The best NestJS alternatives
4 tools that do a similar job to NestJS, 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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NestJSA TypeScript/JavaScript framework for building structured server-side Node.js applications.
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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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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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refine
Open source · MIT · ★ 36k
A React framework for building admin panels, dashboards and internal business apps.
Best for: Developers building internal admin panels or back-office tools in React; Teams that want a headless approach and can pick their own UI component library
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 NestJS. We don't take payment for placement.