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ExpressJS vs hapi: What are the differences?
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; 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.
ExpressJS and hapi can be primarily classified as "Microframeworks (Backend)" tools.
"Simple" is the primary reason why developers consider ExpressJS over the competitors, whereas "Makes me Hapi making REST APIs" was stated as the key factor in picking hapi.
ExpressJS and hapi are both open source tools. It seems that ExpressJS with 44.6K GitHub stars and 7.48K forks on GitHub has more adoption than hapi with 11.3K GitHub stars and 1.16K GitHub forks.
Twitter, Intuit, and OpenTable are some of the popular companies that use ExpressJS, whereas hapi is used by Hazeorid, Kanteron Systems, and Slickage Studios. ExpressJS has a broader approval, being mentioned in 854 company stacks & 788 developers stacks; compared to hapi, which is listed in 58 company stacks and 34 developer stacks.
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 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 ExpressJS
- Not python27
- Overrated17
- No multithreading14
- Javascript9
- Not fast5
- Easily Insecure for Novices3
Cons of hapi
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