Feature |
Express.js |
Node.js |
Usage |
It is used to build web-apps using approaches and principles of Node.js. |
It is used to build server-side, input-output, event-driven apps. |
Level of features |
More features than Node.js. |
Fewer features. |
Building Block |
It is built on Node.js. |
It is built on Google’s V8 engine. |
Written in |
JavaScript |
C, C++, JavaScript |
Framework/Platform |
Framework based on Node.js. |
Run-time platform or environment designed for server-side execution of JavaScript. |
Controllers |
Controllers are provided. |
Controllers are not provided. |
Routing |
Routing is provided. |
Routing is not provided. |
Middleware |
Uses middleware for the arrangement of functions systematically server-side. |
Doesn’t use such a provision. |
Coding time |
It requires less coding time. |
It requires more coding time. |