NestJS is a TypeScript-first Node.js framework with an architecture inspired by Angular - modules, decorators, and dependency injection built in from the start. It gives backend teams a structured, opinionated foundation instead of assembling one from scratch on top of a minimal framework like Express.
NestJS has grown to roughly 76,000 GitHub stars and clears over 13 million weekly npm downloads for its core package, with Enlyft tracking 42,269 companies now running it in production.
At Dev and Deliver, we build NestJS APIs with Prisma or TypeORM for SQL databases, Mongoose for MongoDB, and native support for GraphQL, WebSockets, and microservices when a project needs to scale past a single service. That structure is what powers backends like Speeki's - migrated from a Java and PHP monolith to Node.js microservices, now serving 100+ enterprise clients under continuous ISO audit.
Whether you're starting a new product or replacing an ageing backend, NestJS gives your team a codebase that stays testable and maintainable as it grows - not just fast to write on day one.