Beyond Express: TypeScript web servers

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Creating a web server with typescript, should I go for express or fastify? Which one has better packages for typescript integration? Any recommendations for packages for each? : r/node

 Fastify

• Much faster than Express (2-3x)
• Built-in schema validation (JSON Schema)
• TypeScript-friendly
• Modern async/await support
• Plugin architecture
• Growing ecosystem

Koa

• By Express creators (next-gen)
• Smaller, more modular
• Better async/await (no callback hell)
• Middleware uses ctx instead of req/res
• Requires more middleware setup

Hono

• Ultra-fast, modern
• Works on Edge (Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun)
• Excellent TypeScript support
• Express-like API
• Very small bundle size

NestJS

• Full framework (not just routing)
• Angular-inspired architecture
• Dependency injection
• Built-in support for GraphQL, WebSockets, microservices
• Great for large enterprise apps
• Steeper learning curve