Sinatra-like

These frameworks offer rich configuration and are less opinionated than Rails-like or full-stack.

• Express
   
• hapi 
   
• flatiron  
   
• MEAN.js  
   
• locomotive  
   
• total.js  
   
• koa.js  
   
• Twee.IO  
   

Rails-like

Present your project properly. Create your own art from included templates

• CompoundJS (former railswayjs)
   
• geddy  
   
• Sails.js  
   
• RhapsodyJS  
   

That's where Node.js really shines. The full-stack MVC frameworks are bundled with scaffolding, template engines, websocket and persistence libraries to allow you build real-time scalable web apps.

• Derby
   
• SocketStream  
   
• MEAN.io  
   
• Meteor  
   
• Mojito  
   
• COKE  
   
• Sleekjs  
   
• Danf  
   

REST API frameworks