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backend HTTP web framework

Elysia is a TypeScript HTTP web framework built for the Bun runtime, emphasizing end-to-end type safety and an ergonomic developer experience.

19.2kTypeScriptMITactive · last push 19d agoGitHub

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

feathersjs/feathersGitHub

Choose when you want real-time Socket.io sync and a service/hook architecture on Node instead of a Bun-native HTTP core.

The API and real-time application framework

15.3k
TypeScript
MIT
active2mo ago
tsedio/tsedGitHub

Choose when you need a decorator-driven TypeScript API framework that runs on the Express/Node stack rather than on Bun.

:triangular_ruler: Ts.ED is a Node.js and TypeScript framework on top of Express to write your application with TypeScript (or ES6). It provides a lot of decorators and guideline to make your code more readable and less error-prone. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

3.1k
TypeScript
MIT
active1mo ago
FoalTS/foalGitHub

Choose when you want a full-featured Node MVC framework with built-in auth and database tooling over a lean Bun first-party framework.

Full-featured Node.js framework 🚀

1.9k
TypeScript
MIT
active2mo ago
nestjs/nestGitHub

Choose when you need the mature Node/npm ecosystem, dependency injection, modular architecture, and broad enterprise integration.

A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀

76.6k
TypeScript
MIT
active1mo ago
adonisjs/coreGitHub

Choose when you want a battery-included TypeScript MVC framework on Node with official auth and ORM rather than a minimal Bun-native core.

AdonisJS is a TypeScript-first web framework for building web apps and API servers. It comes with support for testing, modern tooling, an ecosystem of official packages, and more.

19.1k
TypeScript
MIT
active24d ago
eggjs/eggGitHub

Choose when you need a Koa-based plugin ecosystem and opinionated enterprise Node framework instead of a Bun-first API server.

🥚🥚🥚🥚 Born to build better enterprise frameworks and apps with Node.js & Koa. https://307.run/eggcode

19.0k
TypeScript
MIT
active2mo ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

vibora-io/viboraGitHub

An archived Python async web framework; choose only if you are language-locked to Python and can tolerate an unmaintained dependency.

Fast, asynchronous and elegant Python web framework.

5.6k
Python
MIT
archived5.8y ago

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These projects were analysed and named elysia among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how elysia rates them is a separate judgement, made when elysia is analysed in its own right.

nestjs/nestGitHub

calls elysia “Pick it when you run on Bun and want a lightweight TypeScript HTTP framework without Node's overhead.”

A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀

76.6kTypeScriptactive
adonisjs/coreGitHub

calls elysia “Choose Elysia for a lighter, high-performance API-first framework.”

AdonisJS is a TypeScript-first web framework for building web apps and API servers. It comes with support for testing, modern tooling, an ecosystem of official packages, and more.

19.1kTypeScriptactive
eggjs/eggGitHub

calls elysia “Use when you want high-performance TypeScript web apps with strong type inference and are willing to leave Koa/Egg conventions for Bun/ESM.”

🥚🥚🥚🥚 Born to build better enterprise frameworks and apps with Node.js & Koa. https://307.run/eggcode

19.0kTypeScriptactive