Unlike other JavaScript runtimes (such as Node.js, Deno, and Bun), Suite.js is specifically designed for NetSuite integration. It includes APIs for common NetSuite integration options, including SuiteTalk REST and RESTlets / SuiteAPI.

Support for SuiteAnalytics Connect is coming soon, which will make it easy to develop apps that involve retrieving a high volume of data from NetSuite.

Suite.js is designed for speed, simplicity, and minimal dependencies. It's fast, easy to use, and other than NetSuite itself, it has no external dependencies.

But there are tradeoffs to consider.

Suite.js doesn't support the development of Web applications. You can't use it to host JavaScript-based Web apps. (I'm actually working on something else that will do that.)

Suite.js uses Duktape as its JavaScript engine, while Node uses the V8 JavaScript engine. V8 is more powerful than Duktape, and it supports all of the most recent JavaScript specs. Duktape supports ECMAScript E5/E5.1, and partially supports ECMAScript 2015 (E6) as well as ECMAScript 2016 (E7). But the advantage of Duktape is that it has been specifically designed "with a focus on portability and compact footprint."

So if you're already using another JavaScript runtime and you're happy with it, you should probably stick with it. Otherwise, you might want to give Suite.js a try.

No, and it's not intended to be one.

However, depending on your needs, Suite.js might be a good alternative to Node.js. As mentioned above, it's specifically designed to automate processes that require integration with NetSuite. It's also designed to be fast, simple, easy to use, and has no external dependencies.

Suite.js is closed source, but it's free to use.

There's nothing to compile. Just download Suite.js, and it's ready to go.

Suite.js runs on all major operating systems, including:
• macOS (x86 64-bit, ARM 64-bit, and Universal)
• Windows (x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, and ARM 64-bit)
• Linux (ARM 32-bit, x86 64-bit, and ARM 64-bit)

Suite.js was developed using Xojo (a popular low-code / rapid application development platform) and it's powered by Duktape (an embeddable Javascript engine that's known for its portability and compact footprint).

Suite.js supports NetSuite's token-based authentication (TBA) method.

Suite.js is developed by Tim Dietrich, a developer of custom software for businesses that are running on NetSuite.

The development roadmap is available here.