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Node.js here means the production server runs a long-lived JavaScript process that answers requests, so the host has to support Node.js applications and not only files. A record carries this value when its documentation names Node.js for running the deployed site. Frameworks that also run on Bun or Deno carry those values too, and those that can export a finished build also carry static files. A tool that needs Node.js only to build shows under runtime. Ghost and Next.js are examples.

96 projects need Node.js to host, listed alphabetically. Mostly web frameworks, Libraries and ORMs and APIs and backends, of 18 categories in all. 77 records do not record this field, and cannot appear here either way. For 206 the question does not apply. Counts only projects with momentum; the full list has the rest.

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A

  • AdonisJS

    TypeScript-first Node.js web framework for web apps and API servers, with ORM, validation, mail and queues in the core distribution.

  • Ajv

    JSON Schema and JSON Type Definition validator for Node.js and browsers that compiles schemas into validation functions.

  • Alinea

    Git-based headless CMS for Next.js that stores every entry as a JSON file in the project repository.

  • Analog

    Full-stack meta-framework for building Angular applications and websites, with Vite builds and Nitro server integrations.

  • Angular

    TypeScript-based web application framework with client-side, server-side and prerendered rendering.

  • Apollo Server

    Open-source GraphQL server for Node.js that runs as an add-on to new or existing Node.js apps, including Express, Fastify and AWS Lambda.

  • Astro

    Web framework for content-driven websites that prerenders pages to static HTML and can render routes on demand.

  • Axios

    Promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js.

B

  • Bull Board

    Dashboard UI for Bull and BullMQ job queues, mounted into an existing Node server or run as a standalone CLI or Docker image.

C

  • CASL

    JavaScript authorization library that defines what a given user may access, for browsers and Node.js.

  • class-validator

    Validation library for TypeScript and JavaScript classes that checks object properties against rules declared with decorators.

  • Companion

    Open source Node.js server that handles OAuth and streams files from remote sources such as Google Drive and Dropbox into uploads made with Uppy.

  • Connect for ECMAScript

    TypeScript implementation of Connect, a family of libraries for building type-safe APIs from Protocol Buffers schemas.

  • Countly Lite

    Self-hosted analytics and engagement server that collects data from web, mobile and desktop applications and shows it in dashboards.

D

  • date-fns

    JavaScript library of functions for manipulating dates in browsers and on Node.js.

  • Day.js

    JavaScript library that parses, validates, manipulates and displays dates and times, with a largely Moment.js-compatible API.

  • Dexie.js

    Wrapper library for IndexedDB, the standard database in the browser, for offline-first web applications.

  • DOMPurify

    DOM-based XSS sanitizer that cleans HTML, MathML and SVG markup in the browser or on Node.js.

E

  • Easy CMS

    Embedded headless CMS that runs inside a Nuxt or Next.js app, with a typed local API, a REST API and an admin at /admin.

  • Edge

    Template engine for Node.js that renders markup from templates with JavaScript expressions, components and partials.

  • EJS

    Templating language that generates HTML from plain JavaScript written inside templates, for Node.js and the browser.

  • Elysia

    TypeScript web framework for building backend servers, optimized for Bun and also runnable on Node.js.

  • EmDash

    Full-stack TypeScript CMS built on Astro, with an admin panel, a REST API and a plugin system, that runs on Cloudflare or a Node.js server.

  • Encore

    Backend framework for TypeScript and Go in which application code declares the infrastructure it uses, such as databases, Pub/Sub and cron jobs.

  • Eta

    Embedded JavaScript template engine written in TypeScript that renders templates in Node, Deno and the browser.

  • EverShop

    Open-source TypeScript e-commerce platform built on Node.js and PostgreSQL, with a GraphQL API and React storefront and admin.

  • Expo Router

    File-based router for universal React Native apps that run on Android, iOS and the web, part of the open-source Expo platform.

  • Express

    Minimalist web framework for Node.js for building web applications and APIs.

