Sails
Sails is an enterprise-grade MVC framework for Node.js designed to build data-driven APIs and realtime web applications.
It includes the Waterline ORM for working with multiple databases, auto-generated REST endpoints via blueprints, front-end agnosticism, WebSocket support out of the box, and reusable security policies.
According to our data, Sails ranks 37th among the backend frameworks we track.
It has 0.03% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.005% of all websites.
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Sails is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Backend Frameworks
- Rank: 37
- Market share: 0.03%
🏆 Sails Awards
- 🔥 17th most popular in Japan in the Backend Frameworks category.
⚡ Sites Built With Sails
We have data on 157 websites that use the Sails backend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Sails is nonkyc.io.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #33,345 | English | ||
| 2 | #33,913 | France | French | |
| 3 | #77,678 | English | ||
| 4 | #119,879 | Germany | English | |
| 5 | #120,893 | France | English | |
| 6 | #121,429 | English | ||
| 7 | #138,578 | Pakistan | English | |
| 8 | #143,826 | English | ||
| 9 | #145,540 | English | ||
| 10 | #154,705 | Israel | English | |
| 11 | #206,208 | Canada | English | |
| 12 | #230,236 | Mexico | English | |
| 13 | #258,754 | United Arab Emirates | Persian | |
| 14 | #291,799 | English | ||
| 15 | #306,975 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #317,785 | Sri Lanka | English | |
| 17 | #321,852 | Singapore | English | |
| 18 | #336,614 | English | ||
| 19 | #346,173 | Poland | Ukrainian | |
| 20 | #361,087 | Thailand | Thai |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Sails:
- are located in Japan
- have content in Japanese
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Sails are from Japan and France.
- Japan 55.7%
- France 7.4%
- United States 4.1%
- United Kingdom 2.5%
- Germany 1.6%
- India 1.6%
- Netherlands 1.6%
- Singapore 1.6%
- Sri Lanka 1.6%
- Other 22.3%
Most Sails users speak Japanese, English, or French.
- Japanese 44.1%
- English 42.1%
- French 3.9%
- Russian 1.3%
- Chinese 1.3%
- Persian 1.3%
- German 0.7%
- Portuguese 0.7%
- Vietnamese 0.7%
- Other 3.9%
The Sails backend framework is especially popular on .com, .jp, and .net top-level domains.
- .com 49.7%
- .jp 15.9%
- .net 5.7%
- .co.jp 5.1%
- .fr 1.9%
- .co.uk 1.9%
- .co 1.3%
- .cc 1.3%
- .lk 1.3%
- Other 15.9%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Sails include business, Internet services, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 30.8%
- Internet Services 11.5%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.7%
- Education/Reference 7.7%
- Travel 7.7%
- Forum/Bulletin Boards 3.8%
- Health 3.8%
- Real Estate 3.8%
- Finance/Banking 3.8%
- Other 19.4%
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Nuxt💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Sails's headquarters?
Sails is located in Austin, Texas, United States.
Is Sails free?
Yes, it is a free backend framework.
Moreover, it is an open source solution, and you can access its source code on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Sails the most?
The majority of Sails users are from Japan.
Who uses Sails?
According to our data, Sails is used on over a hundred sites, including such established ones as nonkyc.io,
resalib.fr, and
scopecinemas.com.
How does Sails stack up against the competition?
Sails is a moderately popular backend framework, ranking ahead of 30 other backend frameworks we track.
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