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MEAN and MERN
Full-Stack Development

We use both MEAN and MERN for full-stack development of powerful, end-to-end applications.

The difference between MEAN and MERN

MEAN and MERN are both technology stacks—combinations of software products that, when put together, deliver the front-end and back-end services needed for a working web application.

Both stacks use MongoDB, Express, and Node.js. The difference is that MEAN includes Angular and MERN uses React for the front-end functionality.

MongoDB

A popular open-source, document-oriented NoSQL database.

ExpressJS

A minimal, flexible back-end framework for use with Node.js.

Node.JS

A cross-platform runtime environment for JavaScript.

AngularJS

An open-source front-end framework for Javascript

Key benefits of MEAN

MEAN is a great choice for developing cloud-native applications. The AngularJS front-end framework makes it ideal for developing single-page applications.

Full-stack Javascript

Scalable

High Performance

Customization

Cost-Effective

Secure

Highly Flexible

Open Source

Key benefits of MERN

The MERN stack compatibility and ease to learn has made it a popular stack for web development. It’s open-source components, include frameworks, libraries, and databases based on JavaScript.

Highly Scalable

Open Source

Cost-effective

Full-stack Javascript

Faster Performance

Component-based

Highly Flexible

Comprehensive Tools

Industry-leading solutions for today's environment

MEAN Development is backed by the powerful JavaScript framework and is the most
preferred choice for programming.

MEAN/MERN Consulting

Get expert help with your software project. Our consultants can help you with tech stack recommendations, code reviews, scaling, security, and debugging.

Enterprise MEAN/MERN Stack

Take advantage of MEAN and MERN efficiencies to solve your business challenges. We can help you develop and modernize your new and legacy applications.

CMS Development

Need help developing a custom content management system or upgrading your current CMS? Our engineering experts can improve performance to drive revenue growth.

Legacy App Modernization

Our web app modernization services can update your legacy applications to modern technology stacks with scalable, cloud-native environments.

API Development

We create high-quality APIs that make it easier for your customers to use and adapt your software products in new and creative ways.

ERP Development

We can build you a custom ERP system using Node.js for server-side scripting, Angular or React for dynamic user interfaces, and MongoDB for a reliable, scalable database.

Why choose Taazaa?

Team collaboration

Taazaa offers the following full-stack development services:

With Taazaa, you can tap into over 40 full-stack developers with experience in MEAN and MERN stack development.

Our engineers have earned all the requisite certifications to qualify them to take your project to the next level.

Give us a buzz and get your product built with the right technology stack for your needs.

What do our
clients say?

James Ekbatani

Taazaa has always been more than our technology partner. I give a lot of credit to Taazaa for what we were able to accomplish. The team was there through thick and thin. We struggled a lot and celebrated more. I knew they were a team I could count on.

James Ekbatani

James Ekbatani

Founder and Chairman, HealthFair

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Jeffrey Katz

The Taazaa team was easy to work with and delivered a powerful and professional application that we proudly demo for our clients and prospects. I find ‘The Vault’ to be highly user-friendly. It’s effortless to navigate around. The look and feel of the app are what we were looking to develop. Congrats to the Taazaa development team.

Jeffrey Katz

Jeffrey Katz

COO & Co-Founder, Strategic Audit Solutions

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Barry French

In terms of quality and application performance, Taazaa is one of the best we have worked with. We are very satisfied with their work and deliverables! Taazaa helped us put everything together. They built the platform quickly and added more developers whenever required.

Barry French

Barry French

CEO, TRAZER

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Jennifer Hunter

Team, our Hopkins demo went extremely well. The team was very impressed with the new platform and provided great feedback. Thank you all for making this very important meeting a win for Emvitals! Taazaa is helping us expand our presence – thank you for all your hard work.

Jennifer Hunter

Jennifer Hunter

CEO and Founder, Emvitals

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Ellen Coleman

Many thanks for having taken care of these updates so very quickly. We are ready for a soft launch with our VOZ Advisors colleagues early in the New Year. Thank you so very much for all your help throughout the year. I have very much enjoyed working with you and give you an A+ for excellent customer service.

