Most-downloaded Node.js backend frameworks
Ranked by Weekly downloads · 28 ranked · updated 2026-10-28
| # | Name | Weekly downloads | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | express | 162.95 million | new |
| 2 | hono | 83.24 million | new |
| 3 | h3 | 32.45 million | new |
| 4 | @nestjs/core | 19.06 million | new |
| 5 | fastify | 17.71 million | new |
| 6 | astro | 9.02 million | new |
| 7 | koa | 8.2 million | new |
| 8 | micro | 4.79 million | new |
| 9 | @sveltejs/kit | 3.71 million | new |
| 10 | nitropack | 2.87 million | new |
Show positions 11–28
| 11 | nuxt | 2.75 million | new |
| 12 | elysia | 1.56 million | new |
| 13 | @hapi/hapi | 1.53 million | new |
| 14 | polka | 0.97 million | new |
| 15 | @strapi/strapi | 0.29 million | new |
| 16 | @adonisjs/core | 0.22 million | new |
| 17 | @feathersjs/feathers | 0.17 million | new |
| 18 | restify | 0.1 million | new |
| 19 | loopback | 0.07 million | new |
| 20 | hapi | 0.06 million | new |
| 21 | sails | 0.06 million | new |
| 22 | @loopback/core | 0.05 million | new |
| 23 | nest | 0.03 million | new |
| 24 | @keystone-6/core | 0.02 million | new |
| 25 | strapi | 0.01 million | new |
| 26 | feathers | 0.01 million | new |
| 27 | meteor | 0 million | new |
| 28 | keystone | 0 million | new |
Rank history
Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.
History appears once this list has at least two published snapshots.