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Backend services for SaaS

API-as-a-service solutions

Subscription-based platforms

Content delivery backends

Microservices for small-to-medium enterprises

Improved TypeScript support

Enhanced performance and middleware patterns

Expanded community plugins

Better monitoring/debugging support

Focus on lightweight, high-performance apps

Large enterprise apps requiring opinionated structure

Projects needing built-in validation or utilities

Simple static websites

Teams unfamiliar with async/await patterns

High-traffic systems without performance optimizations

Koa.js is a minimalist, async/await Node.js framework.

Provides clean middleware handling and context object.

Ideal for REST APIs, microservices, and lightweight apps.

Highly modular with small core and optional libraries.

Maintained by Express creators with a strong community.

Is Koa free?

Yes - open-source under MIT license.

Does Koa support async/await?

Yes - core feature of Koa middleware.

Is Koa suitable for production?

Yes - but requires proper middleware setup.

Does Koa have built-in routing?

No - use koa-router or similar library.

Can Koa be scaled horizontally?

Yes - with clustering, load balancers, and PM2.