The best AdonisJS alternatives
4 tools that do a similar job to AdonisJS, 4 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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AdonisJSA TypeScript web framework for building web apps and API servers on Node.js.
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Express
Open source · MIT · ★ 69.6k
A minimal, unopinionated web framework for building servers and APIs with Node.js.
Best for: Developers building JavaScript or Node.js back-end servers; Teams building REST-style APIs in Node.js
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Fastify
Open source · MIT · ★ 37.3k
A fast, low-overhead web framework for building servers and APIs with Node.js.
Best for: Node.js developers building JSON APIs or backend services; Teams that care about request throughput and want a lightweight framework
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Next.js
Open source · MIT · ★ 143k
A React framework for building websites and web apps with server rendering and routing built in.
Best for: Developers already comfortable with React who want a full framework around it; Teams building sites that need server rendering or static generation
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Vapor
Open source · MIT · ★ 26.2k
A web framework for building websites and APIs in the Swift programming language.
Best for: Swift developers who want to build backend services in the same language as their iOS or macOS apps; Teams building JSON APIs or web backends who already work in Swift
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to AdonisJS. We don't take payment for placement.