Express

OpenJS Foundation, San Francisco, California, United States

Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web framework that lets developers build web apps and APIs using routing, middleware, template engines, and support for serving static assets.

It provides a robust routing system with support for HTTP verbs, built-in middleware for JSON and URL-encoded parsing, error handlers, and a large ecosystem of third-party plugins available through npm.

According to our data, Express is the 7th most popular backend framework on the web.
It has 3.7% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.6% of all websites.

It appears on 2.3% of all websites in Taiwan, 0.9% in India, and 0.8% in Russia.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Express is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Express Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Express

We have data on 22,624 websites that use the Express backend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Express is substack.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 substack.com #111 United States English
2 huffpost.com #206 United States English
3 dailymotion.com #226 France American English
4 prtimes.jp #316 Japan Japanese
5 trendyol.com #373 Turkey Turkish
6 coursera.org #597 United States English
7 myntra.com #620 English
8 redbus.in #718 India English
9 testbook.com #719 India English
10 litnet.com #861 Russia Russian
11 marketwatch.com #995 American English
12 gameforge.com #1,034 Germany English
13 mapy.com #1,036 Czech Republic English
14 yupoo.com #1,149 China American English
15 aptoide.com #1,197 Portugal English
16 radio-canada.ca #1,551 Canada French
17 itv.com #1,561 United Kingdom English
18 nymag.com #1,603 United States English
19 kemnaker.go.id #1,635 Indonesia Malay
20 20min.ch #1,713 Switzerland German

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Express:

Most of the sites using Express are from the United States, Germany, and Russia.

  • United States 16.5%
  • Germany 6.7%
  • Russia 5.9%
  • United Kingdom 4.6%
  • India 4.6%
  • Brazil 4.3%
  • China 4%
  • France 3.9%
  • Taiwan 2.5%
  • Other 47%

Most Express users speak English, Russian, or Chinese.

  • English 62.9%
  • Russian 4.3%
  • Chinese 4.3%
  • Spanish 4.1%
  • German 4%
  • Portuguese 3.2%
  • French 2.7%
  • Japanese 1.4%
  • Dutch 1%
  • Other 12.1%

The Express backend framework is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 45%
  • .org 4%
  • .ru 3.1%
  • .net 2.9%
  • .de 2.7%
  • .com.br 2.4%
  • .io 2.2%
  • .co.uk 1.3%
  • .co 1.3%
  • Other 35.1%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Express include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 13.4%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.8%
  • Online Shopping 9.1%
  • Internet Services 5.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.4%
  • Entertainment 5%
  • Education/Reference 4%
  • General News 3.9%
  • Travel 3.8%
  • Other 39.7%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Express alternatives.

RankName
2
Ruby on Rails
Chicago, Illinois, United States

A full-stack web application framework that provides the tools needed to build database-driven applications using the Model-View-Controller pattern.

FreeOpen source
4
Laravel
New York, United States

An open-source PHP backend framework that provides all features needed to build modern web applications such as routing, input validation, caching, queues, and file storage.

FreeOpen source
5
ASP.NET Core
Redmond, Washington, United States

An open-source, cross-platform web framework and the successor to ASP.NET that enables development of web apps and APIs using .NET on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

FreeOpen source
14
Django
Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design while following the Model-View-Template architectural pattern and the "don't repeat yourself" principle.

FreeOpen source
33
Hypernova
San Francisco, California, United States

A legacy open-source service from Airbnb that renders JavaScript views on the server to deliver HTML for better page load and search engine indexing.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Express?

Express is owned by the OpenJS Foundation, headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Is Express free?

Yes, it is a free backend framework.
It is also an open-source solution, and you can find its code on GitHub.

Which country uses Express the most?

The majority of Express users are from the United States.

Who uses Express?

According to our data, Express is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as substack.com, huffpost.com, and dailymotion.com.

Do academic institutions use Express?

Yes. In total, we know of 20 academic websites in the United States that use Express.

How does Express stack up against the competition?

Express is a very popular backend framework, second only to 6 other backend frameworks we track.

What are the alternatives to Express?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Express may include Ruby on Rails, Laravel, and ASP.NET Core.

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