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Fastify
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| Fastify | |
|---|---|
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| Original authors |
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| Developers | Platformatic, OpenJS and others |
| Initial release | September 2016[1] |
| Stable release | 5.6.2
/ November 9, 2025; 2 months ago[2]  |
| Repository | |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Platform | Node.js |
| Type | Web framework |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | fastify |
Fastify is a performance-oriented backend web framework for Node.js, released as free and open-source software under an MIT License. Its development was inspired by Hapi and Express.[3]
As a lightweight alternative to other Node.js web API frameworks,[4][5] benchmarks reveal it to be significantly faster.[6]
History
[edit]Fastify was conceived by Matteo Collina while working at NearForm in 2015. Collina and Tomas Della Vedova created Fastify in September 2016.[1] According to GitHub, the initial release of Fastify was version 0.1.0 on October 17, 2016.[7]
Building upon the technical foundations of Fastify, Collina and Luca Maraschi created Platformatic in 2022, to support a "batteries-included" developer experience for building APIs (REST/OpenAPI or GraphQL).[8][9]
In 2023, Accelerating Server-Side Development with Fastify, a comprehensive guide authored by Fastify core contributors, was published.[10]
Features
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Core features include:
- Concentration on high-performance
- Extensibility
- JSON Schema validated routing
- Logging
- Developer friendly
- TypeScript ready
Popularity
[edit]Fastify is used by Capital One, Walmart, American Express[1] and others.[11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Collina, Matteo (May 17, 2023). "A tale of community: How the quest for better performance led to Fastify and grew into Platformatic". Blog. Platformatic. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
A few months later, in June 2016, while delivering a Node.js training course at Avanscoperta in Bologna, an attendee asked me how to get started working in Open Source. His name was Tomas Della Vedova, and by the end of the course, I asked him if he wanted to build this Node.js framework with me. By September, we landed the first commit of what would later become Fastify.
- ^ "Release 5.6.2". November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "Fastify home page". Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Dindi, Sandra (March 22, 2023). "5 Node.js Packages to Build Your Next API". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Mulders, Michiel (October 19, 2020). "How to Create Your First REST API with Fastify". SitePoint. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Lawson, Loraine (October 11, 2023). "A Showdown Between Express.js and Fastify Web App Frameworks". The New Stack. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Release v0.1.0". fastify/fastify. GitHub. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Scott, Josh (June 1, 2023). "Platformatic secures $3.5 million, launches tech to simplify back-end development for enterprises". BetaKit. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Williams, Marie (June 1, 2023). "Platformatic Raises $3.5M to Help Developers and Enterprises Evolve Microservices Without a Costly Rearchitecture of Legacy Backend". Business Wire. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Spigolon, Manuel; Sinik, Maksim; Collina, Matteo (June 2023). Accelerating Server-Side Development with Fastify. Packt Publishing. ISBN 978-1-80056-358-2. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
- ^ "Organizations using Fastify". fastify.dev. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
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