Criteria | Express.js | Koa.js | Nest.js | Fastify |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ease of Use | Very beginner-friendly, minimalistic | Requires more setup, uses modern JavaScript | Steeper learning curve, structured & modular | Simple, developer-friendly with a learning curve |
Architecture | Minimal structure, flexible | Modular, unopinionated | Opinionated, modular, TypeScript-focused | Structured, modular with plugin support |
Extensibility | Highly extensible with many plugins | Flexible, but fewer built-in features | Highly extensible with built-in tools | Built-in plugins, highly extensible |
Community | Largest community, vast ecosystem | Smaller community, fewer third-party packages | Growing, especially in TypeScript/enterprise | Rapidly growing, strong support for modern use |
Popularity (GitHub Stars) | 65.9k ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 35.3k ⭐⭐⭐ | 68.4k ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 32.6k ⭐⭐⭐ |
For Koa.js:
$ 1_koa_js> node src/main.js
For Nest.js:
$ 2_nest_js> npm run start
For Express.js:
$ 3_express_js> node src/main.js
For Fastify:
$ 4_fastify> npm run dev
For Koa.js:
$ 1_koa_js> docker run -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/cynicdog/cloudnative-node.js-templates/middleware_koa_js:latest
For Nest.js:
$ 2_nest_js> docker run -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/cynicdog/cloudnative-node.js-templates/middleware_nest_js:latest
For Express.js:
$ 3_express_js> docker run -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/cynicdog/cloudnative-node.js-templates/middleware_express_js:latest
For Fastify:
$ 4_fastify> docker run -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/cynicdog/cloudnative-node.js-templates/middleware_fastify:latest
The server endpoints are the same for all the frameworks:
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Create an Item
$ > http POST :3000/items name="Item1" description="This is Item1"
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Get All Items
$ > http :3000/items
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Update an Item
$ > http PUT :3000/items/1 name="Item1 - Updated"
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Delete an Item
$ > http DELETE :3000/items/1