Open source express projects

Every project in the registry tagged express, ranked by real GitHub adoption.

projects 9 combined stars ★ 78K refresh nightly
01 Payload ★ 46K

Headless CMS for developers, built with Node.js

last push15 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
02 crystal ★ 13K

🔮 Graphile's Crystal Monorepo; home to Grafast, PostGraphile, pg-introspection, pg-sql2 and much more!

last push3 days ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
03 docx ★ 6.0K

Easily generate and modify .docx files with JS/TS with a nice declarative API. Works for Node and on the Browser.

last push29 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseMIT
04 serverless-express ★ 5.3K

Run Express and other Node.js frameworks on AWS Serverless technologies such as Lambda, API Gateway, Lambda@Edge, and more.

last push7 months ago languageJavaScript licenseApache-2.0
05 express-status-monitor ★ 3.6K

🚀 Realtime Monitoring solution for Node.js/Express.js apps, inspired by status.github.com, sponsored by https://dynobase.dev

last push9 months ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
06 nodejs-backend-architecture-typescript ★ 3.1K

Node.js Backend Architecture Typescript - Learn to build a backend server for production ready blogging platform like Medium and FreeCodeCamp. Main Features: Ro

last push4 months ago languageTypeScript licenseApache-2.0
07 social-network ★ 637

Mini social network that I made as my first web app project.

last push13 months ago languageJavaScript licenseMIT
08 foldergram ★ 597

Self-hosted folder-based Instagram-style photo and video gallery app.

last push19 hours ago languageTypeScript licenseAGPL-3.0
09 Operational ★ 475

Real-time event tracking and response for tech products

last push1 months ago languageVue licenseAGPL-3.0

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source express projects are there?

This registry tracks 9 projects tagged express, with 78,185 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Payload at 45,613 stars.

Are these express projects free to use?

Yes — 9 of the 9 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.

Which express project should I choose?

The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.

Are these express projects still maintained?

5 of the 9 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.