Key differences between Angular and Node.js:
| Angular | Node.js |
|---|---|
| Angular is a structural front-end development framework for developing dynamic web apps. | Node.js is a cross-platform, run-time, server-side environment for applications written in JavaScript language. |
| Angular is entirely written in TypeScript language. | Node.js is written in C, C++, and JavaScript languages. |
| Angular is used for building single-page, client-side web applications. | Node.js is used for building fast and scalable, client-side, and server-side networking applications. |
| Angular is easy to use. The developers need to add the Angular file to use it in their applications. | Node.js is slightly complicated to use. Here, the developers need to install Node.js on their computer system. |
| Angular split a web application into MVC components. Here, the models and views are much simpler than what is found in other JavaScript client-side frameworks. | Node.js generates database queries and uses the event-driven nature of JavaScript to support non-blocking operations, making the platform efficient. |
| Angular is based on the model-view-controller design pattern and follows that pattern completely. | Node.js is single-threaded. It means the web requests and processing runs on the same thread. |
| Angular is a Web Framework. | Node.js provides different Web Frameworks like Socket.io, Hapi.js, Meteor.js, Express.js, and Sails.js, etc. |
| Angular is ideal for creating highly active and interactive web apps. | Node.js is the best for developing small-size projects. |
| Angular requires a deep understanding of prototyping, scope, and various other JavaScript aspects. | Node.js facilitates developers to use JavaScript on the client as well as the server-side. So, they can focus on learning one language. |
