restana is a lightweight and fast Node.js web framework built for creating RESTful APIs and microservices. It focuses on developer productivity and performance with a minimal API surface. Inspired by frameworks like Express and Fastify, restana offers features like routing, middleware support, and request/response context, while being significantly smaller and faster. Ideal for streamlined API development, it enables rapid prototyping and production-ready deployments. Its modular design promotes code reusability and maintainability in modern applications.
Restana's release frequency peaked in 2017 and 2020, with consistent updates in 2018 and 2019. Releases became less frequent from 2021 to 2024. There were no releases for most of 2023. One version was released on January 2025 and another on July 2025.
Restana npm package downloads show fluctuating monthly activity. Starting from March 2024, downloads generally increased until July 2025, peaking at 30,460. August 2025 saw a decrease. September 2025 data is incomplete, showing only 3,161 downloads as of September 4th. Overall, there's an upward trend with some seasonal variations.