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Ellen Coleman

President and CEO, VOZ Advisor

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George Zappas

Partnering with Taazaa to create CookinGenie has been an extraordinary journey. From an initial website to a refined web and iOS app, Taazaa understood our unique challenges and the customer experience we imagined. I cannot recommend Taazaa highly enough to anyone looking to bring a complex vision to life.

George Zappas

George Zappas

Executive Chef, CookinGenie

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The product owner acts as the liaison between the development team and stakeholders. Their purpose is to ensure the software meets business objectives and user needs.

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) have expertise in specific processes, practices, regulations, or user needs associated with the project. SMEs have practical experience and a thorough understanding of domain nuances and challenges involved.
The Project Manager (PM) advocates for the customer. They oversee the entire development process, keep the project on track, align team members, communicate with stakeholders, and ensure timely delivery.
The BA ensures business goals and user goals are clear to the product team. They collaborate with stakeholders to identify, analyze, and translate them into functional specifications for the development team.
The product designer focuses on creating an intuitive and visually appealing user experience. They conduct user research, design wireframes and prototypes, and collaborate with developers regarding interfaces.
The software engineer develops front-end and back-end components of the software (UI, server-side logic, APIs, databases) and integrates external services, ensuring a secure, scalable, and efficient software solution.
The DevOps engineer focuses on app security, scalability, and performance. They automate and streamline the app deployment and maintenance processes and set up integration and delivery pipelines.

Quality Assurance (QA) specialists check the software’s quality before it’s released to users. They perform manual and automated tests, identify and resolve issues, create test plans, report and track issues, and ensure software stability and reliability.

In case you're wondering ...

The MERN stack is a popular set of technologies used together to build full-stack web applications, with JavaScript running across both the front-end and back-end. It’s made up of four key tools: MongoDB, a NoSQL database that stores data in flexible, JSON-like documents; Express.js, a lightweight framework for Node.js that simplifies server-side development; React.js, a front-end library for building dynamic, component-based user interfaces; and Node.js, the runtime environment that allows JavaScript to run on the server.

The MEAN and MERN stacks are both JavaScript-based frameworks for full-stack development, and they share MongoDB for the database, Express.js for server-side logic, and Node.js for the back-end. The key difference lies in the front-end: MEAN uses Angular, a complete framework developed by Google that provides a structured, all-in-one approach with built-in tools for routing, form handling, and state management, making it a strong choice for large, enterprise-grade applications.

 

MERN, on the other hand, uses React, a flexible UI library developed by Meta that focuses on building dynamic, component-based user interfaces. React gives developers more freedom to choose supporting tools, making MERN a popular choice for projects that require flexibility, rapid development, and highly interactive user experiences. In short, MEAN leans toward structure and consistency, while MERN emphasizes flexibility and speed.

The MERN stack has several advantages, making it one of the most popular choices for building modern web applications. It uses JavaScript across the front-end, back-end, and database. Developers can work within a single language, simplifying development, reducing overhead, and allowing code and logic to be shared more easily between different app layers.

 

React makes it possible to build fast, dynamic, and highly interactive user interfaces, while MongoDB’s document-based structure aligns naturally with JavaScript, offering flexibility in handling data. On the server side, Node.js and Express bring speed and scalability through their non-blocking, event-driven architecture, making the stack especially effective for real-time applications and high-traffic workloads.

The MEAN stack helps businesses build scalable and efficient applications using JavaScript across the entire development process, reducing complexity and cost. Angular provides a complete framework with built-in tools for creating structured and maintainable front-ends, while Node.js and Express ensure high performance and the ability to handle heavy traffic in real-time. With MongoDB’s flexible document-based database, adapting to changing data needs becomes easier.

The key benefits of MEAN stack development come from its end-to-end use of JavaScript, which allows teams to work with a single language across the entire application and simplifies collaboration and code reuse. Angular offers a structured framework with built-in features for building complex, maintainable front-ends, while Node.js and Express provide speed, scalability, and the ability to handle high traffic and real-time applications. MongoDB adds flexibility with its JSON-based data model, making it easy to manage and adapt data as business needs evolve.