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 an app 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, Fastify and Angel.

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  1. Meteor icon

    Meteor

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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Meteor as an Alternative to Express
    Guest
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    5

    Express is for building REST APIs (backend). Meteor is for building the full stack webapp

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Meteor is a great Express alternative, some don't.

    • Meteor is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Express.

    • Meteor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Express.

    • Meteor is Free and Open SourceExpress is also Free and Open Source
  2. AdonisJS icon

    AdonisJS

     3 likes
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    AdonisJS is a Node.js web framework with a breath of fresh air and drizzle of elegant syntax on top of it. We prefer developer joy and stability over anything else.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     

    • AdonisJS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Express.

    • AdonisJS is Free and Open SourceExpress is also Free and Open Source
  4. FeathersJS icon

    FeathersJS

     13 likes
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
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    Paulo Coghi
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    Fast to learn and presents a lean and performant architecture.

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    • FeathersJS is Free and Open SourceExpress is also Free and Open Source
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    Fastify

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    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...

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
     
  6. Angel icon

    Angel

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Dart
     
  7. Opa icon

    Opa

     10 likes
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    ember.js

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    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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    Comments about ember.js as an Alternative to Express
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    expressJS is a server-side platform, but ember.js is client-side.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    While ExpressJS is for server side code, EmberJS is for client side code.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Express is a backend and Ember.js is a frontend framework.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. ember.js is a legitimate Express alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • ember.js is the most popular Web-based alternative to Express.

    • ember.js is Free and Open SourceExpress is also Free and Open Source
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    Koa

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Moleculer

     2 likes
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    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

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
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    CellJS

     1 like
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    Self-constructing web app framework with no API, just a few, simple rules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Remult

     1 like
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    A CRUD framework for full stack TypeScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     

    • Remult is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Express.

    • Remult is Free and Open SourceExpress is also Free and Open Source
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    Derby

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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