The best Egg alternatives
5 tools that do a similar job to Egg, 5 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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EggA Node.js framework built on Koa for building larger server-side apps, with plugins and process management.
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Koa
Open source · MIT · ★ 35.7k
Small Node.js web framework built on async functions for writing HTTP middleware.
Best for: Node.js developers who want a minimal web framework they can shape themselves; Teams building APIs or web servers who prefer async/await middleware
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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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LangChain
Open source · MIT · ★ 149k
A Python framework for building AI agents and apps powered by language models.
Best for: Python developers building LLM-powered applications; Teams that want to switch between model providers without rewriting code
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Ant Design Pro
Open source · MIT · ★ 38.9k
A React starter template with admin-style pages built on Ant Design.
Best for: Developers building internal admin dashboards or back-office tools in React; Teams who want to start from Ant Design components and page templates
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 Egg. We don't take payment for placement.