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Which is easier and more efficient to use in Node.js — Express or the built-in HTTP module? #178480
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Oct 31, 2025
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Express is easier because it simplifies routing, middleware, and request handling, while the built-in HTTP module is more efficient for very low-level, high-performance use cases but requires more manual coding. For most applications, Express offers the best balance of ease and efficiency.
🔹 Using HTTP module
const http = require('http');
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.end('Hello from HTTP module!');
});
server.listen(3000, () => console.log('Server running on port 3000'));
🔹 Using Express
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send('Hello from Express!');
});
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