| Compare | AngularJS | Backbone.js | Knockout |
|---|---|---|---|
| File Size | ~142 KB total (compressed and minified) | ~ 7.3 KB total (gzip / minified) | ~21 KB total (gzip / minified) |
| Version & Licence | V1.4.2 & MIT (Open-source) | V1.2.1 & MIT (Open-source) | V3.3.0 & MIT (Open-source) |
| Dependencies | No Dependencies | Dependends on underscore.js and jQuery | No Dependencies |
| Data Binding | It supports full data binding and provides options for creating custom data bindings | Does not support data binding by default but does using plugins for data bindings | It fully supports data binding and can bind many attributes. |
| It provides options for creating custom data bindings | |||
| Routing | It supports routing feature and it’s very simple | It supports routing features and it’s very simple | Does not support routing by defualt but it is available with some thrid-party libraries |
| Views | Uses HTML as the templating language | Does not have templates by default but we can add them easily by a thrid-party template like underscore.js and handlebars | It uses HTML as the templating language |
| Testing | Can support Test Driven Development (TDD) | Does not support testing by defualt but we can use some thrid-party tester like Jasmine and Sinon.JS | Does not support testing by defualt but we can use some thrid-party tester like Jasmine and Sinon.JS |
| Data | Does not support jQuery but we can use Angular’s $http | Can support jQuery’s $.ajax and is very easy to understand | It can support jQuery’s $.ajax and knockout mapping |
| Design Pattern | Can support the MVC and MVVM design patterns | It can support MVP design pattern | It can support the MVVM design pattern |
| Browser | Can support IE 9, IE 10 and IE 11 | It dependends on jQuery supporting browsers like IE 6+, Chrome, Firefox, Safari 5.1+ and Opera | It can support all major browsers like IE 6+, Firefox 3.5+, Chrome, Opera and Safari |
| Third-party Integration | Does not support third-party integration | Does not support third-party integration | It supports third-party integration |
