# Actix vs NestJS

| Attribute | Actix | NestJS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.6 (67% (medium)) | 63.8 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 33 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 6,843 | 78,848 |
| adoption.github_stars | 24,801 | 76,466 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Actix Web is a Rust web framework emphasizing speed and type safety in HTTP request handling. It uses an actor-based concurrency model where independent components communicate through strongly-typed messages, with built-in support for HTTP/2, flexible response types, and powerful request extraction. | A unified platform integrating planning, source control, and CI/CD pipelines with built-in security scanning and compliance controls to help teams accelerate software delivery and maintain security across the entire lifecycle. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"Rust","api_routes":true}` | `{"language":"TypeScript/JavaScript","api_routes":true,"typescript_first":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 9 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Express"},{"name":"Fastify"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"TypeORM"},{"name":"Swagger/OpenAPI"},{"name":"Bull"},{"name":"WebSockets"},{"name":"Microservices"},{"name":"Angular Universal"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"hybrid","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nestjs.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:46:31.197Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 6 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-v0.8.1","date":"2026-08-23T22:21:39Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-v0.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.15.0","date":"2026-08-21T19:31:07Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.7.0","date":"2026-08-19T23:13:38Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.14.1","date":"2026-08-09T00:54:05Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.3","date":"2026-08-09T00:53:58Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.2","date":"2026-08-07T19:20:02Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.1","date":"2026-06-22T11:36:28Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.14.0","date":"2026-06-21T06:47:41Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-v0.8.0","date":"2026-06-21T05:21:29Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/multipart-derive-v0.8.0","date":"2026-06-21T05:20:32Z","type":"stable","version":"multipart-derive-v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.13.0","date":"2026-06-21T06:15:52Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.12.1","date":"2026-04-18T02:43:38Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.13.0","date":"2026-02-18T10:52:00Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/router-v0.5.4","date":"2026-02-18T10:05:32Z","type":"stable","version":"router-v0.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/http-v3.12.0","date":"2026-02-18T10:11:57Z","type":"stable","version":"http-v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/awc-v3.8.2","date":"2026-02-18T11:10:50Z","type":"stable","version":"awc-v3.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.6.10","date":"2026-02-06T12:19:00Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.6.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.12.1","date":"2025-11-26T16:42:59Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/files-v0.6.9","date":"2025-11-26T16:42:57Z","type":"stable","version":"files-v0.6.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/actix/actix-web/releases/tag/web-v4.12.0","date":"2025-11-16T07:05:16Z","type":"stable","version":"web-v4.12.0"}]` | 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|
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 7.5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":4,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=actix-web&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40nestjs%2Fcommon&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Actix | NestJS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | - |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | Rust | TypeScript/JavaScript |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | - | - |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | - | ✓ |
| Fast refresh / HMR | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:04:51.753Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*