When comparing Hapi vs Loopback, the Slant community recommends Hapi for most people. In the question“What are the best server-side Node.js frameworks?” Hapi is ranked 4th while Loopback is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Hapi is:
Hapi was developed and is still being used by Walmart. Being backed by such a major company means that it will not lose support any time soon and most importantly it's being developed by professionals and that you will always get support for it.
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Pros
Pro Backed by a major corporation
Hapi was developed and is still being used by Walmart. Being backed by such a major company means that it will not lose support any time soon and most importantly it's being developed by professionals and that you will always get support for it.
Pro Consistency across applications
Hapi's philosophy is that configuration is more important than code. This is especially useful for very large teams because it helps developers maintain consistency and reusability throughout their code.
Pro Easy to get a project up and running
Easily and quickly get going.
Cons
Con Requires too much boilerplate
Hapi seems to be made with large applications in mind. The sheer amount of boilerplate code it requires is simply not practical for a small web app. This also means that there are few examples of Hapi applications around for beginners to learn from.
Con Strong-PM process manager
It's not required to run a loopback app and can be a pain to deal with.