A lightweight platform in itself, Node JS has been at the core of several business applications. Node JS has been hailed by many as the future of internet technology. Node JS is basically an event driven server side JavaScript development environment to create high scalable applications and networks in real time. Consequently, Node JS applies to every business across industries. However, it specifically applies to start-ups trying to establish their presence in the highly competitive business environment. With precisely tailored apps, Node JS development ensures that these startups don’t have a hard time in managing the influx of new users/customers as the product line and services grow. Compared to PHP, Node JS can handle a lot more connections and other advantages are even far ahead.