# NestJS vs Vapor

**Leader by Vioscale score:** NestJS

| Attribute | NestJS | Vapor |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.8 (78% (high)) | 56.1 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 36 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 78,848 | 796 |
| adoption.github_stars | 76,466 | 26,192 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":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. | A framework for building HTTP servers and APIs using Swift with strong type safety and performance optimization. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"TypeScript/JavaScript","api_routes":true,"typescript_first":true}` | `{"language":"Swift","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":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 | TypeScript | Swift |
| license.spdx | MIT | 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"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.vapor.codes/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:59:42.865Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 20 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.122.1","date":"2026-08-25T16:42:26Z","type":"stable","version":"4.122.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/5.0.0-alpha.2","date":"2026-08-11T14:44:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-alpha.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.122.0","date":"2026-07-01T21:45:49Z","type":"stable","version":"4.122.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/5.0.0-alpha.1","date":"2026-06-11T19:25:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"5.0.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.121.4","date":"2026-04-10T17:17:16Z","type":"stable","version":"4.121.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.121.3","date":"2026-02-24T17:37:47Z","type":"stable","version":"4.121.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.121.2","date":"2026-02-10T16:23:51Z","type":"stable","version":"4.121.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.121.1","date":"2026-01-14T13:48:58Z","type":"stable","version":"4.121.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.121.0","date":"2026-01-05T12:16:24Z","type":"stable","version":"4.121.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.120.0","date":"2025-12-12T22:35:41Z","type":"stable","version":"4.120.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.119.2","date":"2025-11-11T15:07:16Z","type":"stable","version":"4.119.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.119.1","date":"2025-11-10T13:09:06Z","type":"stable","version":"4.119.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.119.0","date":"2025-11-05T11:24:54Z","type":"stable","version":"4.119.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.118.0","date":"2025-11-04T15:08:07Z","type":"stable","version":"4.118.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.117.2","date":"2025-11-03T16:24:04Z","type":"stable","version":"4.117.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.117.1","date":"2025-11-03T10:39:25Z","type":"stable","version":"4.117.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.117.0","date":"2025-09-12T14:32:53Z","type":"stable","version":"4.117.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.116.0","date":"2025-09-09T13:03:03Z","type":"stable","version":"4.116.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.115.1","date":"2025-07-14T13:47:30Z","type":"stable","version":"4.115.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vapor/vapor/releases/tag/4.115.0","date":"2025-05-15T13:45:13Z","type":"stable","version":"4.115.0"}]` |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| 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=swiftpm&package_name=github.com%2Fvapor%2Fvapor&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | NestJS | Vapor |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | Server-side |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | TypeScript/JavaScript | Swift |
| **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 2026-09-01T16:33:19.077Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*