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ExpressJS vs Propel ORM: What are the differences?
What is ExpressJS? Sinatra inspired web development framework for node.js -- insanely fast, flexible, and simple. 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.
What is Propel ORM? *A free and open-source object-relational mapping toolkit *. It is an open-source Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) for SQL-Databases in PHP 5.5. It allows you to access your database using a set of objects, providing a simple API for storing and retrieving data.
ExpressJS can be classified as a tool in the "Microframeworks (Backend)" category, while Propel ORM is grouped under "Object Relational Mapper (ORM)".
Some of the features offered by ExpressJS are:
- Robust routing
- HTTP helpers (redirection, caching, etc)
- View system supporting 14+ template engines
On the other hand, Propel ORM provides the following key features:
- Highly customizable and blazing fast
- ORM library for PHP 5.5+
- Supports schema migration for MySQL, SQLite and PostgreSQL
ExpressJS and Propel ORM are both open source tools. ExpressJS with 45.9K GitHub stars and 7.69K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Propel ORM with 1.1K GitHub stars and 310 GitHub forks.
Pros of ExpressJS
- Simple381
- Node.js336
- Javascript244
- High performance193
- Robust routing152
- Middlewares73
- Open source72
- Great community59
- Hybrid web applications37
- Well documented16
- Sinatra inspired9
- Rapid development9
- Isomorphic js.. superfast and easy7
- Socket connection7
- Light weight5
- Npm4
- Resource available for learning4
- Callbacks3
- Event loop3
- Data stream2
- Easy to use1
Pros of Propel ORM
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Cons of ExpressJS
- Not python27
- Overrated17
- No multithreading14
- Javascript9
- Not fast5
- Easily Insecure for Novices3