Whatsup by whatsup
A frontend framework for chillout-mode development JSX components on generators*, fast mobx-like state management and exclusive cssx style system
About Whatsup
From the project's README at github.com/whatsup/whatsup. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Whatsup is a modern frontend framework with own reactivity system and JSX components based on pure functions and generators. Features easy to use: simple api, just write code own reactivity system with high performance cool styling system based on css modules built-in router with intuitive api glitch free, autotracking and updating of dependencies written in typescript, type support out of the box small size: ~7kB gzipped (state + jsx + cssx) Example Documentation
The documentation is divided into several sections: Introduction Getting Started Components [State management](https://whatsup.js.org/
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 152 | github.com/whatsup/whatsup |
| GitHub forks | 9 | github.com/whatsup/whatsup |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 772 | whatsup |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 5.8 years | since Aug 2020 |
| Last commit | 2.1 years ago | Mar 31, 2024 |
| Releases shipped | 20 | last: 3.0 years ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Ready to self-host Whatsup?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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