Comparison

Express vs Gin

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.

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★Express76

Gin60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ExpressLeader	Gin
vioscaleAI score	76 / 100high · 77%	60 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	8.9	6.1
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://expressjs.com/en/advanced/security-updates	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=express&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgin-gonic%2Fgin&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,853,938	55,159
Github starsadoption.github_stars	69,528	89,283
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	168,467,798	-
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	96,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	10	13
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	73
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Express76 / 100high · 77%

Gin60 / 100medium · 68%

Pricing

Free tier

Express✓

Gin✓

Model

Expressopen_source

Ginopen_source

Price level

Expressfree

Ginfree

Transparent

Express✓

Gin–

Integrations

Count

Express13

Gin–

Security

Disclosure policy

Express✓

Gin–

Scorecard

Express8.9

Gin6.1

Trust center

Expresshttps://expressjs.com/en/advanced/security-updates

Gin–

Vulnerabilities

ExpressCount: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=express&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE

GinCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgin-gonic%2Fgin&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

Express1,853,938

Gin55,159

Github stars

Express69,528

Gin89,283

Package downloads weekly

Express168,467,798

Gin–

Stackoverflow questions

Express96,000

Gin–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Express10

Gin13

Release

Cadence days

Express4

Gin73

History

Express20 items

Gin20 items

License

Spdx

ExpressMIT

GinMIT

Language

Primary

ExpressJavaScript

GinGo

Market

Availability

ExpressAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Gin–

Content

Faq

Express7 items

Gin5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Web Frameworks
Capability	Express	Gin
Core
Rendering model	-	Server-side
File-based routing	✗	-
Language	JavaScript	Go
Rendering
Server components	✗	-
Streaming SSR	✗	-
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes	✓	✓
DX
First-class TypeScript	✗	✗
Fast refresh / HMR	✗	-
Deployment
Edge runtime support	✗	-

Core

Rendering model

Express-

GinServer-side

File-based routing

Express✗

Gin-

Language

ExpressJavaScript

GinGo

Rendering

Server components

Express✗

Gin-

Streaming SSR

Express✗

Gin-

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Express✓

Gin✓

First-class TypeScript

Express✗

Gin✗

Fast refresh / HMR

Express✗

Gin-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Express✗

Gin-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Express

Leader

A flexible web framework providing essential features for web applications and APIs while allowing developers to choose their own complementary tools and libraries.

Independently observed

Gin

A backend framework for Go designed for building fast REST APIs and web applications. It provides an intuitive routing API similar to Express.js with significantly better performance, supporting middleware chains, built-in template rendering, and automatic crash recovery.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Express

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Gin

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Express	Gin
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Express✓

Gin✓

CLI

Express✓

Gin✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Express✓

Gin✗

Self-hosted

Express✓

Gin✓

On-premise

Express✓

Gin✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Express

Leader

13 total

Cassandra
Couchbase
CouchDB
LevelDB
MySQL
MongoDB
Neo4j
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Redis
SQL Server
SQLite
Elasticsearch

Independently observed

Gin

Not documented yet.

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