  • ExpressoTS

    TypeScript framework for building server-side Node.js applications, with dependency injection and an Express adapter.

F

  • fastest-validator

    JavaScript validation library that compiles an object schema into a checker function for Node.js, browsers and Deno.

  • Fastify

    Node.js web framework for building HTTP APIs and web applications, with a plugin architecture and schema-based validation.

  • Flagsmith

    Open-source feature flag and remote config platform, available self-hosted or as a cloud service, with SDKs for web, mobile and server-side apps.

  • Fluent.js

    JavaScript implementation of Project Fluent, a localization framework for translations with plurals, genders and grammatical cases.

  • FormatJS

    A set of JavaScript libraries for internationalization built on ICU MessageFormat and the ECMA-402 Intl APIs.

  • Formbricks

    Open-source experience management and survey platform, self-hosted or offered as a hosted cloud service.

  • Frappe Framework

    Python and JavaScript low-code web framework for building data-driven web applications, with a built-in admin interface, roles and permissions.

G

  • Got

    Human-friendly HTTP request library for Node.js with promise and stream APIs, retries, timeouts and RFC 7234 caching.

  • GraphQL Mesh

    Framework for composing REST, OpenAPI, gRPC, SOAP, database and GraphQL sources into a GraphQL federation supergraph.

  • GraphQL Tools

    A collection of npm packages for building, mocking and stitching GraphQL schemas and resolvers in JavaScript.

  • GraphQL Yoga

    Fully-featured GraphQL server library for JavaScript that runs on the WHATWG Fetch API across Node.js and other JavaScript runtimes.

  • graphql-ws

    Zero-dependency GraphQL over WebSocket server and client library for JavaScript, with adapters for common WebSocket servers.

  • GraphQL.js

    JavaScript implementation of the GraphQL specification, providing the parser, validator, executor and type system used to build GraphQL servers, clients and tools.

  • GrowthBook

    Open-core feature flagging, experimentation and product analytics platform, available self-hosted or as a cloud service, with SDKs for application code.

H

  • h3

    HTTP server framework for JavaScript runtimes, built on the Request, Response and Headers primitives of the web platform.

  • Handlebars

    JavaScript templating engine that compiles Handlebars templates into functions that render HTML, text and other output.

  • Heckle

    Minimal Jekyll clone for Node.js that builds a site from Jekyll-style folders with Mold templates.

  • highlight.js

    JavaScript syntax highlighter with automatic language detection that runs in the browser and on Node.js.

  • Hocuspocus

    WebSocket backend for Yjs documents that syncs changes between clients in real time, from the team behind Tiptap.

  • Hono

    Web framework built on Web Standards that runs on any JavaScript runtime.

I

  • IPX

    Image optimizer that serves images in any size and format from a URL, using sharp for raster images and svgo for SVG.

J

  • JSDoc

    Documentation generator that builds HTML API documentation from comments placed in JavaScript source code.

K

  • Kuzzle

    Open-source backend server with a pre-built API, realtime notifications and data storage for web, mobile and IoT applications.

L

  • Langfuse

    Open-source platform for tracing, evaluating and monitoring LLM applications, sent from application code through SDKs and OpenTelemetry.

  • Lowdefy

    Config-first web framework that builds business apps and internal tools from YAML configuration, served by a Node.js server.

  • Lucid

    SQL query builder, Active Record ORM and migrations library for AdonisJS applications.

M

  • markdown-it

    JavaScript Markdown parser that follows the CommonMark specification and supports syntax extensions and plugins.

  • Marko

    HTML-based language and runtime for building web applications and user interfaces, with the Marko Run application framework.

  • Mastra

    TypeScript framework for building AI agents and applications.

  • Medusa

    Open-source headless commerce platform for Node.js with commerce modules, an admin dashboard and REST store and admin APIs.

  • Mercur

    Open-source headless platform for building multi-vendor marketplaces, built on the Medusa commerce core.

N

  • n8n

    Workflow automation platform for building AI agents and workflows on a visual canvas, self-hosted or in the cloud.

