Express
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node. (by expressjs)
loopback-next
LoopBack makes it easy to build modern API applications that require complex integrations. (by loopbackio)
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| Express | loopback-next | |
|---|---|---|
| 782 | 4 | |
| 67,354 | 5,034 | |
| 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| 8.9 | 9.7 | |
| 1 day ago | 6 days ago | |
| JavaScript | TypeScript | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Express
Posts with mentions or reviews of Express.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-07-15.
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Build a Real-time Chat App with Vue 3, Socket.io and Nodejs
First, we will install Express.js and Socket.io using the below command:
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Understanding RESTful APIs
Node.js with Express (https://expressjs.com/)
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Building an API in Node.js without using any packages
So that’s the first big downside of building a REST API without using packages like express.js - you have to build all the route handling yourself, plus add some support for middlewares.
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Enhancing the VS Code Agent Mode to integrate with Local tools using Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Express.js Documentation
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Not a Middy Fan
Express.js was created around the time callbacks were _the_ architecture in Node.js. The world, including UI, quickly found callbacks do not compose well, and void return values are hard to test because of side-effects. Promises were created so you could compose functions, but still have control where your side-effects go. This negates the need for middlewares / callbacks.
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Experimental Devvit Web Views
The Devvit team just announced a new experimental way to build WebView based apps for Reddit. Previously only static HTML/JS/CSS could be used. With this new version, it is possible to run server-side code through Node including spinning up an Express server.
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How to Handle File Uploads with Node.js and Express - Multer Edition
Basic knowledge of JavaScript and Express
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AI Integration in JavaScript: Parse Natural Language to JSON with Node + React
With that set, we can import callOpenAI on a controller. I am using express to manage the API endpoint.
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Reusable API proxy in just a few lines of JavaScript
The basis of my small API proxy is the NPM package http-proxy-middleware from Steven Chim, which I utilized to build a system that can be used via configuration for various endpoints and that runs on a server under the Node.js framework Express.
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Go for Node developers: creating an IDP from scratch - Set-up
Fiber: Go framework inspired in express.
loopback-next
Posts with mentions or reviews of loopback-next.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-15.
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12+ Best Node.js Frameworks for Web App Development in 2022
Github repo: https://github.com/loopbackio/loopback-next License: MIT Github stars: 4200
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loopback-next VS remult - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 26 Jun 2022
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10 Best Node.js Framework in 2021
Loopback 4: A framework for building APIs and Microservices GitHub Popularity: 3.9K Stars
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Introducing Envelop - The GraphQL Plugin System
During that process, we also start to work with other frameworks and support them with that: Loopback, NestJS, Parse, Apollo Server and others.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Express and loopback-next you can also consider the following projects:
Koa - Expressive middleware for node.js using ES2017 async functions
Meteor JS - Meteor, the JavaScript App Platform
Next.js - The React Framework
Nest - A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀
AdonisJs Application
feathers - The API and real-time application framework
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