Hono

Ultrafast, lightweight, standards-based web framework for edge and serverless.

Best for: Backend and fullstack developers building serverless APIs, microservices, and edge functions

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4.9/5Editorial score 94/100hono.dev

Entry plan

Free Forever (MIT)

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The editorial note

What to know about Hono

Hono is a lightweight, ultrafast web framework built on Web Standards. Designed to run seamlessly across Cloudflare Workers, Fastly, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, and Node.js, Hono features zero external dependencies, robust built-in TypeScript types, and an expressive middleware system with exceptional routing speed.

Is it right for you?

Who Hono suits

Choose it if

Backend and fullstack developers building serverless APIs, microservices, and edge functions

Look elsewhere if

Developers wanting monolithic MVC frameworks with built-in ORM scaffolding like Ruby on Rails

What you get

Key features

RegExpRouterone of the fastest routers in JavaScript
Web Standard Request/Response API compliance
Hono RPC for end-to-end type safety with client apps
Rich middleware ecosystem (JWT, CORS, Cache, Logger)
Zero dependency core architecture
Support for JSX server-side rendering

Works with

Integrations5

Cloudflare WorkersBun DenoNode.jsVercel

What it costs

Pricing

Hono pricing plans
Plan	Price	What it includes
Open Source	Free Forever (MIT)Billed one-time	100% free under MIT license, run on any serverless or container platform

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The trade-off

Pros and cons

Pros

Tiny bundle size under 14KB with zero dependencies
Runs anywhere: Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge, Bun, Deno, and Node.js
First-class end-to-end type safety with Hono RPC

Cons

Requires manual selection of database ORM and authentication libraries
Focused primarily on APIs rather than server-rendered template apps

Quick read

At a glance

Category: Development & Coding
Pricing model: Free
Entry plan: Free Forever (MIT)
Free plan: Available
Free trial: Not listed
Website: hono.dev

The verdict

Our take on Hono

Hono is the premier web framework for modern serverless and edge computing, combining speed, flexibility, and unmatched TypeScript support.

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