# Fastify vs Nuxt

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Nuxt

| Attribute | Fastify | Nuxt |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70 (78% (high)) | 76.9 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 20 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 16,712 | 70,778 |
| adoption.github_stars | 37,232 | 60,954 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A Node.js web framework optimized to handle high request volumes with minimal overhead, featuring a plugin system, JSON Schema validation, and native TypeScript support. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://fastify.dev","question":"What is Fastify?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Fastify is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://fastify.dev","question":"Is Fastify free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Fastify supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://fastify.dev","question":"What platforms does Fastify support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Fastify can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://fastify.dev","question":"Can Fastify be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 26 integrations for Fastify, including Next.js, Apollo Server, Angular, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch and Swagger/OpenAPI, plus 18 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://fastify.dev","question":"What does Fastify integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Fastify is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify","question":"Is Fastify open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A free and open-source framework for building type-safe, performant full-stack web applications with Vue.js. Offers server-side rendering by default, file-based routing, auto-imports, and zero-config TypeScript support. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://nuxt.com","question":"What is Nuxt?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nuxt is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://nuxt.com","question":"Is Nuxt free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nuxt supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://nuxt.com","question":"What platforms does Nuxt support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Nuxt can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://nuxt.com","question":"Can Nuxt be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Nuxt is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt","question":"Is Nuxt open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A Node.js web framework emphasizing fast request handling and low resource consumption while maintaining strong security, input validation, and developer experience. | A Vue.js-based framework that streamlines development of production-ready web applications by providing file-based routing, automatic component imports, configurable rendering modes (server-side, client-side, or static), and built-in server capabilities through Nitro. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"JavaScript/TypeScript","api_first":true,"api_routes":true,"async_model":"event-loop-async","file_routing":true,"cli_scaffolding":true,"openapi_autogen":true,"language_runtime":"JS/TS","typescript_first":true,"websocket_support":true,"dependency_injection":true}` | `{"language":"JavaScript/TypeScript","rendering":"hybrid","api_routes":true,"hot_reload":true,"edge_runtime":true,"file_routing":true,"typescript_first":true}` |
| integrations.count | 28 | 300 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Apollo Server"},{"name":"Angular"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Swagger/OpenAPI"},{"name":"WebSocket"},{"name":"JWT"},{"name":"Helmet"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"CORS"},{"name":"CSRF"},{"name":"OAuth2"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Firebase","native":false,"category":"auth"},{"name":"Mongoose","native":false,"category":"database"},{"name":"TypeORM","native":false,"category":"database"},{"name":"OAuth","native":false,"category":"auth"},{"name":"GraphQL","native":false,"category":"api"},{"name":"Swagger","native":false,"category":"documentation"},{"name":"OpenAPI","native":false,"category":"documentation"},{"name":"React","native":false,"category":"frontend"},{"name":"Vue","native":false,"category":"frontend"},{"name":"GCP Cloud Storage","native":false,"category":"storage"},{"name":"Casbin","native":false,"category":"authorization"},{"name":"ObjctionJS","native":false,"category":"database"},{"name":"AWS Lambda","native":false,"category":"cloud","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Svelte","native":false,"category":"frontend","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"AMQP","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Express","native":false,"category":"framework","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Koa","native":false,"category":"framework","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Hapi","native":false,"category":"framework","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Nuxt","native":false,"category":"framework","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Stoplight Elements","native":false,"category":"documentation","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Server-Sent Events","native":false,"category":"protocol","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"TypeBox","native":true,"category":"library","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Valkey","native":false,"category":"caching","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Vue.js","native":true},{"name":"Vite","native":true},{"name":"Nitro","native":true},{"name":"Nuxt Content","native":true,"category":"cms"},{"name":"Vercel","native":false},{"name":"GitHub","native":false},{"name":"TipTap","native":false},{"name":"Bun","native":false},{"name":"Deno","native":false}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://fastify.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-09-07T13:15:46.651Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nuxt.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:58:25.689Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 6 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.4","date":"2026-09-17T07:53:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.12.5","date":"2026-09-16T10:19:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.12.4","date":"2026-09-11T09:19:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.3","date":"2026-09-04T09:21:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.12.2","date":"2026-09-04T08:20:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.2","date":"2026-08-19T01:54:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.12.1","date":"2026-08-18T19:51:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.1","date":"2026-08-13T15:57:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.12.0","date":"2026-08-13T15:55:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.0","date":"2026-08-11T08:32:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.0.0-alpha.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.11.3","date":"2026-08-08T06:55:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.11.2","date":"2026-08-03T08:21:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.11.1","date":"2026-08-03T08:10:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.11.0","date":"2026-07-30T09:32:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.10.0","date":"2026-07-05T09:37:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.9.0","date":"2026-06-28T08:21:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.5","date":"2026-04-14T12:09:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.4","date":"2026-03-23T10:31:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.3","date":"2026-03-23T10:20:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v5.8.2","date":"2026-03-07T09:42:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.8.2"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.6.1","date":"2026-10-09T22:47:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.6.0","date":"2026-10-05T22:11:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.5.2","date":"2026-08-05T16:19:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.11","date":"2026-08-05T16:28:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.21.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.5.1","date":"2026-07-27T10:21:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.10","date":"2026-07-27T10:23:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.21.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.5.0","date":"2026-07-18T19:25:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.9","date":"2026-07-18T19:13:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.4.8","date":"2026-06-08T18:40:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.8","date":"2026-06-08T18:40:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.4.7","date":"2026-06-02T14:33:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.7","date":"2026-06-02T14:33:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.21.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.4.6","date":"2026-05-18T09:30:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.6","date":"2026-05-18T09:29:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.21.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.4.5","date":"2026-05-10T23:48:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.5","date":"2026-05-10T23:48:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.21.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.4.3","date":"2026-04-29T23:35:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v3.21.3","date":"2026-04-29T23:34:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.21.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.4.0","date":"2026-03-12T11:08:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/releases/tag/v4.3.1","date":"2026-02-07T16:56:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 8.3 | 7.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":17,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=fastify&per_page=100","last_12m":12,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":24,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=nuxt&per_page=100","last_12m":19,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Fastify | Nuxt |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR) |
| File-based routing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Language | JavaScript/TypeScript | JavaScript/TypeScript |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | - | - |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fast refresh / HMR | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:15:36.020Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*