10 Best Examples of Websites and Apps Built with Angular

What is Angular?
10 Popular Websites made with Angular
What Are the Advantages of Angular?
When To Choose Angular For Your Project?
Conclusion

Angular is often on the desktop when discussing suitable tooling for new projects, and especially when it comes to multifunctional web resources or web applications. Indeed, these days it’s difficult to imagine the tech stack of many developers without it. Angular was created, and is promoted by Google, so when you consider how big a driver Google has been in the growth and development of the web itself, is it any wonder that something similar can be said about Angular and its revolutionary approach to interface development and performance?

In this article we will showcase 10 famous websites built with Angular that are popular, high performing, and known for coping with high loads. We will also talk about our own experiences at SECL Group of using Angular as one of the core technologies we deploy when providing services for customer web development.

What is Angular?

Angular is an open-source front-end framework that is actively used in web development. This technology is one of the 3 most popular web frameworks among professional developers and is especially in demand amongst those developing larger projects.

Whilst Google’s Angular Team created Angular and continues to develop and support it, it would be unfair not to mention the community of private developers and companies that have contributed a great deal to the framework’s popularity and esteemed reputation in the world of web development.

The framework was originally called AngularJS and was created in JavaScript. Originally intended for the development of single-page applications (SPA), the technology has also proven itself in extending browser applications based on the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. Specialists immediately noted the significant simplification of the testing and development of web applications due to AngularJS.

The framework’s capabilities have been subject to expansion, keeping pace by pursuing constant improvement and increasing complexity. The newest versions of the technology, called Angular 2 or Angular 2+, feature an open-source front-end framework written in TypeScript. This significant redesign was accompanied by a general rethinking and process of systemic improvement, allowing the framework to gain power, provide wider functionality, offer more mature methodology and facilitate increased speeds of web development. Angular stands out amongst other JavaScript frameworks for its complexity, so it certainly requires good engineering knowledge from developers who apply it. All of that in mind, it is advisable to consider Angular through the prism of large, complex projects.

10 Popular Websites made with Angular

At SECL Group we have been working with Angular for a long time and have been convinced of its positive attributes time and again when implementing web development projects. Very often we have been tasked with developing internal corporate web systems using this framework, on which, whilst there is typically no multi-million attendance, very serious requirements are put forward for things like uninterrupted operation, high-quality user interfaces, and high performance.

When talking about websites built with Angular, it’s not that difficult to provide use cases that testify to its capabilities as many well-known resources use the framework. We’d like to demonstrate which of its features have manifested themselves in practice, as well as highlight how Angular has specifically contributed to the success of projects on which it has been applied. So, without further ado, let’s take a look as some examples of Angular websites:

1. Gmail

The world’s #1 email service by number of users has been using Angular since 2009, with its popularity coming from its ability to handle high-loads and steep requirements for uninterrupted operation. Angular, like other elements of the tech stack, copes with these demands flawlessly, as its single-page website runs smoothly, without crashes, and quickly.

Among other things, users appreciate the ability to enter commands from the keyboard, and the convenient and quick selection of recipients from its drop-down list. Gmail’s user audience of more than 1.5 billion speaks eloquently on its own about the advantages of Angular as a framework capable of supporting a large user-oriented application.

Features:

A simple and genuinely intuitive interface: A very diverse array of users visit this typical example of websites using Angular each day, with completely different expectations and experiences of interacting with web applications. However, most people very quickly get used to Gmail’s interface, and the number of misunderstandings is minimal
A positive, convenient user experience. You can probably still remember how little time it took you to get started with Gmail
Instant initial loading that takes up to a few seconds at most, after which you can immediately start working with emails and tabs
Offline access to cached data
An out-of-the-box Angular tool, namely a module for integrating the mail service into other Angular applications.

Average monthly visits: 73.60M (according to SimilarWeb)

Back-end technologies: C++, Java

Front-end technologies: Angular

Database technologies: Cloud Bigtable.

