Sails.js
The MVC framework for Node.js, built for enterprise-grade apps.

Sails.js is a Node.js MVC web framework designed to help developers build production-ready, data-driven applications quickly. It features an auto-generating REST API system via blueprints, a database-agnostic ORM called Waterline, and built-in WebSocket support for realtime features. It follows patterns familiar from Ruby on Rails while supporting modern service-oriented architectures.
Sails provides an MVC structure with auto-generated REST APIs, a database-agnostic ORM, and built-in WebSocket support so developers can scaffold and build apps rapidly.
Node.js developers and engineering teams building enterprise web applications
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- freemium
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