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Actionhero

19
33
+ 1
21
Balde

5
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+ 1
0
Grape

104
105
+ 1
10
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Pros of Actionhero
Pros of Balde
Pros of Grape
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    Fast
  • 6
    Lightweight
  • 4
    Same API code for many transports (HTTP, Socket, etc)
  • 4
    Clear and declarative routing and controllers
  • 1
    Simple
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    • 4
      Open source
    • 4
      Well documented
    • 2
      Can be used to apply good security to the whole API

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    Cons of Actionhero
    Cons of Balde
    Cons of Grape
    • 1
      Speed
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      • 1
        Code structure makes reuse difficult

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      What is Actionhero?

      It is a multi-transport #nodejs API Server with integrated cluster capabilities and delayed tasks.

      What is Balde?

      It is designed to be fast, simple, and memory efficient. Most of its architecture is based on other microframeworks, like Flask, and it can run on any web server that supports CGI and/or FastCGI.

      What is Grape?

      Grape is a REST-like API micro-framework for Ruby. It's designed to run on Rack or complement existing web application frameworks such as Rails and Sinatra by providing a simple DSL to easily develop RESTful APIs. It has built-in support for common conventions, including multiple formats, subdomain/prefix restriction, content negotiation, versioning and much more.

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        What tools integrate with Actionhero?
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        What are some alternatives to Actionhero, Balde, and Grape?
        ExpressJS
        Express is a minimal and flexible node.js web application framework, providing a robust set of features for building single and multi-page, and hybrid web applications.
        Flask
        Flask is intended for getting started very quickly and was developed with best intentions in mind.
        Django REST framework
        It is a powerful and flexible toolkit that makes it easy to build Web APIs.
        Sinatra
        Sinatra is a DSL for quickly creating web applications in Ruby with minimal effort.
        FastAPI
        It is a modern, fast (high-performance), web framework for building APIs with Python 3.6+ based on standard Python type hints.
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