Best NodeJS frameworks for seamless backend development

• Socket.io

  826 60,129 7.8 TypeScript

  Realtime application framework (Node.JS server)

  

Socket.IO is a NodeJS framework built on top of WebSockets that enables realtime client-server communication. Socket.IO is event-driven and compatible with older browsers and environments.

• SailsJS

  41 22,773 6.7 JavaScript

  Realtime MVC Framework for Node.js

  

Community stats: Sails GitHub repository has an active community with 22.78k stars and 2k forks. They also have a YouTube channel with a library of useful tutorial videos.

• SurveyJS

  surveyjs.io sponsored

  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• Nest

  312 64,263 9.9 TypeScript

  A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀

  

NestJS is a progressive framework for NodeJS for building server-side applications with JavaScript and TypeScript. NestJS follows a modular architecture enabling developers to create complex applications by organizing components into separate, independent modules, ensuring maintainability and reusability across various parts of the application.

• Express

  674 63,771 8.3 JavaScript

  Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

  

Community stats: The official Express GitHub repository has 62.1k stars and 11.7k forks. The Express mailing list has over 5000 discussions which can be used as an issue library when you encounter a bug while developing an Express application.

• feathers

  61 14,931 8.8 TypeScript

  The API and real-time application framework

  

Feathers.js is a web framework built on top of Express which provides a simple way to develop a scalable and reliable application. Feathers.js supports many databases and works with any frontend technology including iOS, Android, and React Native.

• node

  924 103,799 9.9 JavaScript

  Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨

  

With around 50,000 open source packages available through npm (Node Package Manager), NodeJS facilitates the seamless backend extension. The GitHub repository has 99k stars and 27.5k forks demonstrating an active community. Furthermore, there are 468,194 questions tagged 'node.js' on Stackoverflow, while an active Discord community comprises 13,714 members.

• benchmarks

  14 569 6.8 JavaScript

  Fast and low overhead web framework fastify benchmarks. (by fastify)

  

Community stats: Fastify has a community of 28.8k stars and 2.2k forks on GitHub.

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• Meteor JS

  61 44,038 9.8 JavaScript

  Meteor, the JavaScript App Platform

  

Community stats: The Meteor.js GitHub repository has an active community with 43.8k stars and 5.4k forks.

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