Express
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node. (by expressjs)
Restify
The future of Node.js REST development (by restify)
Express | Restify | |
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752 | 8 | |
66,068 | 10,717 | |
0.5% | 0.0% | |
8.9 | 0.0 | |
4 days ago | 4 months ago | |
JavaScript | JavaScript | |
MIT License | MIT License |
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 2025-01-19.
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The Mobile Development Tech Stack for 2025
Express.js Official Documentation
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6 Steps to Set Up MongoDB Atlas for Node.js Applications
Go to expressjs.com
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Build a React login page template
On the server, the session ID that is sent to the server will be checked with the sessions table in the database to make sure the sessions is valid before processing the request. In Express, middleware can be created that wraps routes or route collections to make sure this is done automatically on the proper requests.
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Master Secure File Uploads to AWS S3 in Node.js with Express and Multer
Uploading files securely is a key part of protecting user data in any web application. In this blog, we'll walk you through creating a secure file upload system using Node.js, Express, Multer, and AWS S3. We'll focus on best practices to ensure your uploads are safe and your application stays secure. This guide is perfect for beginners who want to learn how to handle file uploads while keeping security a top priority.
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Basic CRUD API with express
At this point, we need to install a nodejs package called express. Express is a library that will help us create our APIs.
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CRUD with ExpressJS and MongoDB (Typescript)
Step 2: Install the necessary dependencies which are morgan, ExpressJS, Mongoose cors and nodemon
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Introduction to Hono : Advantages, Disadvantages & FAQs
While inspired by Express.js, Hono.js offers a similar API but emphasizes superior performance and a reduced resource footprint.
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A Simple Approach to SSR with React 19 and esbuild
This is a simple application using Express static and middleware approach to serve static files, handle server routes, and route using react-router-dom.
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🔥How to fetch HTML from server
To do this, let's create an API route, through which we will receive HTML from the server. For the backend part, we will use Node.js. The framework on which we will do this is Express.js. It is one of the most popular today and it is perfect for the task we are solving. First, we specify the controller that will process the HTML:
- Criando um Chatbot com JavaScript e Gemini AI
Restify
Posts with mentions or reviews of Restify.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-31.
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Stop using express.js
Restify & Fastify Hapi
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Node JS Microservice Frameworks for Developing Scalable Web Apps.
Restify – Optimized NodeJS Microservice Framework
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Preact Releases Signals
We've seen this framework forking happen a lot as good ideas are remixed like Aurelia via Angular, Derw via Elm, Restify via Express, and Spring Boot via Spring to name a few. It's interesting to me this obsession with performance that Preact has with their ability to provide a simple API. That said, I am in no way convinced this'll solve the architecture problem. Without at least guidance, or more importantly, a framework + docs on how to utilize Signals at scale, you'll just end up with a random mess. Still, it's awesome how far they've come, and it's neat to see them still innovating years later.
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10 Best Node.js Framework in 2021
Restify.js: Future of Node.js REST development
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how to deploy a graphQL server with docker and fly
Express GraphQL is a library for building production ready GraphQL HTTP middleware. Despite the emphasis on Express in the repo name, you can create a GraphQL HTTP server with any HTTP web framework that supports connect styled middleware. This includes Connect itself, Express and Restify.
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What is your current stack?
Is express still the go-to HTTP server? How are hapi and restify doing? Has koa ever really picked up? Is there any new cool stuff to watch out for (fastify, anyone)?
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Are you using promises and async / await safely in Node.js?
Restify - No native support yet. Support merged mid-2020, scheduled for a v9 release.
- Ask HN: How do you build APIs with Node in 2021?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Express and Restify you can also consider the following projects:
Next.js - The React Framework
Nest - A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀
Koa - Expressive middleware for node.js using ES2017 async functions
fastify - Fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js
Nuxt.js - Nuxt is an intuitive and extendable way to create type-safe, performant and production-grade full-stack web apps and websites with Vue 3. [Moved to: https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt]
loopback-next - LoopBack makes it easy to build modern API applications that require complex integrations.
SvelteKit - web development, streamlined
AdonisJs Application
fastify-express - Express compatibility layer for Fastify