Node.js Reviews & Product Details

Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that enables developers to execute JavaScript code outside of a web browser. Built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, it allows for the development of scalable and high-performance network applications. Node.js employs an asynchronous, event-driven architecture, making it particularly well-suited for building real-time applications and handling multiple concurrent connections efficiently. Key Features and Functionality: - Asynchronous and Event-Driven: Node.js utilizes non-blocking I/O operations, allowing it to handle numerous simultaneous connections without the overhead of thread management. - Cross-Platform Compatibility: It runs seamlessly on various operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux, facilitating the development of cross-platform applications. - Rich Package Ecosystem: Accompanied by npm , Node.js provides access to a vast repository of libraries and tools, streamlining the development process. - Scalability: Its lightweight and efficient design makes it ideal for building scalable network applications, such as web servers and real-time communication tools. Primary Value and Problem Solving: Node.js addresses the need for efficient, scalable, and high-performance server-side applications. By enabling developers to use JavaScript for both client-side and server-side development, it promotes a unified programming language across the entire application stack. Its non-blocking, event-driven architecture ensures that applications can handle multiple concurrent connections with minimal resource consumption, making it particularly effective for real-time applications like chat platforms, online gaming, and live-streaming services.

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Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/19/2023

"Best javascript backend library"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

It has all the capabilities that other backend frameworks like PHP laravel and python Django provide in Javascript. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

It is hard to optimize as the garbage collection mechanism is not open and thus very hard to deal with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Allan B.

Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/19/2022

"Simple and agile platform for creating APIs"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

The simplicity with which APIs can be created is outstanding. I have had the opportunity to use it in many projects and it has really saved me a lot of time, the learning curve was short, and not to mention the scalability is on another level, I love it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

Sometimes creating containers and jumping between versions can be a headache, but I think there is enough documentation to look for alternatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Laxman T.

Technology lead

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/31/2022

"Review on Nodejs"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

Nodejs is open source software, asynchronous and nonblocking, easy to learn and connect with databases. Nodejs has in built server and express js framework which makes creating RESTAPI easier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

Some versions of nodejs have lot of Vuneraliblites which makes developers reinstall the new version, which can impact project delivery Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Neha K.

Senior Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/6/2022

"Node.js provides a platform where Javascript which can run on a server-side!"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

The amazing feature of node.js is, it provides a platform which can run on the server side as well as on the client side. It provides awesome modules, which make our task very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

I don't find any major drawbacks regarding Node.js so far but sometimes it over delays the response of heavy request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Esteban B.

SOFTWARE ENGINNEERING

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/5/2022

"The swiss knife of Javascript"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

If you have to manage Javascript in your project, this multifacetical runtime gives you a full ecosystem that has all that you gonna need, ranging from development to deployment. In its pure state, is an excellent runtime environment that you can easily execute from a Hello World to a full-fledged server. The core utility, npm, is the bread and butter when you develop a frontend for web development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

The same utility, npm, is a 2 edge sword: it has a very useful collection of package mantained from the community, but this strength is, the "aquiles heel" that can send you to versioning hell. The same applies for other platforms, but with the size of the community and lack of quality control, sometimes you will find abbandoned packages or packages that break every version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dhruv B.

Software Engineer 3

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/30/2022

"A high level, scalable, maintainable, fast framework"

4/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

I like the most about Node.js is the ease of usage of the framework followed by community support, scalability, streaming, maintainability.

It is can large traffics with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

The worst part about Node.js is it not suitable in conditions where you need to use heavy computations as it is single threaded. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Node.js:

Only if you are looking for some intensive computation, avoid Node.js. And in all other scenarios, I can esily recommend Node.js to everyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Node.js solving and how is that benefiting you?

Node.js is the framework we use mostly at work developing a enterprise level logistics platform.

Using Node.js helps you easily get more talent from a large pool, as there are abundant of JavaScript developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HARSH P.

Web developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/21/2022

"Most useful for making server-side web applications."

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

The major pros of using Node js are that it's fast because it uses multithread through libuv, and it's widely used. Also, with the help of Node, handling multiple client requests has become easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

There's nothing that I dislike about Node js. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abhishek M.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/12/2022

"Nodejs, when you want to get things done quickly"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

So far ease of making robust back end is the first thing which comes to my mind. Paired with serverless architecture is a no brainer for any startup looking to build backend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

Performance, there should have been in built support to take advantage of multithreading. You need to constantly monitor libs as they're prone to attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Node.js:

If you're looking to build systems quickly, please consider nodejs else please use django Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Node.js solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're building a distributed system with low latency, paired with serverless arch and aws infra, it's been working really well for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rohit M.

Cloud Analyst

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/29/2022

"good experience with nodejs."

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

Node js is very good language or library.i found it very easy and beginner friends.we can easily write api's in node js that can communicate with real time database and much more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

To be honest im using node js since a while now and i dont have any dislikes about it, everything is perfect and outstanding.you can find pretty much everything on the internet about task and things that can be done using node js. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aman V.

Online Tutor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/6/2022

"Best framework for JavaScript server side programming"

5/5

What do you like best about Node.js?

Node JS is a very robust javascript runtime environment that is very rich in libraries. It comes with npm which helps to install libraries easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Node.js?

There's nothing bad about it. It is really a helpful framework for backend programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.