frameworks-300x275.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-frameworks-768x703.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-frameworks-390x357.webp 390w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-frameworks-820x750.webp 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_to_consider_for_selecting_a_web_tech_stack_for_your_project\"><\/span><strong>Things to consider for selecting a web tech stack for your project<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Find which <strong>type of web application<\/strong> you are planning to build. Web app projects are categorized divided into three types: Simple, Mid-level &amp; Complex.&nbsp;<strong><br \/>\nSimple web app <\/strong>project requires less time, budget &amp; effort as it is built with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/custom-software-or-off-the-shelf-a-guide-to-successful-software-solutions-for-smes\/\">off-the-shelf solutions<\/a>&nbsp;such as CMS software. A single landing page and simple online stores are usually developed with a readymade solution. A<strong> mid-level web app<\/strong> consists of more features and functionality than a simple one, and thus, it requires a proper framework. Enterprise apps and e-commerce stores are some of the examples.&nbsp;<strong>Complex web app<\/strong>&nbsp;comes with lots of integrations and functions. They may require different programming languages and technologies as many people access it. For example, Fintech software, social networking sites, healthcare software are some of the popular yet complex projects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Plan your <strong>budget<\/strong> Outsourcing from a good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/web-development-companies\/\"><strong>web app development company<\/strong><\/a> requires a decent budget. Though, it depends on your project type and size, as a general rule, more advance the technology, the higher the development cost.Different outsourcing companies have different price models. Before you talk to any of the company, you must check their previous works. Developing a web app and releasing to market is one of the few things. Besides, you need to maintain, update, and keep it optimized with time. Your software solution provider can guide you on how to manage the budget for maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Don\u2019t forget about the <strong>time to market<\/strong> the app as it depends on the tech stack. Remember, the faster you create and release your app, the ahead of the competition you are. If you have less time on your hand, you must start with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/why-start-ups-must-consider-building-an-mvp-for-their-mobile-apps\/\">MVP<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/contact\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-services-1.webp\" alt=\"web-app-development-services\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-services-1.webp 728w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-services-1-300x37.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/web-app-development-services-1-390x48.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You also need to consider other factors like <strong>Third-party integration, scalability, security,<\/strong> and <strong>updates <\/strong>as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to discuss with a web app outsourcing company <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Explain the requirements of your project. <\/strong>You need to explain your targeted audience, their age, interests to the company. This, in turn, helps them to create UI and better UX to meet all expectations of potential customers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The architecture of your app <\/strong>needs to be as scalable as possible. To achieve scalability, we choose to work on one of the most powerful programming languages like JavaScript. It comes along with frameworks and libraries that improve the language and offer more flexibility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keeping up with the trend. <\/strong>As you think about the scalability and flexibility of your web app for future growth, make sure your web app design goes with the trend for a better future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ui-mobile-trends.webp\" alt=\"ui-mobile-trends\" width=\"720\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ui-mobile-trends.webp 720w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ui-mobile-trends-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ui-mobile-trends-390x234.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check secure tools for your web app data. <\/strong>The technology you select must be encrypted and secured to offer future users a flawless service. Ask our web app developers about the tools to understand the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tech_stack_of_three_successful_projects\"><\/span><strong>Tech stack of three successful projects<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While each project comes with unique and different needs, analyzing the technologies of these three projects will help you to understand how tactically they have selected each tool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/instagram-stack.webp\" alt=\"instagram-stack\" width=\"720\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/instagram-stack.webp 720w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/instagram-stack-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/instagram-stack-390x234.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/facebook-stack.webp\" alt=\"facebook-stack\" width=\"720\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/facebook-stack.webp 720w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/facebook-stack-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/facebook-stack-390x234.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Netflix <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/netflix-stack.webp\" alt=\"netflix-stack\" width=\"720\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/netflix-stack.webp 720w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/netflix-stack-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/netflix-stack-390x234.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_the_whole\"><\/span><strong>On the whole <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Following the tips and using an established tool, assure a desired project. Being a startup, you need to plan the budget for web app development costs very sincerely. Also, you have to take both pros and cons into account before going for any software development.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still not sure which tech stack is more appropriate for your web app idea, our expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/web-development\/\">web app developers<\/a> can guide you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Confuse about the technology stack? You are not the only one; selecting the right tech stack is challenging for any startup. 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