2. Forbes

This online version of a famous business magazine is aimed at a discerning audience. But discerning does not mean small, as 74 million people from the USA alone visit this popular website built with Angular. Many Forbes readers belong to the business world and value their time very much, hence the need to combine rich functionality with a minimum volume for fast loading. Angular successfully meets these requirements.

In addition, its pages are constantly self-updating thanks to which readers always have relevant reading material presented to them. The website’s stylish and expressive design also attracts attention. This can also be noted as a merit of Angular. After all, without the help of such advanced technologies, it would be impossible to «Change the World», which is precisely the motto of Forbes magazine.

Features:

Angular’s reusable codebase, which ensures good website performance on any device and through any browser
Seamless user experience with posts that pull up smoothly by scrolling
Usability is thought out down to the last detail.

Average monthly visits: 101.58M.

Back-end technologies: Java.

Front-end technologies: Angular.

Database technologies: MongoDB.

3. Upwork

The “world’s work marketplace” as it calls itself, Upwork is another great example of Angular websites due to its responsive single-page experience, where intuitive design is combined with outstanding functionality. It is no surprise that Upwork was among the winners of G2 Crowd’s 2021 Best Software Awards.

Features:

Clear navigation and convenient interaction between customers and freelancers
Third-party integrations with common systems and platforms
Easy and secure integration with payment gateways to transfer funds. When we talk about the functionality of websites built with Angular, in the case of Upwork, it means the ability of customers to very simply pay for ordered work due to its cooperation with well-known payment systems.

Average monthly visits: 35.97M

Back-end technologies: PHP and Java

Front-end technologies: Angular

Database technologies: Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon RDS

4. Paypal

A proven way to quickly transfer funds, and another esteemed example taken from the list of websites built with Angular, about 377 million people actively use the global Paypal payment service as it facilitates financial transactions requiring precision and clarity. An easy-to-understand interface facilitates this in the best possible way.

Features:

A financial transaction can be made in just a few clicks
Seamless checkout processes without the need to go anywhere from the web store
Ready-made functionality for the integration of Paypal into Angular websites with relevant supporting information and tutorials. (Incidentally, the PayPal Community, which unites users and greatly contributes to the technical support of merchant integration into this service, is also one of the Angular websites).

Average monthly visits: 516.45M

Back-end technologies: Node.js

Front-end technologies: Angular

Database technologies: Oracle, MySQL.

5. JetBlue

For many, the airplane journey begins with this popular Angular website. Passengers book and buy airline tickets, study destinations and create travel itineraries online.

Such examples of websites using Angular clearly show the aptitude of the framework for handling high workloads and delivering perfect user interaction, and more than 40 million customers are convinced of this annually.

Features:

Easy-to-use functionality for searching flights, selecting the best prices, and booking tickets
Third-party integrations for comprehensive travel organization, including car rental and accommodation reservations.

Average monthly visits: 7.68M

Back-end technologies: .NET

Front-end technologies: Angular

6. YouTube

It is perhaps not surprising that this instantly recognizable online video sharing and social media platform, which is itself owned by Google, is built with a framework that the Internet giant supports. YouTube’s tech stack, one of the elements of which is Angular, is consistent with its status as one of the most visited websites in the world.

Features:

Display of dynamic content. Indeed, Angular is well-suited for websites where content dynamically changes based on user behavior and tastes. If one component is changed, other related components are changed automatically.
Effective cross-platform. This online video service works perfectly on any device.

Average monthly users: 2.5 billion

Back-end technologies: Python/Django, Go

Front-end technologies: Angular JS

Database technologies: PostgreSQL, MySQL

By the way, when it comes to YouTube, you can find a group of additional services that also operate with the help of Angular websites. Take YouTube TV, for example, the company’s television streaming service that offers an effective alternative to traditional cable television and works on many types of smart devices.

Its users are attracted in particular by the unlimited amount of memory, the option for simultaneous recording of any number of programs, and the prospect of long-term storage of their recordings. In fact, to this end, a cloud-based digital video recorder (DVR) service is offered. As of mid-2022 the service had more than 5 million subscribers, more than aptly marking YouTube out amongst other Angular website examples.

