# Alloy Models

Alloy uses Backbone.js to provide support for its models and collections. Alloy also borrows the concepts of migrations and adapters from Rails for storage integration.

For models, collections and sync adapters, these guides only provides information on how Alloy utilizes the Backbone.js functionality and some simple examples of using it.

# Chapters

• Alloy Data Binding

• Alloy Sync Adapters and Migrations

• Backbone Objects without Alloy

• Alloy Backbone Migration

• Alloy Collection and Model Objects