ExpressGateway/express-gateway
A microservices API Gateway built on top of Express.js observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3711
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 841
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3031 stars · 354 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Express Gateway is a microservices API gateway built on Node.js and Express.js that secures, proxies, and manages APIs using Express middleware, with features like OAuth2, key authentication, consumer management, hot-reloading config, a CLI, and a plugin framework. It is language-agnostic for upstream services and runs anywhere Node.js or Docker runs.
Use cases
- expose microservices as managed APIs through a gateway
- add OAuth2 or key-based authentication in front of backend services
- proxy and rate-limit requests to microservices or serverless functions
- manage API consumers and credentials centrally
- build a custom API gateway with Express middleware plugins
- run an API gateway in Docker or Kubernetes without extra infrastructure
When to choose
- your stack is Node.js/Express and you want a gateway you can extend with familiar middleware
- you need a lightweight, self-hosted gateway with declarative config and hot reload
- you want built-in OAuth2 and API consumer/credential management
- you prefer a code-level, plugin-friendly gateway over heavyweight commercial solutions
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained project - it is officially deprecated and no longer maintained
- you require high-performance, non-JavaScript gateway internals or advanced enterprise features
- you want long-term support, security patches, or community fixes going forward
- you need a gateway with first-class service mesh or modern cloud-native integrations
Facets
service · maturity abandoned
api-gateway proxy auth middleware rate-limiting cli microservices apis backend security developer-tools self-hosted cloud expressjs oauth2 api-management serverless hot-reload plugin-architecture nodejs docker
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ExpressGateway/express-gateway · fetched 2026-08-28 · cd61462b8fdb
- homepage: https://www.express-gateway.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · e79e36b32acc
- site_page: https://www.express-gateway.io/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 59aeec0fda98
- site_page: https://www.express-gateway.io/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9f11842bd6ae
- site_page: https://www.express-gateway.io/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 74d46b3a9e29
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/express-gateway · fetched 2026-08-29 · 018ed0907eca
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ExpressGateway/express-gateway | main | 23 |
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