NestJS

A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀

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Tool	Fit	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
AdonisJS	Full replacement	19k	MIT	Open source	No	TypeScript	v7.6.0	2026-10-05

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AdonisJS Full replacement

AdonisJS is a TypeScript-first web framework for building web apps and API servers. It comes with support for testing, modern tooling, an ecosystem of official packages, and more.

A TypeScript MVC framework with its own ORM, auth and validation built in.

Language: TypeScript
Licence: MIT
Stars: 19k
Latest: v7.6.0
Last push: 2026-10-05

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Language: TypeScript
Licence: MIT
Stars: 77k
Last push: 2026-10-05

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