15 TOP Node.js Frameworks For Developers
What is Node.js? Node.js Node.js is is an an open-source, open-source, cross-platform runtime runtime environment for developing serverside side Web Web applications. Although Node.js is not not aa JavaScript framework, many of its basic modules modules are are written written in in JavaScript, JavaScript, and and developers developers can can write write new new modules modules in in JavaScript. JavaScript. The The pace at at which which NodeJS NodeJS grew grew in in popularity popularity is is due due to to the the fact fact that it allows you you to to build build large scale, real time and scalable scalable mobile mobile and and web web applications applications with with JavaScript JavaScript alone. alone. Let Let us us look look at at the the best best and and most most powerful powerful NodeJS NodeJS frameworks frameworks that that are are available available today today and and help help you you build real time and scalable web web applications applications of of all all sizes sizes and and complexity: complexity:
1. Express.js Express.js Express.js is is considered considered one one of of the the essential essential web web frameworks frameworks for for Node.js. Node.js. ItIt is is fast, fast, lightweight and minimal web application application framework framework that that offers offers the the robust robust set of features features for for building building web web and and mobile mobile applications applications and and APIs. APIs. Express.js Express.js is is an an actively actively used, used, maintained maintained and and tested tested framework framework and and offers offers various various features such as database database integration, integration, template template engines, engines, multiple multiple routing, routing, and and much much more. more.
2. Hapi.js Hapi Hapi is is distinguished distinguished as as aa Node.js Node.js powered powered framework framework that that independently independently runs runs without without any any assistance assistance on on Express. Express. This This makes makes Hapi Hapi more more or or less less aa competitor competitor of of Express Express with many developers developers choosing choosing Hapi Hapi over over Express Express in in the the recent recent past. past. Hapi.js Hapi.js is is used used for for designing designing useful useful applications, applications, such such as as Postmile, Postmile, aa collaborative collaborative list making making tool. tool.
3. Sail.js Sail.js Sail.js is is aa well-known well-known Node.js Node.js framework framework famous famous for for its its serviceability serviceability towards towards enterprise-wide systems. Its MVC MVC pattern is based on Express and Socket.IO Socket.IO and and is is ideal ideal for for writing writing datadataoriented oriented applications applications and and real-time real-time features features like a chat application. Being frontend frontend agnostic framework, itit gives gives you you the flexibility to select technology for for developing developing the the frontend. frontend.
4. Koa.js Koa.js Koa.js is is a powerful powerful server server framework for for Node.js Node.js to to build build efficient efficient web web applications applications and application application programming programming interfaces interfaces (APIs). (APIs). Koa.js Koa.js efficiently efficiently uses generators to deal with call call backs backs and and increase increase error-handling error-handling capabilities. capabilities. This This also also improves improves readability readability of of the the application. application.
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5. Meteor.js Meteor Meteor is is an an open-source, open-source, MVC framework framework for for building building websites websites and web/mobile web/mobile applications. applications. The The framework framework supports supports OS X, Windows and and Linux. Linux. ItIt allows allows writing both client and and server server parts parts of of an an application application in in JavaScript. JavaScript. The The best best part part about about Meteor Meteor is is that it confirms a programming programming model model that that initiates the development of real-time real-time applications applications with with minimum minimum JS JS codings. codings.
6. Derby.js Derby.JS Derby.JS is is a full stack framework and competes competes directly directly with with the the likes likes of of Meteor, Meteor, Mean.io Mean.io and Mojito. It runs on top top of of node.js node.js in in conjunction conjunction with with mongo mongo DB and Redis. Redis. Derby Derby is is aa model-view model-view controller controller (MVC) (MVC) JavaScript JavaScript framework framework for for both both clientclientside side and and server-side. server-side. Derby’s Derby’s Racer, Racer, aa real-time real-time data data synchronization engine for for Node.js Node.js allows allows multi-site, multi-site, real-time real-time concurrency concurrency and data synchronization across across clients and servers.
