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, Angel and Fastify.

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    DOMtastic

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    Small & fast DOM and event library for modern browsers. Having the same familiar API as jQuery (but without the extra "weight" of modules like $.ajax, $.animate, and $.Deferred), it works great stand-alone or paired up with e.g. Backbone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    server.js

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    Flexible and powerful server for Node.js. It uses socket.io and supports ES7+ for modern async/await to avoid callback hell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
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    Yaf

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    Yaf is the first PHP MVC framework which is written in C and built as PHP extension. It is considered the fastest and the lowest resource consuming PHP framework for now. It is well tested and has been applied successfully in many high traffic products in Baidu, Sina and other...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Laravel Lumen

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    Lumen is the stunningly fast micro-framework by Laravel. Use the Laravel features you love like Eloquent, caching, queues, validation, routing, middleware, and the powerful Laravel service container. All with almost zero configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Laravel Lumen screenshot 1
     
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    SuperTokens

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    SuperTokens is an open source user authentication solution. Using SuperTokens, developers can add secure, hassle free auth to their mobile application or website in less than a day. It is an alternative to Auth0, Firebase Auth and AWS Cognito.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Open Source User Authentication
     
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    Trails.js

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    Take the path less traveled. Or don't. With Trails, there's no cargo cult. Your team can use the design patterns and existing Node modules they already know. The capability of the framework itself is up to you, the developer, by choosing precisely the modules you need to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Node.JS
     
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    Amala

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    Amala is a Lightweight, Typescript REST API framework powered by Koa 2+. You can use classes and decorators to define your API. Inject arguments from Koa's CTX. Supports API versioning, OpenAPI3, and docker.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Atlas Toolkit

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    The quick and easy way to add versatile graphical interfaces with networking capabilities to your Java, Node.js, Perl, Python or Ruby programs. Give instant access to your application to whoever you want on the Internet, without having to deploy it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Preview of the TodoMVC (http://todomvc.com) application made with the Atlas toolkit.
     
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    AmplifyJS

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    AmplifyJS is a set of components designed to solve common web application problems with a simplistic API. Amplify's goal is to simplify all forms of data handling by providing a unified API for various data sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Flight

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    A lightweight, component-based JavaScript framework for assigning behavior to DOM nodes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Nombo

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    Nombo is an Open Source Node.js framework that allows you to easily build Rich Cloud Applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Web Atoms

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    JavaScript UI Framework & UI Controls with Binding and Templates for Every Device - TV, Mobile, Tablets and Computers !!!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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