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actionhero.js vs hapi: What are the differences?
What is actionhero.js? The Reusable, Scalable, and Quick node.js API Server. The Reusable, Scalable, and Quick node.js API Server.
What is hapi? Server Framework for Node.js. hapi is a simple to use configuration-centric framework with built-in support for input validation, caching, authentication, and other essential facilities for building web applications and services.
actionhero.js and hapi belong to "Microframeworks (Backend)" category of the tech stack.
"Fast" is the primary reason why developers consider actionhero.js over the competitors, whereas "Makes me Hapi making REST APIs" was stated as the key factor in picking hapi.
actionhero.js and hapi are both open source tools. It seems that hapi with 11.3K GitHub stars and 1.16K forks on GitHub has more adoption than actionhero.js with 2.01K GitHub stars and 242 GitHub forks.
Pros of Actionhero
- Fast6
- Lightweight6
- Same API code for many transports (HTTP, Socket, etc)4
- Clear and declarative routing and controllers4
- Simple1
Pros of hapi
- Makes me Hapi making REST APIs27
- Simpler than other REST libraries14
- Configuration14
- Quality Driven Ecosystem13
- Modularization13
- Easy testability5
- Better validation1
- Restify0
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Cons of Actionhero
- Speed1