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Express alternatives

Ranked by how many scanned sites use each. Once we see sites drop Express, where they go next ranks first.

Express122 sites, 0 in the last 90 days, open-source

Minimal, unopinionated Node.js web framework from the OpenJS Foundation.

20 alternatives to Express

Growth is sites that added it minus confirmed removals in the last 90 days.

1

Node.js4,096 sites, +2 in 90 days, open-source

Asynchronous, event-driven JavaScript runtime designed for building scalable network applications.

2

PHP2,626 sites, +2 in 90 days, open-source

Scripting language suited to web development that runs on the server and can be embedded in HTML.

3

Nginx1,117 sites, +2 in 90 days, open-source

Reverse proxy and web server under a BSD licence, backed commercially by F5 since 2019.

4

Apache HTTP Server459 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Long-running web server from the Apache Software Foundation, configurable per directory through .htaccess files.

5

Ubuntu233 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Canonical's Linux operating system, run on everything from laptops and workstations to servers and IoT devices.

6

Java184 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Language and runtime platform, implemented in open source by OpenJDK.

7

ASP.NET175 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Classic Microsoft web framework, offered free as part of the Windows-based .NET Framework.

8

Ruby155 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Free software language created by Yukihiro Matsumoto, offered under a BSD licence or the Ruby licence.

9

Ruby on Rails138 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Full-stack Ruby web application framework, MIT licensed, with tools for both the front end and the back end.

10

Envoy115 sites, +1 in 90 days, open-source

Edge and service proxy written in C++ for cloud-native and AI-native applications, hosted by the CNCF.

11

LiteSpeed103 sites, 0 in 90 days, freemium

Paid Apache replacement for web hosts, with a free open-source edition called OpenLiteSpeed.

12

Python93 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Programming language and runtime whose web options run from Django's full framework to Flask's micro-framework.

13

Django54 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

High-level Python web framework that favours rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

14

Lua54 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Lightweight, embeddable scripting language designed to run inside other programs rather than to serve a site itself.

15

OpenResty54 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Nginx-based platform for dynamic gateways and web apps, scripted in Lua through LuaJIT.

16

Laravel48 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Framework for PHP web applications, pitched by its makers as batteries-included with expressive syntax.

17

Windows Server45 sites, 0 in 90 days, paid

Commercial server operating system that Microsoft markets as flexible, reliable infrastructure.

18

Microsoft IIS42 sites, 0 in 90 days, paid

19

Caddy37 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Web server and reverse proxy in Go that turns HTTPS on by default.

20

Debian24 sites, 0 in 90 days, open-source

Volunteer-built operating system whose Social Contract commits it to remaining entirely free software.