NestJS
Progressive Node.js framework for building scalable and maintainable server-side applications.
HTTP servers and APIs npm MIT
Used in agent projects
50
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http servers and apis
#18 of 30
by use in those projects
Downloads
16.8M
npm, last 7 days, @nestjs/common
GitHub stars
76.8K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How NestJS is used
NestJS is a dependency in 50 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #18 of 30 in http servers and apis. The most used alternative there is Express. Projects that use it most often also use Prettier (78.0%), RxJS (78.0%), ts-node (70.0%).
Often used with NestJS
| Prettier | 78.0% of NestJS projects · 4.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| RxJS | 78.0% of NestJS projects · 56.3× more than average |
| ts-node | 70.0% of NestJS projects · 10.3× more than average |
| Jest | 66.0% of NestJS projects · 11.9× more than average |
| class-validator | 50.0% of NestJS projects · 226.7× more than average |
| tsconfig-paths | 50.0% of NestJS projects · 73.8× more than average |
| SuperTest | 48.0% of NestJS projects · 44.5× more than average |
| Axios | 48.0% of NestJS projects · 4.8× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.7% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.9% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.4% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list NestJS as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install @nestjs/common |
|---|---|
| Packages counted | @nestjs/common, @nestjs/testing, @nestjs/core, @nestjs/schematics, @nestjs/platform-express, @nestjs/cli, @nestjs/config, @nestjs/swagger |
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (49), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | alkem-io/server, Hive-Academy/ptah-extension, growthspace-engineering/gs-mcp-proxy-pii-redactor |
Alternatives to NestJS
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express npm Fast, unopinionated minimalist web framework for Node.js. |
822 (6.5%) | 142M | 69.6K | MIT |
| Uvicorn pypi Lightning-fast ASGI server for running async Python web applications. |
544 (4.3%) | 13M | 11K | — |
| FastAPI pypi High-performance Python web framework with automatic API docs and async support. |
537 (4.2%) | 107M | 103K | — |
| cors npm Express/Node.js middleware for handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing. |
422 (3.3%) | 86.8M | 6,195 | MIT |
| python-multipart pypi Streaming multipart parser for handling file uploads in Python web frameworks. |
217 (1.7%) | 92.8M | 536 | — |
| Flask pypi Lightweight Python web framework for building web applications and APIs. |
174 (1.4%) | 40.9M | 75K | — |
| Hono npm Ultrafast web framework for edge runtimes built on Web Standards. |
136 (1.1%) | 73.9M | 32.5K | MIT |
| express-rate-limit npm Express middleware for rate limiting API requests by IP address. |
105 (0.8%) | 57.6M | 3,311 | MIT |