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ExpressJS vs Revel: What are the differences?
ExpressJS: Sinatra inspired web development framework for node.js -- insanely fast, flexible, and simple. Express is a minimal and flexible node.js web application framework, providing a robust set of features for building single and multi-page, and hybrid web applications; Revel: A high productivity, full-stack web framework for the Go language. Revel makes it easy to build web applications using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern by relying on conventions that require a certain structure in your application. In return, it is very light on configuration and enables an extremely fast development cycle.
ExpressJS can be classified as a tool in the "Microframeworks (Backend)" category, while Revel is grouped under "Frameworks (Full Stack)".
"Simple" is the top reason why over 321 developers like ExpressJS, while over 12 developers mention "Go" as the leading cause for choosing Revel.
ExpressJS and Revel are both open source tools. It seems that ExpressJS with 44.3K GitHub stars and 7.45K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Revel with 11.1K GitHub stars and 1.34K GitHub forks.
PedidosYa, Coderus, and WebbyLab are some of the popular companies that use ExpressJS, whereas Revel is used by RetargetApp, Alibre, and Jackpot Rising. ExpressJS has a broader approval, being mentioned in 843 company stacks & 759 developers stacks; compared to Revel, which is listed in 3 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.
Pros of ExpressJS
- Simple381
- Node.js336
- Javascript244
- High performance193
- Robust routing152
- Middlewares73
- Open source72
- Great community59
- Hybrid web applications37
- Well documented16
- Sinatra inspired9
- Rapid development9
- Isomorphic js.. superfast and easy7
- Socket connection7
- Light weight5
- Npm4
- Resource available for learning4
- Callbacks3
- Event loop3
- Data stream2
- Easy to use1
Pros of Revel
- Go16
- High-Productivity6
- Full-Stack5
- High performance4
- MVC4
- Open source2
- Simple1
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Cons of ExpressJS
- Not python27
- Overrated17
- No multithreading14
- Javascript9
- Not fast5
- Easily Insecure for Novices3
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