1. Bootstrap
This is undoubtedly the most promising responsive framework. You can easily build successful websites using the right responsive web design tools. Going by its fame that is rising each day, this can be regarded as the wonderful toolkit highly useful in creating successful websites. This hugely prominent framework may not be superior, technology wise, but it offers more resources (third-party plug-ins, articles and tutorials and theme builders, among others), as compared to other framework. Thus Bootstrap is highly significant and attracts most users.
2. Foundation by ZURB
Popularity wise, Zurb’s Foundation is second by Bootstrap and is highly in demand. Supported by ZURB, this framework has great features and is used on various big websites, such as Mozilla, Facebook, Yahoo!, eBay and National Geographic, among others. It offers business support, consulting and training as well as many resources that help you in learning the framework easily.
3. Semantic UI
Semantic UI makes building websites much more semantic. This framework makes use of natural language principles; hence, making the codes more understandable and readable. It is full-featured and the most innovative framework among those mentioned here. The overall structure of this framework and the naming conventions also surpasses the other frameworks mentioned here.
4. Pure by Yahoo!
Pure by Yahoo! is a lightweight, modular framework which is written in pure CSS. It includes various components that can be used separately or together depending on your requirements. Pure provides only bare-bones styles for clean start of project. It is an ideal framework for people who do not require a fully featured framework but specific components to include in their project.
5. UIkit by YOOtheme
UIkit is a intelligent collection of easy-to-customize and easy-to-use components. Although it is not as famous as other frameworks in this list, it offers the same functionality and designing website with UIkit is quite easy. This framework is successfully used in many themes of WordPress. It offers a powerful and flexible customization mechanism, either manually or via GUI customizer.
Wrapping Up: No doubt, with rise in smartphones and tablets the demand of adaptive and responsive websites are increasing everyday. Therefore, there is a fierce competition in developing the best responsive websites. Choosing right framework is quite important for the success of website. I’m sure after reading this blog post, you will be able to choose the ideal framework for your website. If you are still not sure about the right framework, you can contact some good web development companies to get consultation about the most suitable framework.