# Micronaut vs NestJS

| Attribute | Micronaut | NestJS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.2 (78% (high)) | 63.8 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 76 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,305 | 78,848 |
| adoption.github_stars | 6,421 | 76,466 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A modern Java framework designed to reduce startup time and memory overhead through compile-time optimization rather than runtime reflection, providing built-in support for dependency injection, aspect-oriented programming, cloud-native patterns, and microservice infrastructure. | 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":"Java, Groovy, Kotlin","api_routes":true}` | `{"language":"TypeScript/JavaScript","api_routes":true,"typescript_first":true}` |
| integrations.count | 19 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GraalVM"},{"name":"Netty"},{"name":"Jackson"},{"name":"Gradle"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"Consul"},{"name":"Eureka"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Flyway"},{"name":"Logback"},{"name":"SDKMAN"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"MariaDB"},{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"H2"}]` | `[{"name":"Express"},{"name":"Fastify"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"TypeORM"},{"name":"Swagger/OpenAPI"},{"name":"Bull"},{"name":"WebSockets"},{"name":"Microservices"},{"name":"Angular Universal"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://micronaut.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:07:33.979Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nestjs.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:46:31.197Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 6 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.12","date":"2026-08-21T08:14:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.11","date":"2026-08-17T07:53:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.0.7","date":"2026-07-23T08:40:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.10","date":"2026-07-22T13:17:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.9","date":"2026-07-21T11:40:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.8","date":"2026-07-20T12:04:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.7","date":"2026-07-17T15:05:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.0.6","date":"2026-07-15T13:01:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.6","date":"2026-07-13T10:07:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v3.10.10","date":"2026-07-13T08:59:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.5","date":"2026-07-09T11:33:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.4","date":"2026-07-08T13:21:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v4.10.26","date":"2026-07-08T07:46:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.10.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.0.5","date":"2026-07-07T07:23:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.3","date":"2026-06-29T12:22:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.0.4","date":"2026-06-29T09:56:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v3.10.9","date":"2026-06-29T09:06:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.2","date":"2026-06-19T12:51:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.1","date":"2026-06-17T16:27:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/releases/tag/v5.1.0","date":"2026-06-16T14:25:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.1.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.2.3","date":"2026-08-25T10:59:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.2.2","date":"2026-08-25T07:59:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.2.1","date":"2026-08-14T17:53:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.2.0","date":"2026-08-14T12:13:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.29","date":"2026-08-10T09:40:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.28","date":"2026-07-08T08:33:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.27","date":"2026-06-15T09:17:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.26","date":"2026-06-08T12:37:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.25","date":"2026-06-08T07:39:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.24","date":"2026-05-25T08:41:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.23","date":"2026-05-21T18:18:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.22","date":"2026-05-21T08:57:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.21","date":"2026-05-14T09:00:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.20","date":"2026-05-13T07:29:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.19","date":"2026-04-13T07:56:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.18","date":"2026-04-03T09:40:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.17","date":"2026-03-16T10:41:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.16","date":"2026-03-05T13:25:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.15","date":"2026-03-03T13:53:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/nestjs/nest/releases/tag/v11.1.14","date":"2026-02-17T16:26:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.14"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=io.micronaut%3Amicronaut-inject&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"LOW"}` | `{"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 | Micronaut | NestJS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | - |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | Java, Groovy, Kotlin | 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 2026-09-01T16:28:59.260Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*