Planning to design a beautiful yet responsive web application that can be user-friendly with amazing looks. Foundation, an open source front-end framework, is one such framework that accelerates the process of building responsive websites, apps, and emails exponentially. The framework is mobile first, consist of 12 column grid system and supports stylized CSS components.

It also provides templates, code snippets, forms, buttons, navigation, other interface components and optional JavaScript extensions to build a responsive website.

So what are the similarities and differences between Foundation and Bootstrap, a free and open-source front-end frameworks. Have a look.

The main similarity is that both are great front-end frameworks, which can be used for designing awesome applications and websites.

Comparison

Note: Bootstrap supports both LESS AND SASS (SCSS) Preprocessors, but Foundation supports only SASS (SCSS). Here * represents a number, valid up to 12.

Cutting straight to the chase!

How to get started with Foundation.

You can install Foundation in two different ways: first by CSS and second by using the terminal. If you are planning to install foundation with CSS than you can download Foundation and customize it accordingly. Select the features you want to have on your application.

During the installation process, you would find two options: Downloading complete Foundation and Download customized Foundation. Choose as per your requirement.

The framework is used by some of the prominent companies and brands, such as PBS: Public Broadcasting Service, National Geographic, Washington Post, Mozilla, Cambridge University Press, Official HTC Store (UK), National Geographic Education and many more.

Now you know enough about Foundation! The blog is intended to provide an overview of Foundation and a range of benefits of a responsive web designs. I recommend you to try multiple front-end frameworks to find out what works better for your current project or the new one.