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Fastify

Backend & Databases

Freemium

About

Who is using Fastify?

A fast and low-overhead web framework for Node.js.

Features & use cases

  • Fast and low overhead web framework, for Node.js
  • Request/Response validation and hooks
  • Why Fastify
  • Sponsors
  • Core features
  • Quick start

Section titles taken from fastify.dev, checked 2026-08-01.

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