express

v5.2.1
Extremely Popular

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework

85
Excellent

Express is fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework. Licensed under MIT, it is extremely popular in the JavaScript ecosystem with 78.0M weekly downloads.

Key Metrics

Weekly Downloads
78.0M
Bundle (gzip)
236.1 KB
Last Updated
Vulnerabilities
0

Download Trend

↑32%

Health Score Breakdown

Express has an excellent overall health score of 85/100. Its strongest dimension is maintenance (100/100), while quality (50/100) is the area with most room for improvement. This package is well-maintained and actively used.

Maintenance
100
Popularity
100
Quality
50
Security
100
Stability
70

Package Details

License
MIT
Dependencies
28
Maintainers
5
Uncompressed Size
586.4 KB
Keywords
expressframeworksinatrawebhttprestrestfulrouterappapi

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