Features:

Compatibility with devices of the main TV brands and easy start-up of work on them
Availability without the need for multiple decoders
A well-thought-out toolkit for a cross-platform app, an extremely useful feature considering that subscribers apply the service on iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as on a whole range of other digital devices.

7. Standard Bank

The largest financial services group in Africa with more than 160 years of history, Standard Bank has more than 12 million customers who needed mobile banking introduced in a timely manner. Its banking application and website work seamlessly and securely on all types of modern devices: smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Clients receive all of Standard’s banking services in just a few clicks.

Features:

A wide range of ways to use financial services, from mobile applications to Angular websites
Cross-platform that allows customers to work in the application or through a browser from any device
Fast operation with instant updating of the content of the website pages, which provides access to current financial data.

Average monthly visits: from 109.75K to 4.01M, depending on the domain

Back-end technologies: Java, PHP

Front-end technologies: Angular

Database technologies: Apache Derby, Azure SQL Database.

8. Wikiwand

You may easily get the impression that this product was created deliberately to demonstrate the advantages of Angular, but in fact it was invented so that Wikipedia’s outdated and imperfect interface does not prevent readers from learning its unique content.

In this case, Angular proves that even without modifying any content whatsoever, but simply by adding a high-quality interface to it, it is possible to significantly improve the usability of a web product. Evidence of this comes in the form of the 10 million users who read Wikipedia using Wikiwand every month, available in common web browsers, as a browser extension and as a mobile app.

Features:

The design of web pages is aimed at their better readability
Easy and comfortable navigation on both web and mobile apps. In particular, the reader always sees the content of the article they are reading on the sidebar, and can also preview articles using internal links to decide whether it is worth going somewhere from the current page
Convenient access to all Wikipedia materials in all the languages it supports.

Average monthly visits: 23M

Back-end technologies: Node.js

Front-end technologies: Angular

9. SHO.COM

Entertainment content should start with a visually appealing picture on screen and the ability to quickly join a movie or a boxing match, even if it’s sold out. This example of websites built with Angular for the Showtime television network meet these expectations.

By visiting the sho.com website, users can start using a free trial period, become acquainted with announcements of highly rated shows, and monitor the broadcast schedule. The combination of visual and textual information allows you to quickly choose the most interesting content for you without wasting extra time.

Features:

The functionality provides the user with the entire range of interactions with the provider without unnecessary transitions to other pages
Clear and easy-to-understand navigation ensures that users do not get confused when choosing between sections of video content, several multiplex channels, and schedules for different time zones
The ability to operate under a high peak load. Most viewers have similar schedules, which means that they simultaneously think about choosing a movie or a sports match for the evening or weekend.

Average monthly visits: 1.9M

Front-end technologies: Angular

10. Sky For Business

This, of course, is not the only example of websites built with Angular published by the broadcasting and telecommunications corporation Sky. Indeed we could also mention Sky Com m unity at this point amongst others. Yet Skyforbusiness is interesting primarily because it acts as a kind of gateway connecting the business sphere with a huge army of sports fans.

By contacting this popular Angular website, you can arrange to show broadcasts of top sports events in pubs, bars, clubs, and retail outlets. Accordingly, the fast loading of its website pages and ease of navigation are imperative.

Features:

Responsive interface, typical of Angular websites
Instant display of any changes in the user interface
High performance of the website.

Brand Social Followers: 5M+

Front-end technologies: Angular

As you can see, among the owners of these websites built with Angular, you can find companies from various spheres of life and across economic sectors. However, for all of them, effective interaction with customers through Angular websites is a substantial condition for business success. So, after considering these practical cases, let’s now focus further on Angular’s features.

What Are the Advantages of Angular?

We would briefly highlight the following characteristics of Angular as key advantages:

Fast code writing
Cleaner code
Code reusability
Seamless updates
Quick testing of specific parts of the application
Two-way data binding that instantly reflects state changes in the user interface
High performance
Simple templates
Good Google indexing.

