Express Alternatives

Express is described as 'Minimal and flexible Node.js framework with extensive HTTP utilities and middleware, making web and mobile app development swift and efficient' and is a Web Framework in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Express for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Express alternative is Meteor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Express are AdonisJS, FeathersJS, Angel and ember.js.

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  1. Meteor icon
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    Meteor is a set of new technologies for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time. It is built around Smart Packages: little bundles of code that can run on a client, inside a cloud service, or both, and that can manage their lifetime inside the modern distributed...

    47 Meteor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. AdonisJS icon
     3 likes

    MVC web framework for Node.js with modular service providers, support for RESTful APIs, TypeScript, built-in authentication, SQL ORM, CLI tools for scaffolding, a stable ecosystem, standard conventions, integration with databases, and a focus on maintainability.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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  3. FeathersJS icon
     13 likes

    Feathers is a real-time, micro-service web framework for NodeJS that gives you control over your data via RESTful resources, sockets and flexible plug-ins.

    90 FeathersJS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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  4. Angel icon
     2 likes

    There are a few server-side frameworks rising within Dart at this moment, but Angel has a different goal than all the rest. Angel aims to be a server-side framework optimized for full-stack development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Dart
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  5. ember.js icon
     23 likes

    You can write less code with Ember's Handlebars integrated templates that update automatically when the underlying data changes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • JavaScript
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  6. Opa icon
     10 likes

    Opa is an open source, simple and unified platform for writing web applications. All aspects are directly written in Opa: Frontend code, backend code, database queries and configuration. And everything is strongly statically typed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Fastify icon
     3 likes

    An efficient server implies a lower cost of the infrastructure, a better responsiveness under load and happy users. How can you efficiently handle the resources of your server, knowing that you are serving the highest number of requests possible, without sacrificing security...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
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  8. Mojo.JS icon
     7 likes

    A non-opinionated, totally customizable JavaScript framework designed for writing programs that scale across any platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  9. Nest icon
     6 likes

    Nest is a framework for building efficient, scalable Node.js server-side applications. It uses modern JavaScript, is built with TypeScript (preserves compatibility with pure JavaScript) and combines elements of OOP (Object Oriented Programming), FP (Functional Programming), and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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  10. Koa icon
     11 likes

    Expressive middleware for node.js using generators via co to make web applications and APIs more enjoyable to write. Koa's middleware flow in a stack-like manner allowing you to perform actions downstream, then filter and manipulate the response upstream.

    89 Koa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Moleculer icon
     2 likes

    Moleculer is a fast, modern and powerful microservices framework for Node.js. It helps you to build efficient, reliable & scalable services. Moleculer provides many features for building and managing your microservices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
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  12. Derby icon
     12 likes

    MVC framework making it easy to write realtime, collaborative applications that run in both Node.js and browsers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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