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express

v5.2.1 · MIT

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

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92.8M

Bundle (gzip)

236.1 kB

hono

v4.12.14 · MIT

Popular Web Framework package — compare downloads and bundle size

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34.0M

Bundle (gzip)

7.2 kB

@nestjs/core

v11.1.19 · MIT

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Weekly Downloads

9.1M

Bundle (gzip)

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koa

v3.2.0 · MIT

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Weekly Downloads

6.7M

Bundle (gzip)

40.3 kB

fastify

v5.8.5 · MIT

Popular Web Framework package — compare downloads and bundle size

Weekly Downloads

6.4M

Bundle (gzip)

122.2 kB

nestjs

v0.0.1 · ISC

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Weekly Downloads

14K

Bundle (gzip)

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