express
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework
The minimal, ubiquitous Node.js web framework.
When to choose it: The safe default — simplest model and the largest middleware ecosystem; ideal for small to mid APIs and learning.
- + Simplest to learn
- + Huge middleware ecosystem
- + Everywhere
- - No built-in TS / async error handling
- - Dated callback style
- Latest version
- 5.2.1
- Monthly downloads
- 425,540,092
- GitHub stars
- 69,072
- Minified + gzip
- 236.1 kB
- Dependencies
- 28
- License
- MIT
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