FeathersJS vs Rocket

Feather can sync events happening in two different Node processes or even servers in real-time. For example: an event happens in server A, the user connected to server B is instantly notified of that event.

This is done through a central Redis or Mongo collection or through a websocket libraries' clustering library.

Through services, Feathers provides instant CRUD functionality, it also can easily expose a RESTful and real-time API through HTTP/HTTPS and websockets.

Since Feathers itself is built on top of Express (it's a thin wrapper over socket.io, primus and Express) and because of Feathers' highly modular nature, it's very easy to integrate Feathers in an existing Express project.

Feathers makes extensive use of modules (which are called Feathers services). These services work like ExpressJS middleware and can be used with app.use('/path', serviceObject).

Services help developers keep their applications modular and as minimal as possible, without any unnecessary libraries or bloat.

FeatherJS uses primus which is a universal wrapper for real-time frameworks. Through primus you can easily choose which socket transport you want to use.

Rocket makes extensive use of Rust's code generation tools to provide a clean API.

Rocket streams all incoming and outgoing data, so size isn't a concern.

View, add, or remove cookies, with or without encryption, without hassle.

Unit test your applications with ease using the built-in testing library.

Easily create your own primitives that any Rocket application can use.

Rocket makes rendering templates a breeze with built-in templating support.

Handling query strings and parameters is type-safe and easy in Rocket.

From request to response Rocket ensures that your types mean something.

Spend your time writing code that really matters, and let Rocket generate the rest.

Configure your application your way for development, staging, and production.