  • NestJS

    Progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable server-side applications with TypeScript.

  • Next.js

    React framework for building full-stack web applications, with routing, rendering and data fetching.

  • Nginx Proxy Manager

    Web admin interface for managing Nginx reverse proxy hosts, distributed as a Docker image with free Let's Encrypt certificates.

  • Nitro

    TypeScript server toolkit for full-stack servers with filesystem routing, storage, caching and a Vite plugin, deployable to Node.js, Bun, Deno and serverless hosts.

  • Node-RED

    Browser-based flow editor and Node.js runtime for building event-driven applications that connect devices, services and data.

  • Nuxt

    Vue-based framework for building server-rendered, static and hybrid websites and web apps.

  • Nuxt Content

    File-based content module for Nuxt that queries Markdown, YAML, CSV and JSON files from a Vue application.

P

  • Pagefind

    Static search library that builds a search index from built HTML at build time and serves search from static files.

  • Parse Server

    Open source backend for web and mobile apps that runs on Node.js, stores data in MongoDB or PostgreSQL, and can be mounted on an Express app.

  • Payload

    TypeScript framework that runs inside a Next.js app and generates an admin panel, database schema and REST, GraphQL and local APIs from one config, used as a headless CMS or application backend.

  • PGlite

    Embeddable WebAssembly build of PostgreSQL, packaged as a TypeScript and JavaScript library for the browser, Node.js, Bun and Deno.

  • PM2

    Process manager for Node.js and Bun applications that keeps them running, with a built-in load balancer.

  • Prisma ORM

    TypeScript and Node.js object-relational mapper that generates a type-safe database client from a schema file.

Q

  • Quasar

    Vue.js framework with UI components and a CLI that builds single-page, server-rendered, static, PWA, mobile, desktop and browser extension apps.

  • Qwik

    Framework for web apps that resumes on the client instead of hydrating, with Qwik City for routing and server rendering.

R

  • React Router

    Router for React whose framework mode adds server rendering, static pre-rendering and data loading for building full-stack web apps.

  • Remix

    Full-stack web framework built on Web APIs that combines routing, data, UI and asset compilation in one stack.

S

  • sharp

    Node.js module that resizes and converts JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and other image formats, using the libvips image library.

  • Shiki

    Syntax highlighter for JavaScript runtimes that colors code with the TextMate grammars used by VS Code.

  • Socket.IO

    Library that enables low-latency, bidirectional and event-based communication between a client and a server.

  • SolidStart

    Full-stack application framework for Solid, built on Vite.

  • Spree Commerce

    Open-source commerce platform built on Ruby on Rails, with a REST API, TypeScript SDKs and a Next.js storefront.

  • Starlight

    Documentation theme and integration for the Astro framework that builds documentation websites from Markdown, Markdoc and MDX.

  • SvelteKit

    Svelte-based framework for building web applications with server rendering, prerendering and client-side rendering.

T

  • TanStack Start

    Full-stack framework for React and Solid, powered by TanStack Router, for server-rendered, static and client-only web apps.

  • tinyhttp

    Express-like web framework for Node.js, written in TypeScript and published as native ESM.

U

  • Umami

    Open-source web and product analytics platform, self-hosted or offered as Umami Cloud.

  • Usertour

    Open-source user onboarding platform for in-app product tours, checklists and surveys.

V

  • Vendure

    Open-source headless commerce framework built on Node.js and TypeScript, with a GraphQL API.

  • Vinxi

    JavaScript toolkit for composing full stack applications and frameworks from Vite and Nitro primitives.

  • Vocs

    Documentation framework that builds Markdown and MDX sources into docs sites, powered by Vite.

  • Vue

    JavaScript framework for building user interfaces on the web, with a reactive rendering system and optional server rendering.

Z

  • Zero

    Sync engine that keeps a client-side datastore of a web app in step with a Postgres database.

  • Zod

    TypeScript-first schema validation library that validates data and infers static types from the same schemas.

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