7. Mean.js Mean.js Mean.js is a full-fledged JavaScript framework framework to to build build web web applications applications using using NoSQL NoSQL database, database, MongoDB MongoDB as as well well as as Angular.js Angular.js for for the the front-end front-end and and Express.js/Node.js Express.js/Node.js for for the the backend backend (server). (server). Mean.js and Mean.io are both considered considered aa part part of of Mean Mean stack. stack. Mean Mean stands stands for for MongoDB, MongoDB, Express.js, Angular.js Angular.js and Node.js. Node.js.
8. Mojito Mojito Mojito is a JavaScript JavaScript framework framework based based on on Yahoo! Cocktails, a mobile application application development platform introduced introduced by Yahoo! Developer Developer Network. Network. Since, client and server components components are both written in JavaScript, JavaScript, Mojito Mojito can can run run on both the client client side side (browser) (browser) and and the the server server (Node.js). (Node.js).
9. Socket.io Socket.io Socket.io is is aa Node.js Node.js server framework framework for for building building real-time real-time web web applications. applications. Being aa Javascript Javascript library, itit allows allows event-driven, event-driven, bidirectional bidirectional communication communication between between web web clients and and server. server. Its Its key key features features includes includes asynchronous asynchronous input/ input/ output output (I/O) (I/O) processing, processing, binary binary streaming, instant messaging messaging and more. more.
10. Total.js Total.js Total.js is a full-stack model-view controller controller (MVC) framework that builds highly highly responsive responsive web web apps apps with with JavaScript, JavaScript, HTML, HTML, and CSS. It’s compatible compatible with with client-side client-side frameworks frameworks like like AngularJS, Backbone.js, React, Ember, Ember, and and Bootstrap Bootstrap and isn’t limited by by a single database database compatibility.
11. Flatiron.js Flatiron.js Flatiron.js is is an an adaptable adaptable and and advanced advanced Node.js Node.js web web framework framework for building building modern modern and and reliable reliable web web applications. applications. Using Flatiron.js you can easily easily modify URL routing, create templates, templates, manage data, and manage plugins. plugins. It also provides provides various various resources resources and and useful useful tools tools for all all users. users.
12. Keystone.js Keystone Keystone is a full-stack, open-source open-source framework framework that’s that’s also also ideal ideal for for developing developing database-driven database-driven websites, applications, applications, and APIs APIs on on top top of of Node.js. Node.js. Keystone.js Keystone.js offers offers various features features such as authentication, embedded embedded services, services, admin admin UI UI that that help help in in building a scalable and fast web web application. application.
13. StrongLoop – LoopBack LoopBack, LoopBack, aa popular popular and and mature mature open open source source framework framework that that is is built built on on top top of of Express.js Express.js web web framework framework enables enables you you to to quickly quickly implement scalable APIs. It leverages leverages StrongLoop Arc, Arc, aa useful tool tool of of the the StrongLoop StrongLoop ecosystem ecosystem monitoring monitoring and deploying apps.
14. Actionhero.js Node.js Node.js is is aa big big platform platform for for when when it comes comes to to API API servers, servers, and ActionHero is is one of the most well-known API frameworks frameworks out out there there to to help help you you build build fast, fast, scalable scalable and reusable Node.js API servers servers for for your your app projects. ActionHero ActionHero acts acts as as aa toolkit toolkit for for helping helping you you build the kind of API servers that will will natively natively work work together together with with your your existing existing apps and platforms.
15. Partial.js Partial Partial is is aa modern modern Node.js Node.js web web framework framework that that focuses focuses on on aa number number of of advanced advanced features features for helping developers developers reduce reduce development development time, time, and and increase increase application application performance. performance. Features Features like like code code minifying, minifying, web web attack attack protection, MVC structure, modules modules are all part of the frameworks frameworks core. core. Partial supports WebSockets for making making it easy to communicate between between the the web web browser browser and and the the back-end back-end server. server.
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