Express vs Fastify
On the evidence we track, Express leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Express
LeaderA flexible web framework providing essential features for web applications and APIs while allowing developers to choose their own complementary tools and libraries.
Fastify
A Node.js web framework emphasizing fast request handling and low resource consumption while maintaining strong security, input validation, and developer experience.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Elasticsearch
Express
Leader- Cassandra
- Couchbase
- CouchDB
- LevelDB
- MySQL
- Neo4j
- Oracle
- SQL Server
- SQLite
Fastify
- Next.js
- Apollo Server
- Angular
- Swagger/OpenAPI
- WebSocket
- JWT
- Helmet
- Sentry
- RabbitMQ
- CORS
- CSRF
- OAuth2
- Kubernetes
- Firebase
- Mongoose
- TypeORM
- OAuth
- GraphQL
- Swagger
- OpenAPI
- React
- Vue
- GCP Cloud Storage
- Casbin
- +12 more
Express or Fastify: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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