Comparison

Fastify vs Quarkus

No clear leader: Fastify (63.9) and Quarkus (59.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Fastify64
Quarkus59
Score
Vioscale score
Fastify64 / 100high · 78%
Quarkus59 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Fastify
Quarkus
Model
Fastifycommercial
Quarkuscommercial
Price level
Fastifyfree
Quarkusfree
Integrations
Count
Fastify17
Quarkus7
Reliability
Status page
Fastify
Quarkus
Adoption
Dependent repos
Fastify16,712
Quarkus4,936
Github stars
Fastify37,024
Quarkus15,847
Activity
Commits last 30d
Fastify69
Quarkus100
Release
Cadence days
Fastify3
Quarkus5
History
Fastify20 items
Quarkus20 items
License
Spdx
FastifyMIT
QuarkusApache-2.0
Language
Primary
FastifyJavaScript
QuarkusJava

Capabilities

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

Core
Rendering model
Fastify-
Quarkus-
File-based routing
Fastify-
Quarkus-
Language
FastifyJavaScript/TypeScript
QuarkusJava
Rendering
Server components
Fastify-
Quarkus-
Streaming SSR
Fastify-
Quarkus-
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes
Fastify
Quarkus
DX
First-class TypeScript
Fastify
Quarkus-
Fast refresh / HMR
Fastify-
Quarkus
Deployment
Edge runtime support
Fastify-
Quarkus-

What each one is

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

Fastify

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.

Independently observed

Quarkus

Quarkus is an open-source framework that enables Java developers to build cloud-native applications optimized for containers and Kubernetes. It provides rapid startup, minimal memory consumption, and accelerated development cycles through live code reloading, while supporting both imperative and reactive programming paradigms.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Fastify

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Quarkus

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Fastify
Quarkus
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fastify
Quarkus
Self-hosted
Fastify
Quarkus
On-premise
Fastify
Quarkus

Integrations

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

Fastify

17 total
  • Next.js
  • Apollo Server
  • Angular
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • WebSocket
  • JWT
  • Helmet
  • Sentry
  • RabbitMQ
  • CORS
  • CSRF
  • OAuth2
  • Kubernetes
Independently observed

Quarkus

7 total
  • Eclipse Vert.x
  • Hibernate
  • Apache Camel
  • JAX-RS
  • RESTEasy
  • Netty
  • Eclipse MicroProfile
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.

Fastify vs Quarkus: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale