Sails

Austin, Texas, United States

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 36th among the backend frameworks we track.
It has 0.04% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.005% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.3M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Sails is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Sails Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Sails

We have data on 166 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.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 nonkyc.io #33,345 English
2 resalib.fr #33,913 France French
3 scopecinemas.com #77,678 English
4 cases.media #119,879 Germany English
5 mysolem.com #120,893 France English
6 wizer.me #121,429 English
7 mahircompany.com #138,578 Pakistan English
8 signaturehound.com #143,826 English
9 codeanywhere.com #145,540 English
10 adoric.com #154,705 Israel English
11 esecuredata.com #206,208 Canada English
12 appseeks.cc #230,236 Mexico English
13 tikkhan.com #258,754 United Arab Emirates Persian
14 fleetdm.com #291,799 English
15 myholidays.com #306,975 United States English
16 apexonline.lk #317,785 Sri Lanka English
17 fibonas.com #321,852 Singapore English
18 lulufanatics.com #336,614 English
19 gdz4you.com #346,173 Poland Ukrainian
20 smilecredit.bg #382,981 Bulgaria Bulgarian

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Sails:

Most of the sites using Sails are from Japan and France.

  • Japan 57.4%
  • France 7%
  • United States 3.9%
  • India 2.3%
  • United Kingdom 2.3%
  • Germany 1.6%
  • Netherlands 1.6%
  • Singapore 1.6%
  • Sri Lanka 1.6%
  • Other 20.7%

Most Sails users speak Japanese, English, or French.

  • Japanese 45.3%
  • English 42.2%
  • French 3.7%
  • Russian 1.2%
  • Chinese 1.2%
  • Persian 1.2%
  • German 0.6%
  • Portuguese 0.6%
  • Vietnamese 0.6%
  • Other 3.4%

The Sails backend framework is especially popular on .com, .jp, and .net top-level domains.

  • .com 51.8%
  • .jp 15.7%
  • .net 5.4%
  • .co.jp 5.4%
  • .fr 1.8%
  • .co.uk 1.8%
  • .co 1.2%
  • .io 1.2%
  • .cc 1.2%
  • Other 14.5%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Sails include business, Internet services, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 30.8%
  • Internet Services 15.4%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 7.7%
  • Education/Reference 7.7%
  • Travel 7.7%
  • Forum/Bulletin Boards 3.8%
  • Health 3.8%
  • Real Estate 3.8%
  • Software/Hardware 3.8%
  • Other 15.5%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Sails alternatives.

RankName
6
Express
San Francisco, California, United States

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.

FreeOpen source
35
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.

FreeOpen sourceLegacy
40
Sapper

An open-source Svelte framework for server-rendered and client-hydrated web applications that has been deprecated in favor of its successor, SvelteKit.

FreeOpen sourceLegacy
46
AdonisJS

A TypeScript-first framework for Node.js for building web applications or API servers.

FreeOpen source
47
Koa

An expressive HTTP middleware framework for Node.js using ES2017 async functions.

FreeOpen source

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💬 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.
It is also 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 32 other backend frameworks we track.

What are the alternatives to Sails?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Sails may include Express, Hypernova, and Sapper.

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