How long will adonisjs exist

[SI-IC]

Hello there!
I really like AdonisJS. Probably because I also love Laravel.
However, I'm facing a bit of a dilemma at the moment. I'm about to start a new long-term project, and I'm concerned that the maintenance of AdonisJS may stop in the next 2-3 years due to its low popularity compared to other frameworks like NestJS.
What do you think about this possibility, or are the creators of AdonisJS willing to fight for their framework?

[thetutlage]

We have been maintaining it since 2015. So it 10 years already 🙂

[SI-IC]

Aren't you going to quit? )

[RomainLanz]

Hey @SI-IC! 👋🏻

AdonisJS has been around since 2015, longer than many frameworks currently active in the Node.js ecosystem. From the beginning, our goal has been to help developers write better software in Node.js. That goal doesn't require us to chase popularity or compete with other frameworks. We're not here to fight, we're here to build something stable, fast, and pleasant to use.

Why would AdonisJS stop in the next 2–3 years? Quite the opposite is happening. Just a year ago, we released a major update embracing ESM to stay aligned with the direction of the Node.js ecosystem. We're also actively refactoring Lucid, our ORM, to make it more powerful and developer-friendly. The level of care and long-term thinking behind AdonisJS is rare.

Since you mentioned NestJS: despite its popularity, Nest has yet to adopt ESM and still relies on non-standard decorators. As the ecosystem shifts toward spec-compliance, that could become a bigger issue. From a long-term perspective, frameworks that don't evolve with the platform may be more at risk than those that do.

We're here for the long haul, not because we aim to dominate, but because we believe in building excellent tools that we love to use ourselves.

[SI-IC]

Perfect answer I would have expected! Thank you so much!