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Hono

Ultra-fast web framework for the edge, built on Web Standards

Open SourceFree TierAdded Feb 1, 2022

About

Hono is a lightweight, ultra-fast web framework built on Web Standards that runs on any JavaScript runtime — Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, Vercel, AWS Lambda, and Node.js. It provides Express-like routing with middleware support, built-in JSX/TSX rendering, OpenAPI documentation generation, and RPC for type-safe client-server communication. At just ~13KB, Hono offers exceptional performance while remaining fully portable across platforms.

Tags

web-frameworkedge-computingweb-standardslightweightmulti-runtime

Origin Story

By Yusuke Wada

The Problem

Web frameworks are tied to specific runtimes. Moving from Node.js to Cloudflare Workers or Deno means rewriting your server code.

Building It

Created 2022, rapidly grew to 20K+ GitHub stars. Adopted as the default framework for Cloudflare Workers.

What It Means

Proves that web frameworks can be truly portable across all JavaScript runtimes using Web Standards.

The Dream

Write your backend once and deploy it anywhere — any cloud, any edge, any runtime.

Pricing

ModelOpen Source
Free tierAvailable

Completely free and open-source under the MIT license.

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Category

Developer Tools

Problems Solved

  • Framework Locked To One Runtime
  • Edge Function Framework Overhead
  • Api Development Boilerplate

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