express vs graphql

Overview

express

Stacks7.5K

Followers320

Votes0

GitHub Stars62.4K

Forks12.2K

graphql

Stacks1.3K

Followers10

Votes0

GitHub Stars19.8K

Forks2.2K

graphql vs express: What are the differences?

What is graphql? A Query Language and Runtime which can target any service. A Query Language and Runtime which can target any service.

What is express? Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework. Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework.

graphql and express belong to "npm Packages" category of the tech stack.

graphql and express are both open source tools. express with 54.6K GitHub stars and 9.23K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than graphql with 18K GitHub stars and 1.87K GitHub forks.

Omnipresent, FindHotel, and 2LStudios are some of the popular companies that use express, whereas graphql is used by Readable, AlternateCMS, and MyOpenTour. express has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1210 company stacks & 715 developers stacks; compared to graphql, which is listed in 153 company stacks and 85 developer stacks.

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Detailed Comparison

express	graphql
Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework.	A Query Language and Runtime which can target any service.
Statistics
GitHub Stars 62.4K	GitHub Stars 19.8K
GitHub Forks 12.2K	GitHub Forks 2.2K
Stacks 7.5K	Stacks 1.3K
Followers 320	Followers 10
Votes 0	Votes 0

What are some alternatives to express, graphql?

typescript

TypeScript is a language for application scale JavaScript development.

eslint

An AST-based pattern checker for JavaScript.

react

React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

@types/node

TypeScript definitions for Node.js.

prettier

Prettier is an opinionated code formatter.

react-dom

React package for working with the DOM.

jest

Delightful JavaScript Testing.

mocha

Simple, flexible, fun test framework.

webpack

Packs CommonJs/AMD modules for the browser. Allows to split your codebase into multiple bundles, which can be loaded on demand. Support loaders to preprocess files, i.e. json, jsx, es7, css, less, ... and your custom stuff.