# NestJS vs Quarkus

| Attribute | NestJS | Quarkus |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.8 (78% (high)) | 59.1 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 78,848 | 4,936 |
| adoption.github_stars | 76,466 | 15,847 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"TypeScript/JavaScript","api_routes":true,"typescript_first":true}` | `{"language":"Java","api_routes":true,"hot_reload":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Express"},{"name":"Fastify"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"TypeORM"},{"name":"Swagger/OpenAPI"},{"name":"Bull"},{"name":"WebSockets"},{"name":"Microservices"},{"name":"Angular Universal"}]` | `[{"name":"Eclipse Vert.x"},{"name":"Hibernate"},{"name":"Apache Camel"},{"name":"JAX-RS"},{"name":"RESTEasy"},{"name":"Netty"},{"name":"Eclipse MicroProfile"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Java |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nestjs.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:46:31.197Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://quarkus.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T20:56:40.746Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 5 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 7.5 | 5.6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=io.quarkus%3Aquarkus-arc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | NestJS | Quarkus |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | - |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | TypeScript/JavaScript | Java |
| **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 2026-09-01T17:09:47.326Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*