That final point about indexing is crucial, however difficult to fully comprehend without the support of experienced web developers. Why? Well, Angular had, and to some extent still has, an indexing feature that most other JavaScript frameworks have: so-called partial indexing or two-waves of indexing. This means that, in fact, not all search engine crawlers process JavaScript code successfully or immediately, which may represent a substantial barrier to business success.

To eliminate this feature, we use rendering solutions, in particular SSR (Server-side rendering) in our web project development. The use of this technology, which converts HTML files on the server into a fully rendered HTML page for the client, continues to be our Brand Social Followers: 5M+

Front-end technologies: Angular

strong recommendation. We can also say that since the transfer of Angular to TypeScript, the severity of the problem as described above has become significantly less impactful.

Another great thing about Angular is that it is a mature technology, and already has libraries with solutions that make development easier. In addition, the framework is dynamically developed by the efforts of a dedicated team and a community of enthusiasts.

It is also worth pointing out that in order to fully extract the potential of this technology, project founders need to look for and hire an Angular developer with the necessary expertise. For example, just now we explained how search indexing has some peculiarities. At SECL Group, we know how to optimize JS websites for search engines, which has repeatedly benefited our projects. But not all teams have such experience. There are many similar details to consider when planning to use Angular.

When To Choose Angular For Your Project?

During our review of the examples of websites using Angular, we highlighted the proven effectiveness of this front-end development tool, and accordingly, we’d say that this framework can be considered for client-side development on any web project. From the composition of the classic MEAN tech stack and other tech stacks, it can be understood that, in addition to Angular, for any web project it would be enough to choose only additional technologies for data storage and management, as well as for back-end development and the server environment.

Based on our experience of developing Angular websites, we can identify several features of projects that can be significantly helped by using this framework. Indeed, many websites made with Angular have the following characteristics:

Scale. Large-scale projects with complex architecture are easier, not only to develop, but also maintain and update. Being able to split code into manageable, reusable components helps a lot.
Cross-platform compatibility and universal accessibility. If you want to create a product that is user-friendly on any device, you should consider Angular. Websites built with Angular are equally easily and seamlessly accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones with all common operating systems. The developers of this framework always pay attention to usability for those who are used to visiting their favorite websites through a smartphone. Therefore, the specifics of small screens and touch controls are definitely taken into account.
A large project team. Firstly, the development process is more unified and manageable thanks to access to libraries that contain many ready-made code fragments and other solutions that facilitate programming. Secondly, it’s easier to maintain productivity and pace because you can catch and fix most errors just as you’re typing code.
Integration with other software. We already highlighted these features when we considered the best Angular websites above, so here we are talking about developed solutions for interaction with external systems, such as payment systems. A strong feature is the availability of ready-made modules for connecting websites that use Angular with each other.

So, we have looked at the features of this popular framework and illustrated them with examples of Angular websites. In our opinion, Angular is an appropriate technological basis for the front-end development of web products of any level of complexity, but the progressiveness and maturity of this framework make it particularly suitable for long-term, large-scale projects.

Conclusion

We hope that you have read the list of websites built with Angular that we proposed with interest. You’ve now received practical advice on the types of projects in which this common framework is appropriate, and you know in which cases you should prioritize the creation of Angular websites. That said, it is important to remember that front-end development is a complex and multifaceted process, for which there are several popular technologies.

For major websites, Angular is often used, and for smaller sites, there may be better options. In any case, technology is selected for tasks, and not vice versa. Therefore, before the start of any project, be sure to consult with several specialized teams. At SECL Group, we are attentive to such requests and are always ready to help you choose the optimal technology stack for your project.

In this article, we have shared our own experiences gained during the development of Angular websites. Of course, the blog format doesn’t allow us to provide you with all of the detailed information you might need when considering your own project, so please bear in mind that we are always happy to continue the dialogue on web development topics, including websites built with Angular. Please do not hesitate to contact our specialists for expert support that can help you become the owner of a modern and fast website.