hono

v4.7.1MITTree-shakeableTS Ready

Fast, Lightweight, Web-standards based web framework for Cloudflare Workers, Fastly, Deno, Bun, and Node.js.

99/ 100

Excellent Health

Weekly Downloads

2.3M

Bundle Size (gzip)

9.5 kB(32 kB min)

Dependencies

Zero Deps

Last Updated

2025-02-12

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NPMBot AI Assessment

The fastest-rising universal framework built for modern Web Standards & Edge runtimes.

Hono brings Express-like simplicity to the modern Edge era. Built on standard Request/Response web APIs, it runs identically on Node, Cloudflare Workers, Fastly, Bun, and Deno with zero dependencies and sub-10kB footprint. It also features end-to-end typed RPC.

Key Advantages

•Universal execution: Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge, Bun, Deno, Node.js
•End-to-end type safety with built-in RPC client (Hono RPC)
•Zero dependencies and lightning-fast smart router (RegExpRouter)
•Rich middleware catalog (CORS, JWT, Basic Auth, Cache) out of the box

Gotchas & Limitations

•Node.js deployment requires adapter (@hono/node-server)
•Newer ecosystem compared to 15 years of Express plugins

Recommended For:

Edge computing, Serverless APIs, and Cloudflare Workers, Full-stack Next.js/Vite apps wanting type-safe backend RPC, Ultra-lightweight microservices

Avoid If:

Massive legacy Node codebases requiring deep CJS native bindings

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Installation & Quickstart

Package Manager Command

javascript

npm install hono

hono Usage Example

javascript

import { Hono } from 'hono';
import { serve } from '@hono/node-server';

const app = new Hono();
app.get('/', (c) => c.text('Hello Hono!'));

serve(app);

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Repository & Links

NPM Official Registry Official Documentation GitHub Repository