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There's a cool framework in town called fastify. Let's see how it's better than ExpressJS

Apr 4, 2021 · 6 min read · thedevden.hashnode.dev  
Updated Mar 13, 2022  
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## Written by

[Sunrit Jana](https://hashnode.com/@janaSunrise)

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[Sridhar Katta](https://hashnode.com/@sridhar02)

[Apr 4, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/still-using-expressjs-time-to-switch-backend-frameworks/606933aeb17dc439b747aaa9/comment/606a07081ed1783ab0634905)

Hi [Sunrit Jana](https://hashnode.com/@janaSunrise)

Nestjs is also a framework based on nodejs, what do you think about it?

[Sunrit Jana](https://hashnode.com/@janaSunrise)

[Apr 5, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/still-using-expressjs-time-to-switch-backend-frameworks/606933aeb17dc439b747aaa9/comment/606a07081ed1783ab0634905#reply-606ad2831ed1783ab063552b)

Hey there! I haven't used it much, But AFAIK it's a frontend framework, while fastify is one for backend, just like ExpressJS. I'm not a JS developer, but I recently started working with React, and Fastify Journey's been awesome, Hoping to checkout NestJS next!

[Karthik Arwin](https://hashnode.com/@karthikarwin)

[Jul 3, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/still-using-expressjs-time-to-switch-backend-frameworks/606933aeb17dc439b747aaa9/comment/606a07081ed1783ab0634905#reply-60dfff3303707d644a4ffa4b)

[Sunrit Jana](https://hashnode.com/@janaSunrise) All the best on your journey Sunrit. You're doing great for your age. Keep it up.

Btw NestJS is a backend framework based on NodeJS. It has express as default, but still fastify can be configured in that. Try it out.