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FastAPI VS NestJS_

As of 30 October 2026, NestJS is named by 925 companies and FastAPI by 2,460; FastAPI skews to companies under 200 people (56% vs 64%), NestJS to companies over 1,000 (15% vs 23%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: FastAPI's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, NestJS rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

FastAPI: 2–200 employees
56%
NestJS: 2–200 employees
64%
FastAPI: 1,000+ employees
23%
NestJS: 1,000+ employees
15%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.6 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,460companies name FastAPI
925companies name NestJS
0name both
6,514 · 1,638postings in 90 days, FastAPI · NestJS
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentFastAPIshareNestJSshareLeans
Self-employed703%142%even
2-10 employees35614%11913%even
11-50 employees50821%25528%NestJS
51-200 employees51221%22024%NestJS
201-500 employees27111%11412%even
501-1000 employees1858%677%even
1001-5000 employees26011%697%FastAPI
5001-10000 employees793%192%even
10,001+ employees2199%485%FastAPI
By industry
SegmentFastAPIshareNestJSshareLeans
Technology & software1,45659%58363%NestJS
Business & finance services46319%16518%even
Manufacturing & industry1827%344%FastAPI
Consumer services & leisure623%162%even
Public, community & associations572%51%even
Media & content562%354%even
Utilities & infrastructure502%91%even
Commerce & trade372%273%even
Property & construction271%172%even
Health care261%142%even
Automotive171%81%even
Transport, logistics & rental141%61%even
By country
SegmentFastAPIshareNestJSshareLeans
United States1,40257%44348%FastAPI
United Kingdom1908%495%FastAPI
Germany1396%819%NestJS
India1305%485%even
France934%425%even
Canada492%202%even
Poland372%172%even
Singapore321%162%even
Italy281%142%even
Netherlands281%––outside top 12
Spain271%131%even
Australia261%121%even
Brazil––232%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentFastAPIshareNestJSshareLeans
Software engineering4,79655%2,10386%NestJS
Data & AI2,63430%1064%FastAPI
IT operations & business systems2453%281%even
Engineering (non-software)881%231%even
Product, program & project management521%141%even
Unclassified230%70%even
Sales190%40%even
General management & consulting180%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications130%60%even
Finance & accounting120%40%even
Customer service & success80%––outside top 12
Education & training80%––outside top 12
construction and civil––50%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––50%outside top 12
Design & UX––20%outside top 12
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NestJS is named by 925 companies in job postings and FastAPI by 2,460; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/fastapi-vs-nestjs)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

FastAPI vs NestJS: questions

Which is more used, FastAPI or NestJS?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, FastAPI (2,460) over NestJS (925). By website-and-DNS footprint, NestJS (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses FastAPI?

56% of FastAPI companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 64% for NestJS. 23% of FastAPI companies have over 1,000 employees, against 15% for NestJS.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually FastAPI in marketing and NestJS in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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