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express

Latest Version: v5.2.1

Express, a fast and minimalist web framework for Node.js, is auto-discovered via npm registry with ~67M weekly downloads.

Owner: expressjs

OSSauto-discoverednpmexpress

Stars

68.8k

GitHub star count

Last Release

4 months ago

v5.2.1

Contributors

100

N/A

Health Score

N/A

N/A

Key Features

  • express

  • javascript

  • nodejs

  • server

Tech Stack

JavaScript
auto-discovered
npm
express
framework
sinatra
web
http
rest
restful
router
app
api

About

Express, a fast and minimalist web framework for Node.js, is auto-discovered via npm registry with ~67M weekly downloads.

v5.2.1 reverts an erroneous breaking change in the extended query parser introduced in v5.2.0; no security vulnerability exists (CVE-2024-51999 rejected).

Analyst Note

Express, a fast and minimalist web framework for Node.js, is auto-discovered via npm registry with ~67M weekly downloads.

Best For

  • Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
  • Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
  • Track delivery cadence and release quality from expressjs
  • express

Not Ideal For

  • Release cadence may shift with maintainer priorities; plan controlled upgrade windows

Typical Use Cases

Technical stack evaluation for engineering teamsDependency governance and upgrade planning in production systemsTrack delivery cadence and release quality from expressjs

Decision Snapshot

  • Product type: Open Source
  • Primary language: JavaScript
  • Pricing model: Free
  • License: MIT
  • Last Release: 12/1/2025
Data Basis
  • Last Sync: Feb 23, 2026, 08:34 AM
  • Metrics Updated: Feb 23, 2026, 08:34 AM
  • Completeness: 100%
  • Last Verified: Feb 23, 2026, 08:34 AM

Data Status

Stale
Last SyncFeb 23, 2026, 08:34 AM
Metrics UpdatedFeb 23, 2026, 08:34 AM
Completeness100%
Last VerifiedFeb 23, 2026, 08:34 AM

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong community adoption.
  • Broad maintainer participation.
  • Active maintenance cadence.

Cons

  • -Release cadence may shift with maintainer priorities; plan controlled upgrade windows

All Metrics

Adoption

4/4
Stars68.8k
Forks22.6k
Open Issues187
Contributors100

Health

0/4
Health ScorePending
Trend ScorePending
Activity ScorePending
Reliability ScorePending

Core

3/5
Latest Versionv5.2.1
Last Release12/1/2025
Last Commit2/22/2026
StatusPending
Activity LevelPending

Security

0/1
Security ScorePending