Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Why Node.js libraries aren't promises by default launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AN
   A Node.js stream library that works with promises▲10

   2018 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

2. 2DS
   Damn simple and useful promise pool for Node.js▲5

   2020 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nub – A Bun-like all-in-one toolkit for Node.js▲277

   Colin here, creator of Nub. I’ve had the general shape of this in mind for years. Nub runs your code with stock `node`, augmented with a `--require` preload hook[0] that adds a transpiler (oxc-powered, packaged as a Node-API add-on), registers a module resolution hook[1], and injects polyfills as needed for APIs like `Worker`, `Temporal`, etc. All purely additive, your code ultimately runs using Node’s actual engine & stdlib implementations. [0] https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#-require-module [1]…

   Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   And then...▲14

   A minimal CommonJS promises library with useful things like parallel execution, fulfilments and exception handling, while retaining the beautiful simplicity of .then(). - askabt/andthen

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SocketCluster▲93

   A scalable realtime engine for Node.js

   2015 · socketcluster.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Building APIs with Node.js▲130

   Build scalable APIs in Node.js platform

   2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kneden – Transpile ES7 Async/await to ES6 Promise Chains (Babel Plugin)▲76

   Transpile ES2017 async/await to vanilla ES6 Promise chains: a Babel plugin - babel/kneden

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Async Transducers with Promises▲5

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A 12 line library for writing readable code with `await`▲6

   A javascript library for making await more functional - craigmichaelmartin/fawait

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Faqtor – Promise-based build automation for Node.js▲37

    Promise-based task runner. Easy to use, easy to extend. - faqtor/README.md at master · faqtor/faqtor

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11LP
    Literate Programming Implementation of the Promises/A+ Standard▲6

    2015 · thriqon.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Razorframe▲5

    a Node.js library for kickstarting real-time apps at scale

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Socket.js, a tiny WebSockets library for Node.js▲11

    A realtime communication framework for Node.js. Contribute to stepchowfun/socket.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14CA
    Created a Node.js's addon that can handle 1M req/s▲7

    I’ve been experimenting with building a Node.js HTTP framework using Rust + Hyper with N-Api. The project started as a fully synchronous server, but I recently patched it to support async (Tokio/Hyper). That change alone nearly doubled throughput in benchmarks. What’s different: * Built directly on Hyper, no heavy abstraction * napi glue for Node.js bindings * Minimal core (sync and async engines side-by-side) * Focused on raw performance, not plugins (yet) This is still experimental and not production-ready. I’d like feedback on: * Async API design — does it feel ergonomic? *…

    2025 · its alternatives →

15. 15TC
    The CLI Book – Writing Successful Command Line Clients with Node.js▲7

    2016 · theclibook.com · its alternatives →

16. 16MM
    Mongorito – Mongo lib for Node.js based on ES6 generators, no callbacks▲6

    2014 · mongorito.com · its alternatives →

17. 17OJ
    Objection.js – Yet another ORM for Node.js hit 1.0.0 today▲9

    An SQL friendly ORM for node.js

    2018 · vincit.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    I built a JavaScript UI library with reactive atomic updates▲6

    Hey everyone! Some time ago I was analyzing why React apps are so hard to optimize, and came to a conclusion that the lack of atomic updates is the culprit. I made an experimental library which basically updates everything in place directly in HTML. At some point I became aware that Solidjs exists, which is a very similar idea, but at the end of the day I realized my approach to API is quite different and warrants the existence of my library (my state primitive allows selector subscriptions, array iterators return a state primitive with the element, allowing to never re-render the whole…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mr.Node▲6

    A Javascript Library for Node.js Functions

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Channel.js – the missing class for creating safe async iterators▲6

    The missing constructor for creating safe async iterators - bikeshaving/repeater

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Promise.allSettled Alternative with Concurrency Support▲5

    A year ago, I built this package but never shared it with any community. Sharing here in case this helps you in the future. However, if you like, don't forget to give a star and drop your feedback

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A Modular MEAN(MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node) Seed with RequireJS▲5

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    A lightweight module to send HTTP(s) requests from Node.js▲6

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24RA
    Ronin – a toolkit for building CLI apps in Node.js easy and fast▲5

    2014 · vdemedes.github.io · its alternatives →

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