Is NestJS dead?
Deaditude Score:
40.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Will be running unchanged in production when the sun explodes.
*Data last collected: 13 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
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Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
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Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
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⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2017
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
13
Answer Rate
46%
Acceptance Rate
8%
Growth
-63%
Recent Questions
PrismaClientInitializationError: `PrismaClient` needs to be constructed with a non-empty, valid `PrismaClientOptions`:
Unanswered180 views
postgresqlnestjsprisma
How to model per-user message deletion (“delete for me”) in PostgreSQL using TypeORM?
Unanswered73 views
postgresqlnestjsbackend
Code Review: Websockets integration using NestJS for trading application
Answered60 views
node.jswebsocketsocket.io
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
7,909
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
28
Posts
7.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+12.5%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from NestJS detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
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[Open Source] NestJS Production-Ready Boilerplate with JWT Auth, RBAC, Prisma 6 & Modern Tooling — Looking for Feedback!
r/nestjs16 days ago
24(91%)25
How to handle multiple langauges
r/nestjs27 days ago
22(90%)12
NestJS ORM (TypeORM vs Prisma)
r/nestjs14 days ago
19(92%)41
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
NestJS jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
717🇮🇳India
601🇫🇷France
342🇨🇦Canada
194🇩🇪Germany
178🇬🇧United Kingdom
55Market Summary
2,087
Total Jobs
🏢
18,671
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
NestJS is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about NestJS, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
83
Posts
Community Interest
Average points15.5
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Speeding Up NestJS Tests with DB Transactions
2 months ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
NestJS content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
23
Videos
450.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
19.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering NestJS:
Sayantan Biswas
Growing Channel
The Code Mood
Hobby Channel
Haider Malik
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
6.1K502
Nx + Angular + NestJS
Nx - Smart Repos - Fast Builds
1 months ago
11617
Full Backend Setup: NestJS + Prisma REST API Explained
Sayantan Biswas
1 months ago
42
How To Dockerize Nest JS APP (Node JS) in 10 Minutes
The Code Mood
1 months ago
80
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2025 | 40.4% |
| 29 Nov 2025 | 33.6% |
| 15 Nov 2025 | 39.0% |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 38.5% |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 37.9% |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 40.9% |
| 23 Sept 2025 | 36.6% |
| 9 Sept 2025 | 32.8% |
| 26 Aug 2025 | 31.7% |
| 13 Aug 2025 | 40.9% |
| 30 Jul 2025 | 29.5% |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 47.8% |
| 3 Jul 2025 | 38.2% |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 24.2% |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 36.8% |
| 10 May 2025 | 32.7% |
| 7 May 2025 | 31.4% |
| 3 May 2025 | 29.4% |
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