NestJS vs Jooby: What are the differences?
Developers describe NestJS as "A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient and scalable server-side applications by @kammysliwiec". Nest is a framework for building efficient, scalable Node.js server-side applications. It uses progressive JavaScript, is built with TypeScript (preserves compatibility with pure JavaScript) and combines elements of OOP (Object Oriented Programming), FP (Functional Programming), and FRP (Functional Reactive Programming)
Under the hood, Nest makes use of Express, but also, provides compatibility with a wide range of other libraries, like e.g. Fastify, allowing for easy use of the myriad third-party plugins which are available.. On the other hand, Jooby is detailed as "Scalable, fast and modular micro web framework for Java". It is a scalable and fast micro web framework build on top of the most used NIO web servers. It's very straightforward and modular, clearly designed for the modern day's web architecture. It comes with support for Javascript and Kotlin too.
NestJS and Jooby can be categorized as "Frameworks (Full Stack)" tools.
Some of the features offered by NestJS are:
- Extensible - Gives you true flexibility by allowing use of any other libraries thanks to modular architecture.
- Versatile - An adaptable ecosystem that is a fully-fledged backbone for all kinds of server-side applications.
- Progressive - Takes advantage of latest JavaScript features, bringing design patterns and mature solutions to node.js world.
On the other hand, Jooby provides the following key features:
- Modular
- Easy to learn
- Fast development cycles
NestJS is an open source tool with 18.6K GitHub stars and 1.34K GitHub forks. Here's a link to NestJS's open source repository on GitHub.